- March 13, 2011
- Hilscher
March 13, 2011 - Hilscher North America Inc. releases the netLINK PROFIBUS-DP to PROFINET Proxy. netLINK PROXY integrates any PROFIBUS-DP Slave device into any PROFINET network. By mounting the netLINK directly on the Profibus-DP D-sub connector, the netLINK plug operates as a PROFINET IO-Device and maps the process data from the DP-Slave to a PROFINET-enabled device conforming to the PI Organization’s proxy guidelines. The netLINK can be configured directly using its Ethernet port or through a switch on an office or plant network. The GSDML-file is generated automatically making the integration within the controller’s configuration tool easy to use. The netLINK draws 24 V from the DP-Slave. netLINK is the most cost-efficient alternative to a re-design of old PROFIBUS devices, while proven and established equipment remains fully operational on plant networks being upgraded to PROFINET. About Hilscher: The Hilscher group of companies are a ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of fieldbus products headquartered in Germany with subsidiaries in; Italy, France, Switzerland, Japan, China, India, South Korea and the United States. They offer products with master and slave technology for PROFIBUS, DeviceNet, InterBus, AS-I, ModbusTCP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, SERCOS, SERCOS III, Modbus Plus, Modbus, CANopen, AS-I, ControlNet, etc. Our product architecture is truly scalable with a single driver interface for both masters and slave interfaces of all networks and all form factors. A single configuration tool SYCON.net is used to configure all their products. Drivers are available for all versions of Windows, QNX, Linux, and RTX, VxWorks, etc.
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