Unmatched Flexibility for all Industrial Networks in a compact module design

Hilscher's Embedded Modules provide seamless connectivity to all major industrial network technologies with the netX communication controllers.

  • All major industrial protocols as Device
  • One hardware for all Industrial Ethernet protocols
  • Cybersecure modules based on netX 90 SoC
  • Ready to use, due to preloaded firmware
  • Firmware update via integrated webserver
  • DPM or SPI host interface
  • Low power consumption down to 1 W

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One Module – All protocols

Available protocol technologies:

  • CANopen
  • DeviceNet
  • MQTT
  • POWERLINK
  • Sercos
  • CC-Link
  • EtherCAT
  • OPC UA
  • PROFIBUS
  • VARAN
  • CC-Link IE Field Basic
  • EtherNet/IP
  • OpenModbus/TCP 
  • PROFINET
 

 

All netX 90-based Embedded Modules from Hilscher are Security- and IIoT-ready

Security-ready

  • CryptoCore hardware accelerator for hash, symmetric & asymmetric encryption
  • Secure Boot option
  • Security Configuration with key generation and software signing
  • Secure Communication with certificate & key and user management

Industrial IoT-ready

  • PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP or Modbus TCP combined with OPC UA / MQTT
  • OPC UA Server (Base Specification Version 1.04) and MQTT publisher (Version 3.1.1)
  • IoT configuration plug-in for standard Communication Studio

Common software application interface

  • Based on Hilscher's Platform strategy a common software API to the application is offered
  • Access from either an external host or the netX 90 integrated ARM® Cortex® M4 application processor
  • Three separate channels for cyclic/acyclic Real-Time-Ethernet data, TCP socket / raw Ethernet Interfacenand IIoT data via OPC UA or MQTT are offered

Network interfaces for every application

netRAPID

  • Secure netX 90-based module
  • SPI interface to the host
  • Multi protocol design with pins for Industrial Ethernet and Fieldbus
  • Integrated Cortex-M4 processor for application tasks

netRAPID IC

  • Secure Plug-In module
  • netRAPID as option module
  • Modem SMT connector and holes for robust screw mounting
  • Fieldbus interface optional via bracket boards (AIFX)

comX

  • Secure flexible communication module with robust screw connection
  • SPI or 8-/16-bit PAN host interface
  • Variant with (CA) or without (CN) network connector

Configuration Tool: Communication Studio

  • One configuration and diagnosis tool chain for all networks
     
  • Offline configuration: Selecting and configuring a driver, device assignment
     
  • Configuring the fieldbus
     
  • Online commissioning: Connecting the device, Downloading the configuration, Diagnosis

 

About Hilscher device drivers

  • Standard user interface (cifX API) for all device drivers
     
  • Contains all functions for initialization, parametrization, exchange of I/O data and acquisition of status information
     
  • Device drivers for all relevant operating systems: Windows, Linux, VxWorks, INtime, IntervalZero, QNX and WinAC
     
  • C-toolkit for own driver development

All in one package: The Hilscher platform promise 


Bundle of hardware, firmware, license, device driver / toolkit, configuration tool and support.
 

  • Seamless, scalable and future-proof industrial communication from one reliable partner

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