New Products

B&R Industrial Automation: Asset Performance Monitor is a cloud application based on ABB Ability, ABB's unifed, cross-industry offering of digital solutions. By giving OEMs a reliable overview of all their machines in the feld, it allows them to identify potential improvements, take service operations to the next level and unlock new business models and revenue streams.

Around the clock, Asset Performance Monitor delivers data about production rate, energy consumption and temperature. Users can define which information is required, and the application automatically calculates key performance indicators (KPIs) such as overall equipment effectiveness and provides opportunities for improvement. Asset Performance Monitor prepares the data and displays it in a clearly organized dashboard. OEMs can then use this data to implement welltargeted machine upgrades and offer their customers next-level service.

An edge device is installed on site to collect data from a machine or production line. It receives data from the machine controller via OPC UA and passes it on to the cloud using the MQTT protocol. The edge device automatically establishes a connection to the ABB Ability cloud and installs the necessary software. Simply logging in with a username and password gives the OEM access to Asset Performance Monitor and all the features it has to offer.

Gateway includes Ignition Edge

ORing: This all-in-one industrial gateway enables IIoT applications from the edge to the cloud. The IGMG-P83244GC+-D4G gateway has numerous features, including Ignition Onboard and Ignition Edge Onboard. The industrialgrade design is compliant with requirements of IEC 61850-3.

The new gateway has built-in 8-port Gigabit Ethernet with 4x10/100/1000Base-T(X) and 4xGigabit SFP Combo ports. The web-based Ignition platform can be used for humanmachine interface (HMI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Node-RED is also onboard, along with support for MQTT and other protocols. The Gateway is AT&T-certifed and can be purchased with a bundled SIM card and LTE data plan.

ORing develops own-branded products for industrial settings. The company has extensive experience in switch and wireless product design. ORing’s products have been deployed in surveillance, rail transport, industrial automation, power substations, renewable energy, and marine applications.

Unmanaged Ethernet switch

Antaira Technologies: The LNP-0800-60-24 series is an industrial 4PPoE unmanaged Ethernet switch featuring 4*10/100Tx 4PPoE Type 3 ports and 4*10/100Tx PoE+. Ports 1-4 support an IEEE 802.3bt Type 3 high power 4PPoE output up to 60W per port, ports 5-8 support an IEEE 802.3at PoE+ output up to 30W per port.

The switches are designed for expanding the network on the outer edge. Four ports of IEEE 802.3bt 60W 4PPoE power give users the flexibility to add intelligent devices to the network, while still maintaining 4 ports of IEEE 802.3at PoE+ 30W power needed for traditional PoE edge devices.

Non-management features allow for quick deployment almost anywhere on the network. Technicians, integrators, and non-administrative personal can install the switches without the hassle of provisioning or programming the switches, thus avoiding communication errors related to networking issues.

The LNP-0800-60-24 series is IP30 rated and DIN-rail mountable. The series supports standard operating temperatures of -10°C to 70°C or an extended operating temperature of -40°C to 75°C depending on the model, for demanding outdoor and harsh industrial applications. Balluff: A new family of single channel, analog interface modules simplifes confguration and integration of analog devices by interfacing with IO-Link. Because analog devices are widely used in factory automation controls architectures, these modules can save valuable time and resources.

Balluff is introducing four secondgeneration, single channel analog-to-IO-Link interface modules used to convert a variety of analog input data such as current, voltage, and RTD/thermocouple measurement to digital equivalent values. And having IO-Link onboard enhances diagnostic information available. The new modules are: analog input conversion of input data like current, voltage and RTDs; analog input for temperature measurement sensors, Type J, Type K, or RTDs; analog output module with voltage or current output confguration; and universal analog module, configure as either an analog input or analog output.

These modules further simplify installations by eliminating analog in-chassis interface boards and reducing additional analog network blocks. IO-Link lets users replace lengthy shielded cable runs with basic unshielded cables.

Industrial switch

Belden: With the new MSM60 module, the MSP40 Full Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 switch now features the option for 10 Gigabit uplink ports to meet increasing bandwidth needs.

The MSP40 switch offers a unique combination of features – all designed to help network engineers and system integrators keep pace with growing bandwidth requirements in large industrial networks.

