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Hilscher introduces netTAP 50 protocol converter

By: Hilscher
09 March, 2011
Hilscher introduces netTAP 50 protocol converter
Hilscher introduces netTAP 50 protocol converter
The netTAP 50 features ten possible protocol conversions that include PROFIBUS-DP, DeviceNet, CANopen, CC-Link, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU and ASCII.

March 9, 2011 - Hilscher North America Inc.introduces the netTAP 50 protocol converter. The new slim design was especially developed to reduce cost for price sensitive applications needing connectivity between two devices with distinct communication interfaces.

netTAP 50 supports conversions of 1-port Real-Time-Ethernet to Fieldbus to serial automation protocols and offers slave to slave and slave to master combinations. As a master, netTAP 50 provides full master functionality to a single slave. This enables an effortless integration of a single field device into any superordinate network. The netTAP 50 features ten possible protocol conversions that include PROFIBUS-DP, DeviceNet, CANopen, CC-Link, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU and ASCII. The Ethernet port enables remote configuration and diagnostics from any location within a plant network.

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Hilscher is the leading technology and solution provider in industrial communication. Hilscher's products and solutions enable machines to communicate with each other across the globe — fast and secure — so that from the hardware to the cloud production and processes run smoothly. 

Hilscher is your address for anything related to industrial communication technology — from PC cards, embedded modules, gateways, edge gateways, tools for analysis and data acquisition as well as software, operating systems, data security applications, IO systems and IIoT. 

Hilscher was founded in 1986 in Hattersheim/Main (Germany) and has since grown into an internationally operating company with more than 430 employees at 12 locations worldwide. Hilscher is driven by its passion for technological innovation through its experience and know-how, and motivation to always find the best solution for industrial communication of the future. 

—  empowering communication  — 

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Hilscher is the leading technology and solution provider in industrial communication. Hilscher's products and solutions enable machines to communicate with each other across the globe — fast and secure — so that from the hardware to the cloud production and processes run smoothly. 

Hilscher is your address for anything related to industrial communication technology — from PC cards, embedded modules, gateways, edge gateways, tools for analysis and data acquisition as well as software, operating systems, data security applications, IO systems and IIoT. 

Hilscher was founded in 1986 in Hattersheim/Main (Germany) and has since grown into an internationally operating company with more than 430 employees at 12 locations worldwide. Hilscher is driven by its passion for technological innovation through its experience and know-how, and motivation to always find the best solution for industrial communication of the future. 

—  empowering communication  — 

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