Ethernet-APL

From hazardous areas to the cloud: with ranges of up to 1000 meters and transmission speeds of 10 Mbit/s, Ethernet-APL is paving the way for the Internet of Things in process automation. Existing installations can be used and existing plants can be modernized at low cost. Decades of experience make us a competent partner as you prepare for Industry 4.0.

The Ethernet-APL rail field switch is the first switch with Ethernet-APL. It allows users in process plants to deploy Ethernet beyond the control room throughout the plant for the first time. The field switch provides seamless, transparent and simultaneous access to field instrumentation. It enables entirely new applications and therefore new work processes for how users work with instrumentation and all other devices installed in the field of process plants.

This brings digital communication via two-wire Ethernet into the field of process plants and allows for easy implementation of IIoT applications into process automation applications. All parties involved, from the planner to the user to the maintenance personnel, are therefore able to reduce risks and increase safety, quality and yield.

The fastest and most efficient way to continuously communicate large amounts of data from hazardous areas to the cloud

*Cable length of up to 1,000 m and a transfer rate of 10 Mbit/s
*Two-wire cable: Data and power are transmitted simultaneously along the same cable
*Common physical layer for all devices that provides barrier-free communication between the office and the field
*Access to valuable field device data anytime, anywhere enhances transparency and control
*Enables analytics based on previously unavailable data for improved plant performance and availability
*Easy migration and simple, cost-effective plant modernization with automatic detection of fieldbus communication