Innovasic Semiconductor

A TSN Evaluation Kit is being launched by Innovasic, based on its fido5000 REM Switch technology. Containing everything needed to evaluate the features of the emerging IEEE 802.1 Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards, the kit is pre-installed with the most mature TSN features starting with 802.1AS and 802.1Qbv.

Innovasic will demonstrate a low complexity Ethernet concept to bring Ethernet to the edge of industrial, building, transportation, and automotive networks.  This concept, dubbed the “low-complexity Ethernet node”, minimizes power, area, and cost enabling even the simplest of “things” to be directly connected to an Ethernet network without a processor.  On the network side, a low-complexity Ethernet node can participate in any 10/100/1000 Ethernet network and can coexist with any Industrial Ethernet protocol.  It is envisioned that future versions will support new 2 wire Ethernet standards for process automation providing a low power, cost effective Ethernet alternative to 4..20 mA and HART networks.

Innovasic is pleased to announce the RapID Platform with the new fido5000 REM Switch chip has been certified to PROFINET v2.31 for Class B and Class C devices.  The certification includes conformance to Net Load Class III, the highest level of network load testing, ensuring cycle times down to 250µs are immune to the effects of network traffic.  Certifications for EtherCAT, SERCOS III, and POWERLINK will be announced over the next few months.