CIFX 50-RE
PC card PCI - Real-Time Ethernet

Communication for PC-based automation

  • Universal Real-Time Ethernet PC card (Master or Slave)

  • Uniform user interface for all protocols and card formats

  • Easy integration due to a large variety of drivers

  • Data access via dual-port memory or direct memory access

  • Unique slot number, assignation via rotary switch

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PC cards in all formats for all protocols

The cifX PC card family is the unified standard supporting all Real-Time Ethernet and Fieldbus systems for PC-based automation.

The protocol stack is executed autonomously on the PC card and process data is exchanged with the host via Dual-Port-Memory or DMA (Direct Memory Access). Due to the common Hilscher Platform Strategy, all PC cards use the same driver and tools - irrespective of protocol and card format. The Hilscher netX technology makes it possible to realize all Real-Time Ethernet protocols with one single hardware. A communication protocol can be changed by loading a different firmware.

Always the right solution! Different cable lengths, M-12 connectors, additional NVRAM, extended temperature range, 2-channel cards, or detached network interfaces – numerous hardware options always offer the optimum solution for your application. Moreover, a wide range of device drivers as well as a C-Toolkit, which is free of charge, are available.

The PC-based automation market keeps evolving, and the Hilscher cifX PC card family keeps pace. The permanent extension of the cifX portfolio by new standards, protocols, and formats, e. g. M.2, mini PCIe halfsize, or CC-Link IE Field, our customers are always well-prepared to meet new market requirements.

CIFX 50-RE supports the following protocols:
  • EtherNet/IP Scanner
  • PROFINET IO-Controller
  • Sercos Master
  • EtherCAT Master
  • EtherCAT Slave
  • EtherNet/IP Adapter
  • Open Modbus/TCP Client
  • Open Modbus/TCP Server
  • PROFINET IO-Device
  • POWERLINK Controlled Node
  • Sercos Slave
  • VARAN Client

Technical Data

Product

Product name

CIFX 50-RE

Part number

1250.100

Brief description

PC Card cifX PCI Real-Time Ethernet Master or Slave

Function

Communication interface with PCI and Ethernet interface

Communication controller

Type

netX 500

Integrated Memory

RAM

8 MB SDRAM

FLASH

4 MB serial Flash EPROM

System interface

Bus type

PCI

Transmission rate

33 MHz

Data access

DPM or DMA (Direct Memory Access)

Data width

32 bit

Communication interface

Communication standard

Ethernet

Interface type

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX, isolated

Isolation voltage

1000 V DC (tested for 1 minute)

Connector

2 x RJ45 socket

Power supply

Supply voltage

+3.3 V DC ±5 %

Maximum current (typically)

650 mA (at 3,3 V)

Connector

via PCI Bus

Displays

LED display

SYS, System status LED

COM 0, LED Communication status 0 (duo LED)

COM 1, LED Communication status 1 (duo LED)

LED yellow, LED green, at RJ45Ch0 and RJ45Ch1, for Ethernet Link status, Ethernet Aktivity status

Operating element

Rotary switch slot number (card ID)

To set the slot number (card ID)

Permitted ambient conditions

Operating temperature range

0 °C ... +55 °C (Air flow during measurment: 0,5 m/s)

Storage temperature range

-40 °C ... +85 °C

Humidity

10 % … 95 % relative humidity, no condensation permitted

Environment

For UL compliant usage: The device must be used in a pollution degree 2 environment.

Altitude

0 m … 2000 m

Device

Dimensions (L x W x H)

120 mm x 86 mm x 18.5 mm (from hardware revision 3)

Mounting/Installation

PCI slot (3,3 V)

Conformity

RoHS

Yes

Conformance with EMC directives

CE sign

Yes

UKCA sign

Yes

Emission

EN 55011 / EN BS 55011 (Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement)

Immunity

EN 61000-4-2 / EN BS 61000-4-2: (Electrostatic discharge test)

EN 61000-4-3 / EN BS 61000-4-3 (Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field test)

EN 61000-4-4 / EN BS 61000-4-4 (Burst Electrical fast transients/burst test)

EN 61000-4-5 / EN BS 61000-4-5 (Surge test)

EN 61000-4-6 / EN BS 61000-4-6 (to conducted disturbances, induced by radio- frequency fields)

EN 61000-4-8 / EN BS 61000-4-8 (power frequency magnetic field test)

EN 61000-6-2 / EN BS 61000-6-2 (for industrial environments)

UL certification

UL

The device is certified according to UL 508

UL file

UL-File-Nr. E221530

Configuration

Configuration software for master and Slave

SYCON.net

Configuration software Slave

netX Configuration Tool

Order Information

Product name

Part number

Brief description

CIFX 50-RE

1250.100

PC card PCI - Real-Time Ethernet

NXLIC-MASTER

8211.000

Master license

Downloads

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