Ethernet is no longer an option for Industrial Devices – ETHERNET IS A REQUIREMENT. Ethernet is the fastest growing segment of Industrial Networking for one reason – The Market (Your Customers) Loves Ethernet. The trend is clear. An awful lot of the systems that have used Profibus and Interbus-S are going to move to Profinet. Profinet is the Ethernet solution used in the Siemens Automation architecture and the one of the select few Ethernet application layers that will dominate the Industrial Automation marketplace.

You can now add Profinet Client communications to your Freescale PowerQUICC Pro product quickly and easily with the Profinet development kit from Real Time Automation. Developed specifically for 32-bit Ethernet controllers and supported on several embedded operating systems, you can have Profinet communications in weeks not months or years. The development kit includes everything you need to implement your Profinet solution; “no royalty”, single task source code, sample device configuration, telephone consultations with a certified Profinet Engineer, a Profinet PC-Client tool, a ready-to-run sample application, complete documentation and much more.

When you get the PowerQUICC Profinet Client Development kit you get a product of over 3000 hours of engineering time. Used in everything from I/O multiplexers, barcode readers, valve controllers and gateways to HMIs, this software packages is reliable and thoroughly tested in demanding industrial applications.

The Profinet IO Engineers at RTA specialize in assisting customers to not only integrate Profinet IO software into their application but more importantly how to architect the Profinet IO Slot/Module/Channel structure. With the RTA API the software easily integrates into your application. The more important task and the part where RTA provides invaluable assistance is in the defining the device architecture to create an optimal solution for the Industrial Automation market.

Profinet IO Integration Device Architecture
Profinet IO Integration Diagram

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