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NXLFW – Behind the scenes

Empowering Communication

    NXLFW - Technology

    Also for master solutions and applications

    Our netX hardware provides you with the foundation for all networking standards. With the NXLFW firmware, you can flexibly adapt the communication controllers to a wide variety of applications—from controllers, I/O devices and IPCs to motors and field devices. You can ensure compatibility with any required industrial protocol by changing the software. You get reliable technology from the expert without carrying any of the development risk on your own.

    Your benefits
    Certified master solutions from the market leader

    In addition to slave implementations, we also offer master licenses for your solutions.

    Less development costs for you

    Master and slave firmware versions use the same interfaces, which saves you time and costs in your development.

    Complementary tools

    We provide you with the engineering and configuration tools SYCON.net and communicationSTUDIO free of charge.

    Inside NXLFW
    Ready for profiles
    Improved web server
    Monolithic firmware
    Raw Ethernet feature and socket interface
    Always up to date
    Functional safety
    Built-in safety features
    With netX, Hilscher's embedded modules are compatible with all protocols.
    • NXLFW allows you to use specific profiles in addition to all common Real-Time Ethernet protocols
    • These include PROFIdrive, PROFIenergy, ASE and the EtherCAT semiconductor profiles
    • Easy integration of individual web pages
    • Content is stored on flash memory
    • Download via web interface and REST API
    • Supports tar files for web pages
    • Monolithic firmware on dedicated hardware
    • Application and communication are linked together efficiently
    • No lengthy integration of library or source code into application code
    • Generic and protocol-independent raw Ethernet channel for your application
    • Enables the use of existing TCP/IP stacks or user-specific protocols on the application side – particularly relevant for Linux-based host processors
    • NDIS driver for Linux available – alternatively the socket interface to Hilscher's TCP/IP stack can be used
    • Firmware updates in the field are possible via the network
    • Reliable and failsafe thanks to a dedicated update area
    • Firmware download via web interface and REST API
    • Implementation of PROFIsafe, CIP Safety, FSoE on the application side is possible
    • Black channel approach
    • PROFINET S2 redundancy optionally supported by IO device firmware
    • Ethernet/IP DLR support
    • EtherCAT cable redundancy
      Fast and secure
      Startup

      Fast startup support for PROFINET and Ethernet/IP: Particularly useful for devices that are restarted often, for example robot heads with changing tools

      Performance
      • Smooth integration of hardware and software, short cycle times, low latency
      • Cut-through switch
      Security
      • Secure operation through secure boot mechanisms
      • Protocol-dependent security features such as CIP Security, PROFINET Security, OPC UA Security
      The firmware for your IoT solutions

      Easily connect your field devices to the cloud and continue to drive the convergence of operational and information layers.


      With NXLFW, you already have IoT functionalities such as OPC UA and MQTT integrated in the protocol stacks for PROFINET and Ethernet/IP. The abstraction layer minimizes development on the application side and a simple API ensures access to data.


      This allows you to transfer real-time data and IoT data over the same network cable. The result is faster time-to-market and less hurdles for you to overcome accessing the IoT market.

      • Other features and applications:
      • Asset management
      • Condition monitoring
      • Diagnostics
      • Extended configuration & parameterization
      • Visualization
      • Predictive maintenance
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