Are you looking for an integration partner for your industrial communication project? From multi-protocol capable netX chips to IIoT applications - our network of partner companies offers you the support you need!
From legacy fieldbuses to Industrial Ethernet and the networking of modern sensors right up to the cloud – Hilscher’s industrial communication solutions in action.
Are you looking for an integration partner for your industrial communication project? From multi-protocol capable netX chips to IIoT applications - our network of partner companies offers you the support you need!
Are you looking for an integration partner for your industrial communication project? From multi-protocol capable netX chips to IIoT applications - our network of partner companies offers you the support you need!
Are you looking for an integration partner for your industrial communication project? From multi-protocol capable netX chips to IIoT applications - our network of partner companies offers you the support you need!
We have been the market leader for industrial communications for over 35 years. 35 years in industrial applications and forward-looking research and development.
News, background information and a schedule of events where you can meet us – stay up to date on everything related to Hilscher and industrial communication.
From legacy fieldbuses to Industrial Ethernet and the networking of modern sensors right up to the cloud – Hilscher’s industrial communication solutions in action.
We have been the market leader for industrial communications for over 35 years. 35 years in industrial applications and forward-looking research and development.
News, background information and a schedule of events where you can meet us – stay up to date on everything related to Hilscher and industrial communication.
The Loadable Firmware (LFW) from Hilscher includes the complete protocol stack and real-time kernel rcX. The LFW is regarded as a black box and is used in so-called companion chip solutions. To enable the netX to implement a specific protocol, the LFW is simply transferred to the netX.
Software development on the netX itself is unnecessary which shortens the time-to-market. A host controller accesses the netX dual-port memory and configures the LFW. A mailbox system then transmits the configuration data directly to the netX via the protocol packet API or configuration file created with the Hilscher tool chain. As soon as the protocol stack is configured, it provides cyclic and acyclic data at the host interface.
Order Information
Product name
Part number
Brief description
NXLFW-EIS-IOT
7427.833
Loadable Firmware EtherNet/IP Adapter + OPC UA Server + MQTT Client
The low-profile PCI Express PC cards are designed for PCIe systems of limited height. They can be used universally for numerous fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
Compact PCI is the industrial version of the PCI bus, offering impressively high data rates in a robust design. Our compact PCI cards enable you to handle numerous fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
PCI Express is the successor to PCI technology and offers an increased data throughput. Our PCI Express cards can be used universally for all fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
From turn-key products to highly integrated solutions and complementary software, Hilscher is your partner for industrial communication. Get an overview of how we can help you take the networking of your machines to a whole new level!
With netFIELD, you benefit from Hilscher’s deep expertise in industrial communication—empowering reliable IT-OT convergence and Industry 4.0 implementations. The platform enables you to efficiently operate, manage, and scale edge gateways and IIoT applications—whether cloud-connected, hybrid, or fully on-premise.
The PCI bus is an established standard in automation and is widely used in many areas. Our PCI cards can be used universally for all fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
Communication solutions often consist of components from different manufacturers. This results in high complexity, lower performance and tedious configurations with different tools. Our platform strategy offers everything from a single source - to your advantage! Read more.
Overview of our netX communication controllers. As a highly integrated solution, they allow you to flexibly integrate your machines and production systems into your network regardless of the network standard. We provide hardware, software, certification and support from a single source.
Embedded modules from Hilscher are the ideal solution for integrating a fieldbus or Real-Time Ethernet interface into a compact automation device. They allow field devices such as drives or controllers to be quickly and easily integrated into automated systems.
Our gateways are used to transfer and convert data between industrial automation networks. They offer a simple and cost-effective solution for any type of data conversion, whether used with fieldbus, Ethernet or Real-Time Ethernet systems or a combination thereof.
Hattersheim, 9 March 2026 – With the cifX PCIE90-RE and the cifX LPCIE90-RE, Hilscher is expanding its portfolio with two new netX 90-based PC cards in PCI Express format. The cards support secure, multiprotocol industrial communication, are CRA-ready, and are suitable for both compact and high-performance PC-based automation solutions.
Implement the entire range of industrial communication protocols with just one module. netJACK is the universal solution for all applications that require master or slave functionalities.
Our gateways connect your SmartWire-DT devices and components into higher-level Real-Time Ethernet networks—saving you time with a flexible modular design. Save development costs and rely on intelligent wired solutions with SmartWire-DT and Hilscher.
Equip your robots, PLCs or drives with a network interface. comX is the universal solution for all applications that require master or slave functionalities.
The remote network interfaces AIFX for our cifX PC cards give you flexibility in designing your PC-based automation solution. From fieldbus systems like PROFIBUS connectors to M12 connectors for harsh industrial environments to Ethernet ports in RJ45 format for all Real-Time Ethernet standards - choose the solution that suits you best.
The SPE Media Switch connects Single Pair Ethernet with Industrial Ethernet networks. netSWITCH enables you to connect conventional Ethernet systems with Real-Time Ethernet networks.
netIC is your ideal slave solution for simple field devices with a low data throughput, such as barcode scanners, identification systems, valve manifolds and input/output modules.
cifX PC cards are the easiest and fastest way to integrate PC-based devices into an automated environment. Based on our netX communication controllers, you get access to all protocols – in any form factor for any application.
The centralized edge management netFIELD Cloud as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enables device and software management for modern production facilities. This simplifies the reliable roll-out of software to large device fleets for users.
Our edge gateways are intelligent data routers between the automation level and the information technology level. They aggregate, process or transmit additional IoT information of your production process completely autonomously—locally or via the cloud.
PCI 104 is the successor to the stackable PC/104 technology and is mainly used in complex systems. Our PCI 104 cards can be used universally for all fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
Complexity and variability make optimizing your Real-Time Ethernet network a challenge, because faults need to be found and eliminated as quickly as possible. With Hilscher's netANALYZER and netMIRROR you can reliably monitor your data traffic.
The stackable PC/104 format is mainly used in complex systems. Our PC/104 cards can be used universally for all fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
The NXHX evaluation boards for our netX chips are the most effective way to evaluate the integration of your applications into different communication networks. This allows you to start developing your application even before the hardware design has been determined, shortening your time to market.
Mini PCI is the miniature format of the established PCI cards. It is used especially in embedded systems or compact box IPCs. They can be used universally for all fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
Start your own IoT world with our turn-key app containers. Based on Docker technology, you can easily roll them out centrally and create new business opportunities!
The M.2 format is extremely compact and versatile. Among other benefits, it offers you PCI Express interface technologies for master and slave applications for numerous fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
Our NXLFW firmware is the heart of every netX SoC and netX SoC-based products. It ensures that you can handle all industrial communication protocols with just a single piece of hardware—and all that with only a single software update.
Our mini PCIe halfsize cards have an impressive, extremely compact design. They enable you to implement slave applications for numerous fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
netFIELD OS includes our basic range of system software and runtime components. Our netFIELD OS Edge is the heart of the solution. Coupled with turn-key software containers, you can create your own IoT world in no time at all.
Mini PCI Express is the successor to the mini PCI format and offers an increased data throughput. Our mini PCI Express cards can be used universally for all fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet protocols.
From retrofitting legacy systems to seamless integration of sensors in greenfield networks, IO-Link Wireless and netFIELD Device are the standard for your Industry 4.0 applications with state-of-the-art sensors.