The MSP40 switch supports also a module for applications that require more power, such as pan-tilt-zoom cameras. The Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) module easily offers an additional

120 watts of power, when needed. All modules on the MSP40 switch are hot swappable on a live network, allowing for total fexibility and more uptime during times of network maintenance or upgrades.

EtherNet/IP to Modbus

Comtrol: A flexible EtherNet/IP-to-Modbus gateway combines a full-featured EtherNet/ IP interface and advanced Modbus gateway functionality into a built-in, programmable Data Mapping sub-system that ties everything together and doubles as a Modbus concentrator. Add embedded web pages that provide extensive diagnostics, intuitive and flexible configuration options, secure interfaces and numerous maintenance options. The result is the DeviceMaster EIP-MOD frmware.

With this gateway, users can connect virtually any EtherNet/IP based PLC, SCADA, HMI, or OPC Server to most any Modbus master or slave device. And they can connect the Modbus slave devices and masters to each other as well.

Dual-Ethernet network security

Maple Systems: Dual-Ethernet HMIs conveniently divide competing connectivity demands between two separate networks, offering the benefts of connecting to the IIoT while increasing the reliability and security of a private control network dedicated to keeping machinery operating at peak performance.

The HMI becomes a gateway into a user's control network, and the PLC can transmit everything to the HMI without having to deal with slowdowns or network traffc. Meanwhile, the HMI can maintain a connection to the plant network for VNC monitoring, sending status reports, data log fles, and e-mail alarms. In the event of a catastrophic issue causing the main network to go down, the HMI maintains its PLC connection, which means the machine stays up and running.

Part of the Advanced Series, the HMI5043DL is designed for small spaces, and can function in portrait or landscape mode. The unit takes advantage of features in the free programming software, and proves to be cost effective for implementing enhanced capabilities.

Modbus-to-Ethernet/IP gateways

Phoenix Contact: A new device family of serial device servers and gateways enables a variety of protocols to be seamlessly integrated into a network or the simple migration of existing serial devices into the modern Ethernet.

The new Modbus-to-Ethernet/IP gateways can integrate existing Modbus devices (TCP or RTU slaves) into the Ethernet/IP protocol. In the process, the Modbus register will be easily and conveniently mapped in the Ethernet/ IP protocol and made available via web-based management.

There are variants with up to four serial interfaces (each RS-232/422/485) and with up to two Ethernet RJ45 ports. In combination with the extended temperature range of -40°C to +70°C and an extensive approval package (UL, IECEx, ATEX) the gateways are designed for a wide range of industries.

Industrial Controller

Rockwell Automation: Companies can defend their connected operations against security threats and have confdence that their control systems are designed with security in mind. The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5580 controller, with new enhancements, is now certifed compliant with the IEC 62443-4-2 security standard. confrms that the controller meets the global standard’s robust cybersecurity requirements. The controller achieved compliance with the addition of new security features to its frmware.

Security features within the ControlLogix 5580 controller include: user identifcation and authentication; continuous monitoring and logging; and integrity checks to help ensure

the product has not been altered.

The certifed controller builds on the 2018 certification of the Rockwell Automation Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) to the IEC 62443-4-1 standard. Rockwell Automation uses the SDL at all its global development locations to develop secure hardware and software products for connected operations.

The certifcation by third party TÜV Rheinland

Cloud connectivity

Moxa: New cloud connectivity features in the NPort IA(W)5000A-I/O Series serial device servers and MGate 5105-MB-EIP Series protocol gateways allow users to easily connect their serial devices to cloud systems for IIoT applications. The ready-to-run connectivity solutions can collect multiple kinds of feld data, such as serial, I/O, Modbus, and EtherNet/IP, and transmit these data to public cloud services, such as Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, or private cloud services, through generic MQTT. What’s more, these solutions feature intuitive user interfaces and easy-to-use functions, making the lives of engineers easy—from the setup to full operation.

The new series collect serial or I/O data, and its MGate 5105-MB-EIP Series collects EtherNet/ IP and Modbus RTU/TCP data.

Moxa’s serial device servers and protocol gateways feature user interfaces that complete settings confgurations within a few steps. The solutions support diagnostics tools to help users identify connection problems, so that devices can get connected to the cloud quickly.

Unstable connections can happen from time to time. Moxa’s solutions can help users avoid packet loss when connections are unstable.

