Making Real-Time Ethernet a Reality by Ethernet Powerlink

Machines,plants and safety systems are today stuck in a rigid scheme made up of hardware-based safety functions. The consequences of this are cost-intensive cabling and limited diagnostic options. More recent attempts at safetyfield buses are often characterized by proprietary standards and limited cycle times in the millisecond range.As a result of the rapidly advancing development of Ethernet solutions for automation,these traditional safety protocols will in future be of little signi ficance.

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