
Gigabit on three levels
The Flextra Ethernet switch for up to 1000 Mbit (Gigabit) complements the 'Flextra' switch product line from Helmholz.

The Flextra Ethernet switch for up to 1000 Mbit (Gigabit) complements the 'Flextra' switch product line from Helmholz.

Hilscher has expanded its 'cifX' PC card portfolio and offers a solution for industrial master and slave communication in M.2 format.

Spectra presents two new M.2 expansion cards. M.2 slots are now available on every modern embedded board and offer a space-saving solution with the appropriate expansion card.

The Avnu Alliance is now announcing globally scaled testing capabilities and a comprehensive update to its certification testing procedures at newly authorized commercial test houses around the world.
Work on TSN profiles is in full swing in a wide range of sectors. This article in the TSN series highlights the ongoing work on the profiles for the industrial, ProAV, automotive and aerospace sectors.

Turck is expanding its IO-Link portfolio with a robust IO-Link master with M12 power supply, a compact IO-Link master in IP20 and an I/O hub with additional power supply.
Although TSN can be used to implement cross-manufacturer and cross-platform networking, it is only in combination with 5G that end-to-end real-time communication is also possible for mobile applications and cloud connectivity.

Cisco is expanding its industrial router portfolio: three Catalyst 5G industrial routers are used to securely connect mobile and stationary systems. The routers are based on Cisco IOS XE to extend the corporate network and SD-WAN to the edge.

Bihl+Wiedemann is a medium-sized, owner-managed company - founded in 1992 by Jochen Bihl and Bernhard Wiedemann in Mannheim. It develops and manufactures complete solutions for functional safety and data communication in machines and systems.
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Phoenix Contact is adding managed switches for field installation to its range of Ethernet switches.

NetModule is expanding its portfolio to include eUICC (Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card) and eSIM support for its routers.

HMS Networks has expanded the 'Anybus Wireless Bolt' product family to include a CAN variant that enables robust CAN communication via WLAN or Bluetooth for industrial applications and commercial vehicles, even in harsh environments.
TSN is, soberly speaking, a further development of the IEEE Ethernet standards. On the other hand, TSN is the basis for revolutionary changes in industrial communication. What is the status quo of TSN developments? What challenges still need to be solved?
In 2011, work began to push the existing limits of classic CAN in terms of the maximum achievable data rate - the idea of CAN FD was born. But is it really worth migrating to CAN FD now?

Moxa launches the SDS-3016 series: The Gigabit Smart Ethernet Switch with 14+2G ports has a Gigabit uplink, eight additional ports and an easily configurable automation profile for industrial applications.

AMC is expanding its range of device servers and Modbus gateways with the EKI-1521I-SC-A, EKI-1221I-MT-A and EKI-1222I-SC-A modules for industrial communication solutions.

With the Flextra Profinet switch from Helmholz, users can decide for themselves which of the 16 RJ45 ports are used for Profinet and which for Gigabit Ethernet.

Leading chip manufacturers want to promote TSN interoperability under the umbrella of the Avnu Alliance.

Bihl+Wiedemann has developed an ASi-5/ASi-3 manual addressing device that can be used for all ASi-5 modules as well as for all modules of earlier ASi generations in order to easily integrate ASi participants of all generations into ASi networks in the field.