Companies serving a wide range of industry sectors (manufacturing, petrochemical and avionics to name just a few) are migrating away from the slow and inflexible interfaces that were previously used and seeking out higher speed alternatives. Industrial Ethernet is far more versatile than the serial interfaces, like RS232, RS422 and RS485, which were employed in industrial automation systems in the past. Through its deployment major improvements can be made to the efficiency of communication infrastructure and marked reductions in day-to-day running costs witnessed.
This white paper discusses the versatility of Industrial Ethernet, the principal protocols, and the potential for industrial machine applications.
