PC Cards for Real-Time Ethernet and Fieldbus
￭ PC Cards in all common card formats
￭ Supporting all major industrial protocols as Master and Slave
￭ One hardware for all Real-Time Ethernet protocols
￭ Wide range of device drivers
￭ Same application interface for all networks
￭ NEW: M.2 2230 card format
￭ NEW: M12 connection technology for dedicated Real-Time Ethernet cards
The cifX PC card family is the unified standard supporting all Real-Time Ethernet and Fieldbus systems for PC based automation.
Choosing cifX technology gives customers the chance to meet user’s ever-changing requirements in a flexible and future-proven way. Based on the netX multiprotocol ASIC, all members of the unique cifX-family are using the same tools, drivers and application interface. Integrated once, a modification of the protocol, card format or connector technology is quick and easy. Furthermore, cifX technology supports as well master and slave functionality. The PC card executes the protocol stack autonomously and the process data exchange with the host is done via Dual-Port-Memory or DMA (Direct Memory Access).
cifX users can choose between 10 different card formats:
￭ PCI Express
￭ Low Profile PCI Express
￭ Mini PCI Express
￭ Mini PCI Express halfsize*
￭ PCI Express M.2 2230 ￭ PCI
￭ Compact PCI
￭ Mini PCI
￭ PCI-104
￭ PC/104
Moreover, eight different device drivers and a C-Toolkit are available:
￭ Windows
￭ Windows CE
￭ Linux
￭ VxWorks
￭ QNX
￭ INtime
￭ WinAC
￭ IntervalZero’s RTX
￭ C-Toolkit
Combined with a unique variety of Fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet Master and Slave protocols, the cifX portfolio always offers the right technology for your solution.
