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Yes you CAN! Connect CANopen devices to the SIMATIC®ET200®S Distributed I/O System.

1 SI CANopenUsers of the SIMATIC ET200S Distributed I/O System have long been wanting to connect to CAN or CANopen-enabled devices. With the 1 SI CANopen from HMS, users have found an easy way to make the connection.

1 SI CANopen slots in as an integral part of the ET200S, connecting seamlessly to CAN and CANopen.

One user of the 1SI CANopen module is KAMAG, a German manufacturer of heavy-duty and special vehicles.

» More about KAMAG's usage of the 1SI CANopen
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About the 1SI CANopen

(SIMATIC ET200S is a registered trademark of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft)


Catch up with HMS: Technology news since last issue

 
New module offers connectivity for BACnet MS/TP

With Anybus CompactCom, you can now offer connectivity to BACnet MS/TP — a serial network primarily used within building automation and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning).

» Read more

 
Web-based configuration of the Anybus X-gateway EtherNet/IP

The Anybus Configuration Manager allows you to easily configure EtherNet/IP in a regular web browser.

» Read more

 
Extended network connectivity for CAN-enabled devices

New versions of Anybus® Communicator CAN™ enable CAN-devices to be connected to CC-Link, ControlNet, Modus RTU, EtherCAT, Modbus TCP and Profinet IRT.

» Read more


Netbiter news:

Upcoming multi-language support on Netbiter Argos
Netbiter ArgosThe Netbiter Argos web interface is currently available in English and Swedish. During Q4, this will be extended with support for German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French and Chinese.

www.netbiter.com


Technology trends: Connecting to Asia
Network connectivity key to success when establishing on a new market

Jörgen Palmhager, COOMany industrial automation companies today want to tap into the vast Asian markets such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and, perhaps most importantly, leverage on the enormous potential in China.

But how do you make industrial equipment attractive on the Asian market?

According to Jörgen Palmhager, Chief Operations Officer at HMS, network connectivity for important Asian networks such as CC-Link will be a key factor.

» Read the interview


Tech tip of the day:
How to avoid data overwriting in the Anybus Communicator


Anybus Configuration ManagerAre you getting strange values from a device?

Maybe you're using the same data location for different sets of queries/responses.

You can easily spot conflicts like this in the Anybus Configuration Manager by using a tool called "Subnetwork Monitor."

» This is how it works (Youtube video)

Commercial tip of the day: Buy an Anybus module ;-)


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Meet HMS at these upcoming events:

Anybus & Netbiter Road show Denmark
Fredericia, Copenhagen, Denmark
November 2-3

System Control Fair SCF

Tokyo, Japan
Nov 16-18

Rockwell Automation Fair

Chicago, IL
November 16-17

SPS/IPC/Drives

Nuremburg, Germany
Nov 22-24

PI North America PROFINET Seminar

Chicago, IL
November 29