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Networking - Products & Services Wirepas and u-blox Partner for Scalable and Easy-to-Use Industrial Internet of Things Solutions Wirepas and u-blox have partnered to offer an advanced decentralized radio communications solution (comparable with advanced mesh technology) for demanding industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The IoT industry is still quite young and fragmented, making deployment of industrial IoT applications slow and complex for the end customers. The goal of u-blox and Wirepas is to make large scale, decentralized industrial IoT networks easy to deploy for their customers. NINA-B1 is a small, stand-alone Bluetooth low energy module, with the latest state-of-the-art power performance. It is targeting several different applications, such as healthcare, connected buildings, manufacturing and telematics. The module has been certified for a range of countries world-wide, thus reducing risk and time to market for customers integrating the module in their devices. "The NINA-B1 in combination with the Wirepas Connectivity software enables short time to market for easy-to-install, large scale, decentralized industrial IoT applications in segments such as lighting, sensor, asset tracking and beacons," says Hakan Svegerud, head of product strategy, Short Range Radio, at u-blox. "We believe that technology should never be the starting point; instead, we should concentrate on business and application needs. As needs evolve over time, so should the technology. Wirepas and u-blox share this core value and that is what makes us stronger together," says Wirepas CEO, Teppo Hemiä. Beckhoff EtherCAT P I/O System Minimizes Field-Level Cabling and Assembly Costs With the EtherCAT P solution, Beckhoff combines ultra-fast EtherCAT communication and power supply in a standard 4-wire Ethernet cable. This enables direct power supply for both EtherCAT P slaves and the connected sensors and actuators in such a way that separate power lines can be eliminated, considerably simplifying system cabling. This makes EtherCAT P the ideal sensor, actuator and measurement bus, providing advantages both for connecting small remote I/O stations in terminal boxes and for decentralized I/O components located throughout the process. A full range of EtherCAT P system and I/O components in protection class IP 67 and 4-wire Ethernet cables is currently available for the 24 V I/O level. The power supply from EtherCAT P is rated at 2x 24 V DC/3A. For connecting sensors and actuators with power supply, users can integrate any of the wide range of well-established EP Box modules from Beckhoff in the new EPP versions for EtherCAT P. These include a variety of 4, 8 and 16-channel digital input box modules; 4, 8, 16 and 24-channel digital output modules; numerous 4, 8 and 16-channel IP 67 I/Os with combined digital inputs/outputs; as well as RS232 and RS422/RS485 serial interfaces. There are also new EPP Box modules for analog input and output quantities, such as ±10V/0...20 mA, differential/absolute pressures, and data from resistance sensors, thermocouples and incremental encoders. Free and flexible choice of topology, as enabled by EtherCAT, is equally possible with EtherCAT P. The following IP 67 infrastructure components are available to set up the required network architecture in the field: EPP1111 EtherCAT P Box with ID switch, EPP1322 EtherCAT P junction with power feed-in and junctions with or without power refresh (EPP1332/EPP1342), EPP9001 EtherCAT P/EtherCAT connector with power transmission, and EPP9022 EtherCAT P Box for diagnosing Us (system and sensor supply) and Up (peripheral voltage for actuators). IXXAT CAN@net NT 200 - The Multi-Functional CAN-to-Ethernet Gateway The IXXAT CAN@net NT 200 is a CAN-to-Ethernet gateway that allows users to connect CAN and Ethernet. Thanks to its two operating modes, CAN@net NT can be used as CAN-Ethernet-CAN bridge and as CAN-to-Ethernet gateway. Equipped with two CAN interfaces, it supports an even wider range of use cases compared to the well-known CAN@net II.The CAN@net NT (now in new black housing) allows users to connect CAN and Ethernet. One of the key features of the CAN@net NT - which is especially useful in e.g. building automation - is the ability to separate CAN networks that are distributed over large areas. CAN@net NT couples the CAN networks via a backbone Ethernet system, allowing existing infrastructures to be used. This segmentation also increases the reliability and stability of the overall system. 24 www.RemoteMagazine.com http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

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