Low-Cost Real-Time Industrial Ethernet Switch

Customers in the industrial arena often require real-time Ethernet solutions, also called industrial Ethernet. Common standards are EtherCat, Powerlink, Sercos III, PROFINET, Modbus TCP, and others. Renesas offers a complete solution for an industrial Ethernet switch with a single 24V_DC supply for mid-range applications with up to five Ethernet ports.

System Benefits​:

• Up to 5x Ethernet
• Multiple industrial Ethernet protocol support
• PROFINET, EtherNet/IP™, EtherCAT
• Integrated QSPI Flash
• Only 1x 24V_DC (9V to 48V) supply required
• All other rails are generated internally
• Only two components are needed to power the whole application
• Board space is reduced