{"id":371,"date":"2021-09-01T09:31:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thanh.halink.asia\/newskyvn\/?p=371"},"modified":"2021-09-02T03:12:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T03:12:57","slug":"tu-khai-niem-den-thi-truong-bo-chuyen-mach-truong-ethernet-apl-dau-tien-cho-qua-trinh-tu-dong-hoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskyvn.com\/en\/tu-khai-niem-den-thi-truong-bo-chuyen-mach-truong-ethernet-apl-dau-tien-cho-qua-trinh-tu-dong-hoa\/","title":{"rendered":"From Concept to Market: the First Ethernet-APL Field Switch for Process Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When it comes to Industry 4.0, the\u00a0Industrial Internet of Things<\/strong>\u00a0and digital transformation, the process industry \u2014especially the field within the\u00a0process plant\u2014has been the blind spot of the industrial landscape. An innovative technology developed in cooperation with twelve companies and four standards organizations is finally putting an end to this: with the Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer, or\u00a0Ethernet-APL<\/strong>\u00a0for short,\u00a0seamless, network-based communication\u00a0<\/strong>from the\u00a0field to the enterprise level is making its way into process automation. And with the\u00a0Ethernet-APL field switch<\/strong>, Pepperl+Fuchs is now presenting the first product worldwide that enables\u00a0direct, fast, barrier-free<\/strong>\u00a0access<\/strong>\u00a0to and from the field instrumentation\u00a0via Ethernet-APL. At ACHEMA Pulse on June 15 and 16, the FieldConnex\u00ae innovation will be introduced.<\/p>\n

For the first time, users in process plants are able to use well-known and field-proven\u00a0Ethernet-based protocols<\/strong>\u00a0such as PROFINET, EtherNet\/IP or OPC UA\u00a0beyond the control room\u00a0in the entire plant<\/strong>. This opens up completely\u00a0new applications<\/strong>\u00a0for the process industry, such as those increasingly required in the context of Industry 4.0. But it also results in new\u00a0automated processes<\/strong>\u00a0for how users can work with instrumentation in the field of process plants in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Simply Ethernet<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The simplicity for which\u00a0Ethernet<\/strong>\u00a0is known as an established\u00a0communication technology<\/strong>\u00a0in our everyday lives is the focus in the development of Ethernet-APL: the Advanced Physical Layer makes standard Ethernet technologies available for the process industry and meets users’ expectations for\u00a0simple, straightforward handling<\/strong>. Ethernet-APL is based on the robust and well-known two-wire cable and offers explosion protection with\u00a0intrinsic safety<\/strong>\u00a0as an integral part.<\/p>\n

The existing cabling remains in place for re-use with Ethernet-APL based components, which considerably reduces the effort for\u00a0modernizations<\/strong>\u00a0or even for a complete\u00a0migration from fieldbus to Ethernet<\/strong>. And this is where the Ethernet-APL field switch of the FieldConnex\u00a0product family comes into play: in addition to Ethernet-APL, the field switch is the\u00a0product that can optionally handle the Manchester Bus-powered Physical Layer (MBP<\/strong>) and can thus be configured quite flexibly to the installed base of\u00a0PROFIBUS PA<\/strong>\u00a0devices<\/strong>. It thus enables the concurrant\u00a0operation of new APL and existing fieldbus field devices on a common infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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IIoT-enabled Applications and Even Higher Availability<\/h2>\n
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Installation is quick and easy: the interface\u00a0automatically detects and adapts<\/strong>\u00a0to the communication physics of the connected device. It transmits\u00a0power and data<\/strong>\u00a0simultaneously on a two-wire cable into hazardous areas, in compliance with the requirements of the process industry. The Switch provides up to 24 ports for connection to APL-capable instruments or already installed field devices.<\/p>\n

This gives the user access to\u00a0multiple process values\u00a0<\/strong>from a field device, such as volume, mass, temperature and density from a flow meter. Through a single infrastructure, the Ethernet-APL field switch makes all data from the diagnostics-enabled and highly configurable devices available to\u00a0multiple applications simultaneously<\/strong>, enabling\u00a0predictive maintenance of the device, plant and process<\/strong>. The Ethernet-APL rail field switch is mounted on the DIN rail in control cabinets or field distributors and can be installed in zone 2, the connections for field devices are intrinsically safe for zone 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Right Switch for Every Plant Layout<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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This first\u00a0Ethernet-APL rail field switch<\/strong>\u00a0is perfectly suited for\u00a0compact systems and indoor installations<\/strong>. In the future, the Ethernet-APL products will include a total of three different switches that support\u00a0every type of topology<\/strong>. The\u00a0Ethernet-APL field switch<\/strong>, which is powered by the APL trunk for outdoor installation up to Zone 1, is designed for system layouts with a larger footprint. The third variant, the\u00a0Ethernet-APL power switch<\/strong>, is installed in the control cabinet. It supplies the APL main line with power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ethernet-APL Rail Field Switch – Highlights<\/h2>\n
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Fastest and most efficient, barrier-free communication of large data volumes from the hazardous area to the cloud<\/p>\n