Mencom: A wide range of interconnection solutions for the railway and mass transit industry are available. Not only are they shock, vibration and corrosion resistant while providing performance and reliability with a proven track record, but also fully compliant with all relevant railway standards as well as fre and smoke requirements. The railway connectors are used for data transmission along tracks, passenger rolling stock equipment including brakes and controls, signaling systems, and power transmission on trains and track systems.

Mencom M12 circular connectors are rugged, compact, durable, and sealed. This pre-assembled solution is especially able to withstand a variety of severe environmental, industrial and chemical conditions. In addition, Mencom M12 circular connectors are highly confgurable while featuring an IP67 rating and optional shielding.

The keyway codings are available in A-coding & B-coding (Actuator-sensor plug, DeviceNet, IO-Link and Profbus) and D-coding (Industrial Ethernet, Ethernet/ IP for Railway Applications). Custom solutions are also availalbe to meet unique specifcations of the railway. Mencom M12 connectors are UL listed.

M8 connection solutions

PROVERTHA: The company is extending its portfolio of compact M8 connection solutions with versions in stainless steel (V4A) featuring A-coding and crimp termination (AWG 26 – 22). The 360° shielded M8 connectors with IP67 protection are designed for demanding applications in Industrial Ethernet networks such as EtherCAT. With their high robustness, vibration resistance and torsional strength,

they ensure a reliable, functionally stable Ethernet connection and interference-free data transmission.

The new 3 and 4-pin male and female versions with twisted crimp contacts are specially designed for demanding requirements in the medical technology and food industries. The V4A-M8 connectors are also used in cleanroom environments in industry and in off-shore applications. Other applications that benefit from the advantages of the new M8 connectors include automatic stamping machines and robot applications in industrial automation, with high demands on shock and vibration resistance and torsional strength.

In devices, machines and systems of the food industry and medical technology, the highest demands are placed on components and materials with regard to degree of protection, cleanliness, corrosion resistance and hygiene. During machine cleaning, cleaning agents and disinfectants are often used, which can cause corrosion. The same applies to offshore environments with aggressive salt water. PROVERTHA meets these special requirements with the new stainless steel M8 connectors. The connectors can be washed off with standard cleaning agents and are resistant to corrosion.

BACnet/IP license for IP gateway

Inovonics: A new BACnet/IP license is available for its IP gateway serving customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the European Union.

An Inovonics IP gateway with a BACnet/ IP license combines the functionality of an Inovonics serial receiver with the fexibility of an IP appliance, receiving Inovonics EchoStream data and outputting messages in BACnet/IP. With the BACnet/IP license, building automation providers can seamlessly integrate Inovonics commercial grade wireless monitoring directly into a building automation system.

The IP gateway with BACnet/IP features an Inovonics serial receiver and BACnet driver into a single product, the option of power over Ethernet or line power, over-the-air update capability, external LEDs for power, IP connectivity and message receipt and storage capacity for up to 150 transmitters for 30 days. Ublox: A new 5G-ready cellular module and chipset is available for low power wide area IoT applications. The module offers wireless technology integration with end-to-end device and data security, making it a choice for missioncritical or long life cycle IoT applications.

The SARA-R5 series of LTE-M and NB-IoT modules for low power wide area (LPWA) IoT applications, is the company's most advanced, secure and highly integrated cellular product. The module, built on the u-blox UBX-R5 cellular chipset and the u-blox M8 GNSS receiver chip, offers end-to-end security and long product availability, making it an option for IoT applications with long-term device deployments.

The module also features a lightweight and low power pre-shared key (PSK) management system that is tailored to the needs of IoT applications, along with a comprehensive set of security features.

With mobile network operators announcing their plans to roll out 5G networks, 5G readiness is becoming a key factor in selecting cellular communication modules. LTE-M and NB-IoT are forward-compatible with 5G networks and, by implementing key LTE-M and NB-IoT features from 3GPP Release 14, SARA-R5 offers customers a smooth transition towards 5G via software upgrades to already deployed devices.

IO-Link gateway

Bosch Rexroth: Connectivity is becoming increasingly important in new and existing systems as a decisive lever for increasing availability, including in metallurgy. Rexroth is now taking advantage of the benefts of the open standard IO-Link in order to digitally

connect hydraulic valves and sensors easily and reliably without having to interfere with the process control.

