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| PC-Card & netX | ||
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| Description | ||
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| Ethernet in industrial automation technology promised transfer of huge amounts of data through all levels of the communication pyramid and, at the same time, to benefit from low cost office components. The reality is that various industrial automation systems demand determinism, minimal jitter and a line topology. This implies the use of additional hardware, so standard Ethernet components cannot be used throughout these applications. Often a ten-year commitment of availability for these products is requested by the industry and therefore specific PC hardware is used in automation applications. The cifX PC card series offers a solution that supports a broad variety of real-time Ethernet systems. It utilizes the netX controller chip and a SDRAM and provides maximum performance, functionality and flexibility for a fair price. | ||
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| Highlights | ||
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| ■ One PC Card for all Real-time Ethernet Systems ■ One PC Card that runs Master and Slave Protocols ■ Data Exchange via Dual-Port Memory (DPM) or Direct Memory Access (DMA) ■ Unified User Interface for Various Protocols ■ PCI or PCI Express ■ Ten-year Commitment of Availability ■ SYCON.net Configuration Tool based on FDT/DTM Technology | ||
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| The protocols for cifX are delivered as loadable firmware on the provided CD. If the cifX driver finds a loadable firmware during system start-up, it loads this firmware into the board. This approach provides a simple way to reconfigure the system for different Ethernet protocols. A license code is required for master applications or used together with an OPC server. The license can be purchased with the cifX or later on and is stored on the board. This means reduction to one type of PC card and therefore less diversity in terms of purchase management. Additionally, this approach reduces cost for warehouse, logistic, engineering, setup and maintenance. | ||
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