April 26, 2010 - SERCOS International announces the completion of the "SERCOS III Planning and Installation Guide." This guide is intended to support engineers and electricians during the planning and installation phase of a SERCOS III network in order to guarantee a trouble-free operation of machines and systems. The cabling with copper wire and optical fiber is desribed, each in consideration of IP20 and IP65/67 protection class. The specification is based on the international standard IEC 61918 (Installation of communication networks in industrial premises), with an added installation profile for SERCOS III, which will be standardized in IEC 61784-5. SERCOS III is using a component–based approach.
Defined cables and connectors are combined and used to connect the automation devices in a machine or system. The total length of the cabling channel as well as the number of transitions between cable and connectors are considered. The result are transmission lines that fulfil the requirements for the SERCOS III cabling with a distinct reserve – without the necessity to perform extensive plannings, calculations and measurements. SERCOS, SErial Realtime COmmunication System, is among the leading digital interfaces for communication between controls, drives and decentralized peripheral devices.
SERCOS has been used in machine engineering for more than 20 years and is implemented in over 2.5 million real time nodes. With its open, manufacturer independent Ethernet-based architecture, SERCOS III is a universal bus for all automation solutions.