The new component expands HMS's Anybus-IC family, which already includes interchangeable solutions for Profibus, Profinet, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus-TCP.
Housed in a single 8 cm² package, the Anybus-IC contains the HMS NP30 microprocessor with its integrated CAN controller and a fully featured CANopen slave software stack. The IC reduces the development effort required to design a CANopen interface by up to 70%.
Furthermore, space and power supply requirements are minimized so that even small automation devices such as barcode readers or motor starters can be economically equipped with a CANopen interface.
The Anybus-IC has a 32-pin DIL package and requires only a single 5V/150mA power supply. It functions as a standard CANopen slave and is compatible with DS 301 Profile Version 4. Up to 144 bytes of input data and 144 bytes of output data are supported. The Anybus-IC contains all the necessary hardware and software for any automation device to communicate over a CANopen network; only the connector needs to be added.
When used with smart devices that have their own microcontroller, the Anybus-IC connects via a fast serial TTL interface. The IC manages the entire CANopen protocol, freeing the microprocessor from all time-critical communication tasks. For use with simpler automation devices such as valve terminals, which lack a microprocessor, the Anybus-IC features a shift register interface that can control up to 128 direct inputs and outputs.
All members of the Anybus-IC family are interchangeable and offer device manufacturers a simple and efficient way to connect small and medium-sized automation devices to major fieldbus and industrial Ethernet networks with a single development.
HMS Industrial Networks is represented in Spain by ER-SOFT, SA
