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Industrial
Networks
SIEMENS has a
modern, integrated family of industrial networks designed to
satisfy your performance and application requirements. The three
members of the industrial SIMATIC NET family are:
| SIEMENS
Industrial Network |
International
Industrial Standard |
Application |
| Industrial
Ethernet |
IEEE
802.3 &IEEE 802.3u |
area
and cell networking |
| PROFIBUS |
IEC
61158/EN 50170 |
field
and cell area |
| AS-interface |
EN
50 295 |
communication
with sensors and actuators |
Each of these networks can
exchange data over different levels, between different devices
or between different automation stations so that you don't have
to worry about bridging networks. It's all built in!
What can
SIMATIC NET do for you?
- Feel secure
in committing to a company-wide communications network
that includes the simplest devices right up to a complex
system
- Build a complete, high-bandwidth network with web
management capabilities
- Select from a plethora of hardware, firmware and
cabling options
- Integrate production floor and critical IT data at
transfer rates of 100 Mbits/second (did you think that was
possible?)
- Access controller data via the Internet… without
having to buy additional equipment.
- Save time and money on cable installation with the
Siemens FastConnect system for Ethernet or Profibus
- Select components that are designed for a standalone
system or field-level networks, in simple or fully
redundant configurations.
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EandM is your Siemens
networking expert for
- Diagnostic Products
- Design & Layout
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrades
- Parts Specification
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- Support & Troubleshooting
- Technical Specs
- Connectivity Options
- Network Bridges
- Training
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For specific product or
application questions, send an email to sales@eandm.com!
For more network information, click on a link below.
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Industrial
Ethernet
Siemens Industrial Ethernet is the most powerful network for
industrial data communications. It is the perfect network for
bringing industrial automation information gathered at the
sensor level to the existing office and factory Ethernet
systems.
Advantages
of Industrial Ethernet
- Blazing speed (up to 100
Mbit/s)
- Flexibility
- Openness
- Worldwide availability
- All the advantages of
"Ethernet"!
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Advantages of Ethernet
Ethernet is the world's leading network for LAN applications.
Why?
- Fast startup through simple, standardized connection system.
- High flexibility -- extend existing systems without any
problem.
- Almost unlimited communication by using scaleable switching
technology.
- Applicable to a variety of applications including office and
production.
- Company-wide communication through your existing WAN (Wide
Area Network), such as ISDN or the Internet.
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Security of investment
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TCP/IP-compatible
Ethernet
 How many industrial automation manufacturers offer an open and
non-proprietary TCP/IP Ethernet network that works seamlessly
with other TCP/IP networks? Siemens does!
Are you looking for an industrial
network that is truly routable? Siemens offers a protocol that
works just like the TCP/IP you already know.
Learning the curve is short -
it's easy to get your industrial data on the network. For all
Siemens PLCS, you have methods of getting on Ethernet. Just ask
EandM how to do it!
Profibus
 The world´s leading
vendor-independent, open-communication standard for automation
in manufacturing and process control.
Why is
PROFIBUS the world leader?
- It's the
fastest (12mb!)
- It's the most popular (4+ million installed devices,
2,000+ products, 500,000+ applications and User Groups in
23 countries)
- It has the best diagnostics and diagnostic tools
- It is an open and standardized protocol with 2000+
products and more coming every day
- It is affordable
- It is flexible -- remote
I/O, peer to peer, multi-drop
(and it all co-exists on the same wire)
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An
important advantage of PROFIBUS is that it covers factory, process and
enterprise-wide applications. This makes PROFIBUS the best 'single'
solution for plantwide, worldwide use. This cuts the costs of
engineering, installation, training, maintenance, support and
inventories. PROFIBUS is an approved, established and reliable
standard.
Designed for Industry
AS-interface
Are you looking for a smart, inexpensive, flexible way to layout
and cable your sensors? Try AS-interface - Actuator Sensor-interface!
Now you can connect your
distributed sensors and other I/O to your network with a simple
and easy clamping system that takes only 1 wire - not thousands!
It's
Very, Very Fast
Very, very fast for sensor
communications
Very, very fast for
configuration
Very, very fast for wiring
Very, very fast for
diagnostics, repair and maintenance
How does
it work?
- AS-interface replaces
complicated wiring harnesses and connects actuators
and sensors (proximity switches, valves or indicator
lights) to a PLC or PC.
- Instead of wiring I/O
individually in cabinet after cabinet with endless
connections, bundles and identifying tags,
AS-interface substitutes one yellow cable (IP 65/67).
- Need to add a sensor
later? Just tap the AS-interface yellow cable at any
point.
- Difficulty maintaining
wiring diagrams? Replace hundreds of wires with one
cable.
- Need to breakdown or
reassemble a large, distributed machine for shipping?
Just disconnect the AS-interface cable before shipping
and plug it in again upon arrival. Your machine will
be running without extensive rewiring and
troubleshooting.
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AS-interface Benefits = Savings
If saving time and reducing wiring headaches are important to
you, AS-interface may be the answer you didn't know you needed.
DeviceNet
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is a low-cost Allen-Bradley-sponsored industrial network
to connect industrial devices such as limit switches,
photoelectric cells, valve manifolds, motor starters,
drives, and operator displays to PLCs and PCs.
Siemens has DeviceNet
solutions including the cost-effective distributed I/O
family -- ET-200S! Now you can get your Siemens remote
I/O on DeviceNet!
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FastConnect
Siemens and EandM offer many wiring and connection assistance
tools including the Siemens FastConnect technique! Using
FastConnect, you will get perfect Profibus and Ethernet network
connections every time.
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Fastbus system.
PPI and MPI
Siemens S7 PLCs always include a free, built-in data
communication interface. Both PPI and MPI protocols can provide
you with a low cost method for PLC-to-PLC communication
options.
| SIEMENS
Data Interface |
Definition |
Availability |
| PPI |
Point-to-Point Interface |
S7-200 family |
| MPI |
Multi-Point Interface |
S7-300
and S7-400 families |
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PPI - Point-to-Point Interface
PPI is the Peer-to-Peer data communication interface used for
Operator Interface connections within the S7-200 family. If you
have an S7-200 PLC and would like to use the low-cost options
that PPI offers, EandM can help you with:
- Programming Assistance
- Drivers
- Connectivity
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- Options
- Technical Specifications
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MPI - Siemens Multi-Point
Interface.
MPI is the multi-drop used for Operator Interface and PLC
connections within the S7-300 and 400 families. If you are
wondering how you can use MPI with your planned application
topology and networks, let EandM help you with the following
MPI expertise:
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Programming Assistance
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Drivers
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Connectivity Options
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Technical Specifications
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Other Profibus Networking
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L1, L2, H1,
TiWay, PeerLink, 3964R, ET100
 Do you have an
older Siemens network?
If so, contact EandM for spare
parts or opportunities to revolutionize your existing network!
There are all kinds of transition and upgrade paths as well as
improvements in speed and connectivity. Whatever network needs
you have today, EandM can help you.
ET200
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