October 28, 2012 – Innovasic announces the fido2100, an Industrial Ethernet switch for high performance Device Level Ring (DLR) networks. DLR beacon rates down to 100 µs support fault recovery and ring restore times of less than 10 ms. A host processor connects to one of the three switch ports via MII for Ethernet communication and to a processor bus for configuration and status. A C library support package simplifies integration of the switch to any type of processor.
The fido2100 is an IEEE 802.3 standard compliant, Layer 2 switch that is compatible with the IEEE 802.1D standard. In addition to supporting rings, the switch also supports star, line, and tree topologies. It utilizes cut through forwarding to swiftly pass traffic from one port to the other port to minimize packet delay.
The fido2100 also supports IEEE 1588 v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and supports both ordinary and transparent clocks. Either ordinary master or slave clock can be implemented on an end device, and the transparent clock has a resolution of 5 ns. Two inputs to the switch allow external events to be synchronized to system time, and one output provides a pulse-per-second time base. Third-party PTP stacks can be used with the switch, and there is a C Library available that supports CIPSync.
The fido2100 Industrial Ethernet switch and supporting software allows developers to quickly and cost effectively add beacon-based DLR and IEEE 1588 to their products.
Engineering samples are available now in both 128-pin LQFP and BGA packages. Production quantities will be available January 2013.
Innovasic provides extended life semiconductor solutions for customers who have products with long life-cycles. The company’s processors, communication controllers and mixed signal devices are key components in industrial automation equipment, transportation systems, instrumentation, and medical devices. Innovasic’s newest solutions enable customers to quickly integrate real-time Industrial Ethernet into their products at the highest performance and the lowest cost. Extending the life of its customers’ products has established Innovasic as a trusted partner and an approved supplier to leading electronic system manufacturers worldwide.