• CAN+Automotion Private Limited

Industrial Ethernet, IXXAT ECON 100

CAN+Automotion Pvt Ltd offers the new IXXAT Econ 100 from HMS, a stand-alone embedded PC for real-time Industrial Ethernet for many applications - from small material handling devices to complex robot-based systems for medical use. The Econ 100 combines the machine control expertise from IXXAT with the fieldbus and industrial Ethernet capabilities of HMS' Anybus technology. The Econ 100 is an ARM-based embedded PC platform for top-hat rail mounting incorporating a Linux operating system and unique multi-protocol support. Customer-specific gateway and control solutions can be swiftly and simply implemented for a variety of different fieldbus and industrial Ethernet standards. From the "out-of-the-box" variant to specific OEM solutions, the Econ 100 comes with unique flexibility and performance. In addition to the on-board interfaces (two Ethernet, two CAN and two USB interfaces), the Econ 100 can be expanded by means of a new expansion board: Alongside analog and digital I/Os, the expansion card offers a slot for HMS Anybus CompactCom modules, a serial interface and 512 MB NVRAM. The CompactCom modules are available for all popular fieldbus and Industrial Ethernet networks and can be easily interfaced from the Econ 100 application software by means of the common Anybus programming interface. Together with the EtherCAT and CANopen master solutions that are already available with Econ 100, this multi-protocol approach makes the Econ 100 an ideal and future-proof platform for customer-specific control solutions with communication included. HMS Industrial Networks is the leading independent supplier of products for industrial communication including remote management.