Industrial Network Protocol Stack
Simplify your industrial network development with a Renesas software package with common APIs and middleware components to support multiple protocols
Selecting the appropriate protocol for your application is a challenge. Leading industrial network protocols such as EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Powerlink, Modbus TCP and others each provide unique features and value but all deliver real-time industrial networking capabilities. The challenge however, is that they are not interoperable so once a protocol is selected it will be difficult to change.
The Renesas Industrial Network Protocol Stack delivers a unified representation of the protocol by providing an abstraction layer that allows the user to implement various leading industrial network protocols, yet keeping a uniform API available at the application layer. This simplifies development having the user focus on the application and not the underlying protocol used.
RZ/N1 Software Structure
Product List
Protocol
| Protocol | Company | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EtherCAT® | Beckhoff | Available |
| Ethernet/IP™ | PORT | Available |
| Modbus TCP/IP | Renesas | Available |
| POWERLINK® | PORT | Available |
| PROFINET® | PORT | Available |
| Sercos® III | CANNON-Automata | In preparation |
| CANopen® | PORT | Available |
Redundancy Protocol
| Redundancy Protocol | Company | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DLR | Renesas | Available |
| HSR | NetModule | Available |
| PRP | NetModule | Available |
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| e-learning | Information for studying and learning about microcontrollers and microprocessors. |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions and useful hints for development. |
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| Tool News | Tool release information and other important information. |
| Operating Environment | Information on system requirements and operating environment for the latest version of tools. |
| Info on Discontinued Products | A list of Renesas software and tools that have been discontinued and are no longer being offered for new projects. |