ASIX to Showcase Latest IO-Link Software Stacks Solutions at IAS 2024
ASIX Electronics Corporation is
actively committed to the development of the latest industrial Ethernet
technology solutions, including ASIX’s proprietary IO-Link master and device
software stacks, EtherCAT slave microcontrollers, and Time-Sensitive Networking
(TSN) NIC. ASIX will showcase its latest ASIX IO-Link Master & Device
Software Stacks, AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link Gateway integrated with ASIX
IO-Link Master Software Stack, and AXM57104A TSN PCIe Gigabit Ethernet NIC
solutions at the 24th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) - Industrial
Automation Show (IAS 2024) in Shanghai.
Utilizing TSN, EtherCAT, and IO-Link technologies, industrial Ethernet can
ensure precise time synchronization and deterministic real-time communication,
improving factory production efficiency and product quality. Furthermore, it
enables real-time remote monitoring and diagnostics, minimizing downtime and
maintenance expenses.
At this exhibition, ASIX will showcase the “ASIX IO-Link Master & Device
Software Stacks Solutions” featuring the AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link Gateway
integrated with ASIX’s IO-Link master software protocol stack, and ASIX’s
IO-Link device software protocol stack solutions. The AX58400 EtherCAT to
IO-Link Gateway solution incorporates ASIX's proprietary IO-Link master
software stack, designed to support up to 16 IO-Link gateways, each with the
capability to manage up to 8 IO-Link devices. The ASIX IO-Link device software
protocol stack is developed based on the ASIX AXM-IOLS IO-Link device evaluation
board, and supports on-line firmware upgrade via IO-Link interface. This
evaluation board features the STMicroelectronics STM32F469AI microcontroller
and L6362A IO-Link device transceiver, with built-in various IO-Link device
sensors, such as ToF (Time of Flight) distance sensors. Customers can quickly
test the basic functions of the ASIX IO-Link device software protocol stack
using this evaluation board, suitable for various IO-Link smart device
products, including IO-Link sensors, IO-Link actuators, IO-Link hubs, and
IO-Link valve islands.
ASIX will also showcase its latest “AXM57104A TSN NIC & AX58400 EtherCAT to
IO-Link Gateway over TSN Total Solution,” demonstrating how to integrate
real-time Operational Technology (OT) and non-real-time Information Technology
(IT) on the same network, creating a highly efficient and flexible smart
factory production environment. This solution utilizes the AXM57104A TSN
802.1Qbv Time-Aware Shaper function to allocate three dedicated bandwidth time
slices for the AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link gateway within the TSN network,
ensuring the real-time and deterministic nature of EtherCAT industrial
communication without interference from other network traffic. The AXM57104A
supports enhanced TSN functions, compliant to IEEE 802.1AS-Rev/AS-2020, 1588V2,
802.1Qav, 802.3br & 802.1Qbu, 802.1Qbv, 802.1Qci and 802.1CB.
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