In parallel to analog controls, the open standard IO-Link provides numerous ways of digitally retrieving operating states and diagnostic information. This type of information improves process reliability and increases availability. Rexroth can now equip its 4WRPEH analog proportional control valves and HEDE10 pressure switches with the IO-Link interface. The point-to-point connection transfers data in parallel to the feld bus without having to interfere with the process control.

Human Machine Interfaces

Red Lion Controls: New 12.1” Outdoor Graphite HMI can be used in the most demanding sunlight readable applications. With all cast-aluminum construction, the Graphite series provides the industry’s frst rugged HMI solution to combine a wide range of versatile plug-in modules with protocol conversion, data logging and web-based monitoring and control.

The Graphite series allows customers to easily connect, monitor and control processes in industries that include manufacturing, oil and gas and water/wastewater. The Graphite series offers a range of plug-in modules that enable customers to easily integrate digital and analog I/O, as well as advanced communications modules to create powerful HMI solutions today, with an option to expand to meet changing business requirements.

Web-based control system

Siemens: Simatic PCS neo is a brand-new system software, which offers companies in the process industry unique opportunities in the age of digitalization. Main features include global web-based collaboration in engineering and operation and an intuitive user interface that displays all relevant information in a single workbench.

Users benefit from an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) that allows them to reach any application with just a few clicks. Simatic PCS neo’s workbench makes it easy to change between the Engineering and the Monitoring & Control view at any time. The seamless objectoriented data model increases effciency and quality over the entire plant lifecycle.

Simatic PCS neo enables global collaboration between all project team members since all system information can be accessed at any time, from any location easily and directly using a secure web connection. The web-based system allows multiple users to work in parallel and does not require local software installation. With central, object-oriented data management, Simatic PCS neo ensures consistent, reliable data at all times.

smartDESIGNER uses HTML5

WAGO: The company's smartDESIGNER software has updated to a HTML5 version, continuing to keep ease for the customer in mind. With this updated version of smartDESIGNER, users can create complete custom assemblies and streamline their design process.

This updated version also includes the integration of smartSCRIPT, making the new smartDESIGNER a seamless design program for marking WAGO components as well. Benefits of the updated smartDESIGNER include: no installation, no updating, access anywhere, newest WAGO components available immediately and the software is free. This updated version is designed to assist in every step of a project through planning, documenting, building and labeling.

Microcontrollers with EtherCAT

Renesas Electronics: The RX72M Group of RX microcontrollers (MCUs) feature an EtherCAT slave controller for industrial Ethernet communication. The new flagship product group for the Renesas RX family offers a high-performance, single-chip MCU solution with large memory capacities for industrial

equipment requiring control and communication functions such as compact industrial robots, programmable logic controllers, remote I/O, and industrial gateways. The use of EtherCAT in industrial Ethernet is growing, and is currently used on dedicated MCUs, ICs, and high-end system-on-chip (SoC) devices specialized for EtherCAT communication. The new RX72M Group achieves the performance of a 1396 CoreMark score at 240MHz as measured by EEMBC Benchmarks, and it is capable of both application processing and EtherCAT communication. Combining a motor-control MCU with on-chip EtherCAT slave functions allows industrial application developers reduce their bill of materials (BOM) and support the miniaturization levels required for industrial equipment design.

Antenna for dual-band WLAN

Antenova: A new, ultra-compact dual-band Wi-Fi antenna has been added to its range of tiny embedded antennas. The antenna, named Minuta, is a ceramic antenna measuring 1.0mm x 0.5mm x 0.5mm making it one of the smallest embedded antennas available today.

Antenova has developed this antenna for the newer 4.9-5.9GHz frequency which is less cluttered than 2.4-2.5GHz and gives enhanced performance with less interference.

The Minuta antenna, part number SRC2W006, operates at 2.4-2.5GHz and 4.9-5.9GHZ and matches the Wi-Fi 802.11a/h/j/n/p/ac standards.

It offers designers some useful flexibility in the layout of a PCB, as it does not need a position on a corner, it can be placed along one of the long edges of a board.

