Do you need to transmit critical temperature and HART diagnostic information in a hazardous location where running wires is too expensive? Moore Industries has the solution with our Smart HART® temperature transmitters combined with the industry’s only Explosion-Proof WirelessHART Adapter: The BULLET.

It can be difficult to get accurate temperature measurements in remote locations where wiring for power and signal connections are limited. Even in wired locations, adding loops is costly and time-consuming.

The BULLET is the only Explosion-Proof WirelessHART adapter available – all other adapters are only approved for use in Intrinsically-Safe environments. This means that if you want to transmit WirelessHART temperature data in a Class 1, Div 1 hazardous area that requires Explosion-Proof housings, the BULLET is your only choice. The BULLET can be used with the Explosion-Proof THZ2 and TDZ2 Smart HART Temperature Transmitters to send critical temperature and HART diagnostic information to a WirelessHART gateway in situations where running wire is cost prohibitive.

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The UC-8100 computing platform is designed for embedded data acquisition applications. The computer comes with one or two RS-232/422/485 serial ports and dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports, as well as a Mini PCIe socket to support cellular modules. These versatile communication capabilities let users efficiently adapt the UC-8100 to a variety of complex communications solutions.

The UC-8100 is built around an Cortex-A8 RISC processor that has been optimized for use in energy monitoring systems, but is widely applicable to a variety of industrial solutions. With flexible interfacing options, this tiny embedded computer is a reliable and secure gateway for data acquisition and processing at field sites as well as a useful communication platform for many other large-scale deployments.

Features and Benefits:

• ARMv7 Cortex-A8 300/600/1000 MHz processor
• Dual auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports
• SD socket for storage expansion and OS installation
• Rich programmable LEDs and a programmable button for easy installation and maintenance
• Mini PCIe socket for cellular module
• Debian ARM 7 open platform
• Cyber security

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Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of the Allen-Bradley ArmorStratix 5700, its first on-machine switch. Built with ruggedized IP67 protection, the Layer 2 managed industrial Ethernet switch can be mounted directly onto a machine or application, reducing the overall size and cost of a control cabinet, and shrinking the machine footprint.

“In many applications, cabinet space for system-level networks is limited or nonexistent,” said Mark Devonshire, product manager for Stratix switches, Rockwell Automation. “The ArmorStratix 5700 switch expands the Allen-Bradley On-Machine offering from Rockwell Automation – an industrially hardened portfolio of products that requires no cabinetry – and leverages pre-configured, quick-connect systems and simplified wiring layouts to reduce installation, troubleshooting and maintenance activities.”

The ArmorStratix 5700 managed switch advances connected enterprise goals by delivering integration of machine-level data that, due to cost or location, would otherwise remain isolated from business-level systems. Using the Cisco IOS network infrastructure software, this switch manages the transfer of production data to enterprise-level databases and information systems for improved decision making.

Senior analyst with ARC Advisory Group comments: “Machine-mounted Ethernet switches with M12 connectors and IP67 ratings are very popular among machine builders. The new ArmorStratix 5700 switch is a joint Rockwell Automation-Cisco developed product that includes these features along with Cisco IOS. This robust, machine-mounted switch is a new development that should go a long way toward resolving the information technology/operational technology struggles in manufacturing plants today.”

This industrial switch simplifies the design and development of machine-level networks through configuration and monitoring tools. These tools help enable easy setup and diagnostics from within the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system – bridging the gap between IT and the automation engineer.

The ArmorStratix 5700 Layer 2 switch offers high availability, Quality of Service (QoS), and automated monitoring to help simplify network optimization and convergence. The switch comes standard with 8, 16 and 24 fixed-port configurations, and each base model comes with M12 Ethernet connectors, SD flash card, dual-power inputs and a panel-mounted design. An expanded ArmorStratix 5700 switch offering includes 10 and 18 fixed-port configurations, with 2 gigabit ports, hardware-based IEEE 1588, hardware alarms, and up to eight Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports.

Amplicon has introduced the new EDS-G500E series to its ever expanding portfolio of Industrial Ethernet switches.  The EDS-G500E series is designed for use in large-scale networks to converge field applications in extreme industrial environments. In addition to Level 4 EMS protection, severe shock/vibration resistance, and a new thermal fin design that can reduce switch temperatures (5°C or more), the EDS E series has many user-centric features to significantly improve network manageability.

The EDS-G500E series offers various copper and fibre slot combinations with up to 16 gigabit Ethernet ports to quickly build a full-gigabit network backbone or add gigabit speed to existing networks. Other key benefits of the EDS-G500E series include an USB interface for fast and easy auto-configuration/backup/restore and reduced energy consumption of up to 30% with IEEE 802.3az.

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