Altera Cyclone III FPGA

At the upcoming SPS/IPC/DRIVES fair in Nuremberg, IXXAT will present the new Industrial Ethernet Module, which enables customers to easily connect their devices to networks based on an Industrial Ethernet standard.

The new Industrial Ethernet Module was designed from the ground up to support various protocol standards.
At this, a powerful Altera Cyclone III FPGA is used and low manufacturing costs for the module were a focus of attention.
As a result, the new Industrial Ethernet Module is more powerful, lower priced, smaller and can be used more flexible than its predecessor.

IXXAT's Industrial Ethernet Module will be offered for Powerlink, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and SERCOS III. Some of these protocols will be already available on the module at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES fair.
The contents of delivery include a protocol independent Host API, which enables the customer to switch between the protocols very easily by making only slight changes to the application. Among other things, IXXAT plans to offer an Ethernet switch, which is integrated into the Module FPGA, until end of this year.

IXXAT supports the module with an evaluation kit, which includes, besides software and documentation, a carrier board and an adapter board for the connection of various CPU modules.

If the form factor of the Industrial Ethernet Module is not suitable for integration into the customer device, IXXAT offers a design-in solution. Furthermore IXXAT also offers the development of fully customized solutions on a project base.