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Simple field devices such as barcode readers, identification systems, valve manifolds or I/O blocks require a connection to fieldbus or Real-Time Ethernet systems.
The netIC is a complete ‘Single Chip Module’ in the compact dimensions of a Dual-In-Line (DIL) 32 pin plug-in module. It is based on the network controller netX and contains all components of a fieldbus or Real-Time Ethernet interface with an integrated 2-port switch and hub. With the netX technology the whole spectrum of relevant fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet systems is covered. By exchanging the firmware, one single netIC can be used for multiple communication systems.
Conventional shifting registers can be controlled via a synchronous serial interface requiring no additional processor for a simple I/O-device.
| Product name | Part number | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| NIC 50-RE/NHS/OMB | 1541.101/OMB | DIL-32 Communication IC without heatsink - Open Modbus/TCP Server |
| Product name | Part number | Brief description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICEB-RE | 1540.000 | netIC Evaluation Board - EtherCAT Slave;EtherNet/IP Adapter;Open Modbus/TCP Server;POWERLINK Controlled Node;PROFINET IO-Device;Sercos Slave;VARAN Client | Show product |
netIC is the ideal slave solution for simple field devices with low data throughput. As a DIL-32 based communication IC, it reduces the integration into the customer hardware to a minimum. Data can either be directly transferred from the host to netIC via shift registers or via the well-known Modbus RTU protocol.