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Industrial Communications
Overview
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Although often based on well-known communication standards such as RS-232, RS-485, CAN or Ethernet there are very specific and diverse standards available for industrial communications.
Examples based on serial comms:
- PROFIBUS
- Modbus
- CAN
Ethernet based:
- EtherCAT
- PROFINET
- Ethernet/IP
- SERCOS III
- PowerLink
Usually each standards requires implementation in hardware and an appropriate communications software (often called 'stack'). Dedicated hardware therefore reduces flexibility of available system solutions.
Solutions[edit]
There are a lot of devices that can be used to implement industrial communication interfaces. Implementing any of the Real-time Ethernet slave protocols requires a PRUSS v2 which is for example available with the Sitara AM335x family of embedded processors. See the category links below for for further information on hardware and software deliverables from TI dedicated to industrial communication.
TI software related to Industrial Communication running mostly on AM335x devices will be released as part of the Industrial Automation SDK.
Partners and Software Providers
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Following is an (incomplete) list of potential sources for industrial communications software for TI processors:
| Company |
Web Link |
Contact |
Comments |
| EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) |
http://www.ethercat.org |
EtherCAT sample codes (master/slave) | |
| Technologie Management Gruppe (TMG) |
www.tmg-karlsruhe.de/index_en.php |
Profibus/Profinet stacks | |
| PORT GmbH |
www.port.de/pages/index.php |
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| Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group (EPSG) |
Powerlink standardisation and links, open source master/slave stack | ||
| Automata |
SERCOS 3 stack | ||
| KPA | KPA Home |
EtherCAT master, slave stacks and tools |
More Info and Videos
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Industrial Communication using AM335x : Video taken at SPS/Drives fair 2011
TI @ SPS/Drives 2011 : yet another video
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