Ethernet for deterministic control? You bet! With an AutomationDirect Ethernet switch switching an isolated control LAN, your PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) won’t miss a beat. At 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet, your data will spend minimal “time-on-the-wire” between your I/O and controller.

• An Ethernet switch automatically determines and remembers the devices connected to each of its ports.

• When it receives a data packet, it verifies the packet integrity, identifies through which port the message should be transmitted, and sends the packet to the targeted device only.

• Non-valid packets are discarded, Network collisions are eliminated as each device communicates one-to-one with the switch.

• In identifying the packet destination and verifying the packet integrity, switches introduce some delay (latency) to each packet transmission. This slight delay is the trade-off for eliminating packet collisions, further reducing network traffic.

• Another advantage of Ethernet switches segmenting the network is they allow longer network distances than Ethernet hubs.

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Ethernet Communications

NEW! ... Stride™ Unmanaged Ethernet Switches

Stride Ethernet Switches are specifically built for industrial environments. A Stride Slim Line Industrial Ethernet Switch reduces the number of collisions that slow down a network. Stride Ethernet Switches automatically determine and remember the devices connected to each port and routes messages only through the appropriate ports.

NEW! ... Ethernet-to-Fiber Optic Converters

The Stride lineup also offers models that support ST type Multimode Fiber Optic connections. Fiber optic cables are immune to electrical and magnetic interference. Fiber optics cannot be damaged by voltage transients. With Fiber optics, you will never spend time tracking down a communication problem caused by electrical interference.

Wireless Ethernet Modems

The CR-SE series Ethernet radios are low cost, 2.4 GHz frequency-hopping spread spectrum wireless data modems. They provide long range, high-speed wireless connectivity among Ethernet devices in industrial settings. The CR-SE radios have exceptional multipath fade rejection as well as immunity to jamming.

Ethernet PC Network Card

Get your PC on Ethernet too! This PC Ethernet adapter card is manufactured exclusively for AutomationDirect by Host Automation Products, L.L.C. This card is fully Plug-and-Play compatible and uses standard AMD PCNET II Family Ethernet Adapter drivers found in the Windows 98/ 2000/ NT/ XP operating systems.