EtherCAT communication module CANnector

Ethernet

CANnector is a DIN rail mountable platform with many different communication interfaces. It is ideal for applications in which several bus systems are to be merged into a single device with its own processing power – e.g. for logging or gateway applications. All applications run on the device, a PC is only needed for configuration or stimulation/visualization of data, as the actual intelligence – for e.g. the transport protocols – is outsourced to the embedded platform. HMS provides with Ixxat ACT (Advanced Configuration Tool) an easy to use Windows-based tool enabling customers to configure the device via drag-&-drop. Most use-cases can be solved by using ACT Freeware (free of charge). HIGHLIGHTS DIN rail mountable Industrial Ethernet support (like EtherCAT) Up to 8 CAN channels (4 CAN FD capable) in one device CAN listen only (CAN RX) for data logging use-cases Only a few µs delay of frames in classical gateway applications Switch-on CAN (self switch on in case of any CAN communication or a defined message) Up to 4 kV galvanic isolation Compatible to the Ixxat CAN@net Generic Ethernet protocol and CAN@net NT protocol