Two New Bus Couplers for EtherNet/IP Applications

Phoenix Contact Services Inc. Posted 07/02/2008

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Phoenix Contact's newest bus couplers provide flexible IP20 and IP65/67 EtherNet/IP I/O connectivity, while integrated I/O lowers installed costs. The Inline EtherNet/IP bus coupler connects a complete range of up to 61 IP20 modules. For distributed machine mount IP65/67 applications, the Fieldline EtherNet/IP bus coupler connects up to 16 modules.

The Inline EtherNet/IP bus coupler is only 80 millimeters wide and enables field communication through two RJ45 ports. This establishes the connection to the EtherNet/IP network and facilitates building a linear structure.  In addition to the integrated digital inputs and outputs, the Inline EtherNet/IP bus coupler can connect up to 61 functional units, such as digital and analog inputs/outputs, special function modules, IP-67 modules, and Bluetooth I/O to the network.

The Fieldline EtherNet/IP bus coupler opens a powerful local bus, which connect up to 16 local devices, including digital I/O, analog I/O and Bluetooth I/O.   It has two Ethernet connections that are designed as D-encoded M12 sockets.  To form a linear structure, additional Ethernet devices can be connected using the integrated three-port switch.  The bus coupler has transmission rate of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps and features IP 65/67 protection. 

Both of the EtherNet/IP bus couplers are designed to ODVA specifications. EtherNet/IP is an industrial Ethernet technology supported by hundreds of vendors around the world. EtherNet/IP is a member of the family of CIP Networks, a group of networking technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIPT), and is managed by ODVA, an international association comprised of members from the world's leading automation companies.

Phoenix Contact is a world leader in electrical connection, electronic interface and industrial automation technologies.  A global company with annual sales exceeding 1 billion euro, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., Blomberg, Germany, operates 46 international subsidiaries, including Phoenix Contact USA in Middletown, Pa.  Phoenix Contact's formal Integrated Management Systems meet International Standards Organization (ISO) quality, environmental and safety requirements (ISO 9001:2000, 14001:2004 and 18001:1999).
 

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