A new Wireless Router 5G from HMS Networks supports Ericsson Industry Connect 5G networks, and allows users to get started with 5G in their own location. HMS also offers a ready-made starterkit for test and evaluation of typical industrial use cases. The Wireless Router 5G is developed by HMS Networks’ technology initiative “HMS Labs” and allows early adopters of 5G to try out the new technology. It is the first commercially available Industrial 5G router optimized for private networks to pass the CE conformance test. With 5G in a factory, users benefit from a wireless network, which is fit for industrial demands in terms of communication speeds and security – along with all the flexibility that comes with wireless. The Wireless Router 5G has been extensively tested with the Ericsson Industry Connect 5G solution in standalone (SA) operation using band n78. It enables users to create a robust cellular connection in an industrial production environment. Supporting 4G and 5G cellular technology, it is a communication solution for automated guided vehicles, AGVs, and other industrial machines. The Starterkit includes the Wireless Router
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HMS Networks releases commercially available industrial 5G router optimized for private networks.
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First industrial 5G router and starterkit
HMS offers a starterkit for evaluation of 5G and starting up a network with Ericsson Industry Connect.
5G and two industrial IO-Link sensors sending data across the 5G network. This allows users to try out 5G in their own facilities without having to set up applications of their own from scratch. Data from the sensors can be accessed using the Modbus TCP and MQTT protocols as well as in JSON format. There is also a web-based
demo ready to show the sensor data across the 5G network in a regular browser. Initially, the router is available only to users of the Industry Connect system from Ericsson. HMS Networks Visit Website
TwinCAT supports S7 communications The openness of PC-based control and the resulting array of connectivity options with other systems number among the fundamental advantages of TwinCAT automation software for industrial control applications. A new add-on now also enables easy and efficient communication with Siemens S7 controllers. TwinCAT 3 offers numerous options for connecting TCP/IP-based third party systems to the main control program: OPC UA, MQTT, HTTPS and Modbus are only a few prominent examples of an entire range of communication protocols. The TwinCAT S7 Communication (TF6620) function now expands this broad spectrum to include the S7 communication protocol. This product implementation enables reading and writing of variables from an S7 controller. The PLC application program carries this out directly – either via dynamically parameterizable PLC function blocks or via easily configurable I/O mapping. No additional hardware is required and the local TCP/IP network serves as the transport medium. 04.202 1
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TwinCAT software supports S7 protocol, enabling communication with Siemens S7 controllers.
TwinCAT 3 software now offers efficient connectivity with S7 controllers.
TwinCAT 3 highlights include: only one software for programming and configuration; Visual Studio integration; freedom in selecting programming languages; support for the object-oriented extension of IEC 61131-3; use of C/C++ as the programming language for real time applications; link to MATLAB/
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Simulink; open interfaces for expandability and adaptation to the tools landscape; and a flexible runtime environment. Beckhoff Visit Website
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