Microchip: A terabit-scale Ethernet PHY integrated into a single chip, the META-DX1 family combines Ethernet ports from 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to 400 GbE, Flexible Ethernet (FlexE), Media Access Control Security (MACsec) link encryption and nanosecond timestamping accuracy at terabit capacity.

The industry is transitioning from 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to 400 GbE to support traffic within hyperscale data centres. According to Cisco’s Global Cloud Index, this traffc will quadruple by 2021 with data centre-to-data centre traffc growing at more than a 30 percent Cumulative Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). The META-DX1 enables line cards to quadruple in capacity, from 3.6 terabits per second (Tbps) to 14.4 Tbps with 36 ports of 400 GbE or 144 ports of 100 GbE, while supporting key features needed by service providers.

The META-DX1 MACsec engine secures traffc leaving the data centre or enterprise premises. FlexE enables both cloud and telecom service providers to meet capacity requirements while reducing fibre-plant capital expenditures by optimally configuring links beyond today’s fxed-rate Ethernet so they can use low-cost, high-volume optics. highest-density 400 GbE and FlexE connectivity.

Industrial RJ45 solution

TE Connectivity: The company now offers industrial discrete magnetics for Ethernet, complementing existing RJ45 Jacks with integrated magnetics. Industrial discrete magnetics enable extra design flexibility in designing Ethernet Interfaces, with optimizations for improved transmission characteristics and over-voltage requirements.

The new parts meet refow soldering profles with temperatures of 260 degrees Celsius. This allows users to shorten their production cycle, since all components in a device can be soldered in a single step. Furthermore, the parts have an extended operating temperature range of minus 40 to 105 degrees Celsius, allowing customers to use them in industrial environments where higher ambient temperatures previously excluded them.

Expanded HMI family

IDEC: A top-of-the-line HMI maximizes display space, improves visibility, and delivers brightness and backlight life.

Communications capabilities are bolstered by the addition of BACnet/IP, suitable for a wide range of building automation and HVAC applications. Support is included for over 100 other serial and networking industrial protocols such as Modbus RTU Master/Slave and Modbus TCP/IP. Up to four protocols can be used simultaneously, allowing the HG5G-V to exchange data with many sources and systems.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) functionality allows users to configure the HMI as an FTP Client or Server for transferring programs— and for copying or moving fles between local memory, an external memory device or a cloudbased fle, database or data storage platform. This provides a convenient and effective remote fle transfer method.

RJ45 connectors

HARTING: VarioBoot RJ45 overmolded patchcords introduce the flexibility of controlling the angle and orientation of the RJ45 connectors for an option to ft inside of an electrical enclosure or a control cabinet.

The HARTING VarioBoot RJ45 supports all matters of routing paths without the risk of interference or transmission loss. This is made possible by an anti-kink sleeve and an adjustable RJ45 head. Paths that were once diffcult to feed RJ45 cables through are now a breeze. Rounded off by its low height, the HARTING VarioBoot RJ45 offers a solution for a variety of RJ45 applications.

The HARTING VarioBoot RJ45 is IP20 rated with durable locking levers. It features up to 10Gbit/s Cat.6A transmission performance. Different cable jackets are available for FRNC, PVC, and PUR cables.

TwinCAT Scope supports OPC UA

Beckhoff Automation: TwinCAT 3 Scope consists of Scope View for the graphical display of signal curves and Scope Server for the actual data logging. The Scope Server can be installed on a target device for autonomous logging (without the View component if desired) or on the corresponding engineering system together with Scope View for remote logging.

The latter solution offers the advantage that no additional software has to be installed on the target device. As a result, no updates to TwinCAT controllers are required, and devices without TwinCAT do not have to be modifed in order to display their data graphically in Scope View.

For logging measured signals, the Scope Server now not only features a TwinCATspecifc ADS channel, but it also offers support for another standardised communication channel, which is realised as an OPC UA client. The widespread use of OPC UA in automation technology enables TwinCAT Scope to acquire and display measured data in a vendorindependent way. With OPC UA, this can be achieved reliably and securely, especially if certifcates are used.

The TwinCAT Target Browser, used for managing connected data sources, has also been expanded with OPC UA support. It enables browsing in the namespaces of connected OPC UA servers. This feature can be used to select the desired variables for logging by the Scope Server with confguration options for certifcate-protected access. A TwinCAT 3 Engineering installation includes both a Scope View and a local Scope Server.