
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.
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.
Protocol | Company | Status |
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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 | Company | Status |
---|---|---|
DLR | Renesas | Available |