TE Connectivity is collaborating with sister company HARTING to establish Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) as the default infrastructure enabling the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Both companies will promote solutions that define the infrastructure for SPE. There are several SPE standards in IEEE 802.3 that cover Ethernet technology for LANs and WANs. The latest, 802.3cg 10Base-T1, for distances up to 1 km, was published in 2019. SPE enables a single, open, and scalable Ethernet-based network within the automation system. This significantly reduces complexity and costs and overcomes current limitations.
TE and HARTING have invited other companies to join their promotion of single-pair Ethernet as the infrastructure solution for the rapidly growing IIoT market.
"Single-pair Ethernet is the technology on which we will build the road to IIoT success," says Eric Leijtens, global product manager for Industrial Communication at TE Connectivity.
"With the new IEC 63171-6 interconnection standard, we have an excellent opportunity to fully leverage the potential of the Industrial Internet of Things," says Frank Welzel, Global Director of Product Management at HARTING Electronics.
