Ethernet switch is equipped with innovative Fast Track Switching technology

7th July 2010
Posted By : ES Admin
Ethernet switch is equipped with innovative Fast Track Switching technology

The Ha-VIS FTS 3100s-A is the first switch in the HARTING family of industrial Ethernet switches to offer the company's innovative Fast Track Switching technology: a solution that satisfies the majority of performance and determinism requirements in Ethernet networks for automation applications.

The switch detects real-time automation frames and uses the cut-through method to accelerate their transmission. These automation frames are always forwarded before other types - in other words, they always have the right of way over non-real-time frames.

The FTS 3100s-A incorporates ten Fast Ethernet ports, and is an unmanaged switch that can be configured with the FTS Manager via a USB interface. It combines the simple handling of a 'plug & play' device with individual setting options tuned to the particularly automation application.

Port-related settings, such as data rate, duplex mode and port mirroring are easy to set up. The FTS Manager allows users to select the automation protocols that are to be detected and put on the fast track. PROFINET, Ethernet/IP and Modbus TCP protocols are currently available, and can all be pre-configured and then activated with a single click.

Versatile options are also available that allow other profiles to be detected and transported in FTS mode. This enables users to profit from FTS, even for their specific protocols: the switch can simply be optimised to almost any application, although the factory setting can handle the requirements in most cases.

An optional pluggable memory card also provides users with a safe and reliable tool for saving and loading the settings.

About HARTING
The HARTING Group develops, manufactures and distributes electrical and electronic connectors, network components, pre-assembled system cables, and backplane assemblies. These products are capable of withstanding the harshest demands in industrial environments and provide high data rates for electronic applications.

HARTING connectors and network components are used in mechanical engineering and plant manufacturing, in automation systems, energy generation and distribution, and in electronic and telecommunication markets. Industrial connectors are also vital in construction machinery, rail vehicles and shipbuilding. HARTING offers Ethernet network components and cable systems for both indoor and outdoor networking applications involving power and data.


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