CHARLOTTE NC, May 21, 2008 - The SSD Drives Division of Parker Hannifin released two new communication option cards for the AC890 and AC890PX adjustable speed drives. Users can now choose from seven protocols including the newly released Ethernet/IP and Modbus/TCP cards. The cards are easily installed, plugging into an option slot on the AC890 drive, and can be configured with DSE Lite software. The advantages of Ethernet include its growing popularity on the factory floor, ease of networking, and commercially available, low-cost cable and connectors. The new cards are compatible with AC890 firmware version 3.2 and later. Existing drives can be updated with current firmware by free download. Concurrent with the release of the Ethernet cards, newly updated versions of DSE Lite, DSE890, and DSD software add support for the new cards, as well as FireWire 1394B, and compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista.
With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 52 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.
