netX represents the core product value of Hilscher’s communication product portfolio and offers the best-fit solution for every application to deliver a flexible, highly programmable real-time processing platform to connect to all relevant Industrial Ethernet and Fieldbus standards. In combination with a state-of-the-art Eco-system for development of hard- and software as well as a choice of development boards and connectors, netX supports a fast time-to-market of any industrial automation peripheral or controls application.
Hilscher’s netX communication processor family is already in use in millions of fieldbus and Ethernet nodes in the field since 2004 showing longevity and reliability for our automation market.
The netX 90, our latest processor, is the smallest multiprotocol SoC with highest integration level and separated Cortex-M4 application processor. With its unmatched protocol flexibility, the energy-efficient SoC enjoys great popularity in the process and factory automation market. Due to built-in security features for secure field and cloud connectivity, the netX 90 supports Industrial IoT enabled services.
Technical innovations associated with emerging technologies such as Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), Industrial IoT/I4.0 and Cloud Edge Computing push the boundaries in the industry for a new generation of communication processors with a leap in performance of up to factor 10 considering transfer rates and processing capabilities of connected devices. New netX family members are in design to enhance the actual portfolio towards OPC-UA FLC, Gigabit and TSN as well as cloud connectivity to further enhance and enable new data-driven business models in the industry 4.0 age.
