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CC-LinkIEFieldBasicExtendsCC-LinkIEcompatibilityto100MbitEthernetdevicesOnlyrequiressoftwaredevelopmentTCP/IP&UDP/IPcompatible15thNEWAddCC-LinkIEcompatibilityto100MbitdevicesCC-LinkIEFieldBasic(or"BasicMode")isanewadditiontothefamilyofCC-LinkIEopennetworktechnologiesthatwillenabledevicevendorstoeasilyaddCC-LinkIEcompatibilitytoanyproductwitha100MbitEthernetport.
BasicModeiseasilyimplementedondevicesormastercontrollersbysoftwarealone,enablingcompatibilitytobeaddedtoexistingproductswithoutanyhardwaremodification.
Thissignificantlyreducesthecostofdevelopmentandtimetomarket.
CC-LinkIEwasthefirst,andisstilltheonlyopenindustrialEthernetprotocolofferinggigabitspeedsandthehighbandwidthrequiredinmoderndata-critical,real-timeapplications.
Assuchithasbecomeade-factoprotocolforbusinesseslookingtooptimiseproductivityandfuture-prooftheiroperationsinlinewithanticipatedincreasesindatatransmissionrequiredbyanIndustry4.
0productionenvironment.
However,thereareproductsandlowerlevelapplicationswherethebenefitsofgigabitperformancearestillbeingunderstood,soCLPAhasrespondedwithBasicModewhichcanbeimplementedonanyexisting100Mbitdevice.
Moreover,becauseBasicMode'sstackiscompatiblewithTCP/IP&UDP/IP,itblendsseamlesslywithotherEthernet-basedtechnologies(includingswitches,cables,connectorsandwirelesssystems).
Finally,amastercontrollerforthenetworkisalsopurelysoftwarebased,soanyindustrialPCorotherEthernetequippedcontrollercanberapidlydeployedtorunaBasicModenetworkwithouttheneedforanyspecialinterfacecards,driverdevelopmentorotheradditionalwork.
ProductdevelopmentAnyexistingproductwitha100MbitEthernetportcanhaveBasicModefunctionalityadded.
TheCLPAcanprovideC-Languagebasedsamplecodealongwithdevelopmentguidelinestoshowhowimplementationshouldbecarriedout.
SincethecodealsousesWinsock(WindowsAPIsocket)thenportingtootherenvironmentsismadesimple.
OverviewRobotRemoteI/OHMIBarcodereaderVisionsensorInverterMotioncontrolStandardEthernetcommunication(HTTP,FTP,etc.
)WirelessLANAdapterStandardswitchCycliccommunicationbetweenthemasterstationandslavestationsPLC,PC,IPC(Masterstation)Remotemaintenance&diagnosticsParametersetting/statusmonitoringforslaveswithbuilt-inwebserverInformationfromslavestationsSeamlessinformationsharingbySLMPcompatibledevicesACSP+(deviceprofile)creationtoolisavailabletoproducethenecessaryfilesforconfiguringanetwork.
Finally,asemi-automatedconformancetesttoolisalsoavailabletochecktheoverallfunctionofthedeviceinordertoassurecorrectoperation.
HowdoesitworkTobuildaBasicModenetwork,youneedamastercontrollerandanumberofslavestations.
Foreachdevice,theBasicModenetworkoperationisonlyimplementedinsoftware.
Thisistrueoftheslavedevicesandalsothemastercontroller.
Sothisallowsavarietyofdifferenttypesofmastertobedeveloped–anindustrialPC,aPLC,anembeddedboardorsomeothertypeofsystem.
Thedevicesallcommunicateusingcyclic(synchronous)exchangeofdatameaningthatnetworkupdatesareperformedonaregularschedule.
AwidevarietyofdifferentdevicessuchasI/O,HMI,robots,visionsystems,barcodescanners,invertersandservodrivescanhaveBasicModesupportaddedtomakeacomprehensiveautomationsolutionthataddressesI/Oandmotioncontrol.
ConventionalEthernetinfrastructureisusedtobuildthenetwork,soexistingswitches,cableandwirelessLANadapterscanallbeused.
Finally,aBasicModenetworkcanalsobeconnectedtoagigabitCC-LinkIEFieldnetworkviaagatewayadapter.
ThebenefitsBasicModenowprovidesalldevicemakerswhowereinvestigatingCC-LinkIEsupportthechancetodevelopproductsforthenetworkontheirexisting100Mbitdeviceswithonlysoftwaredevelopment.
Thismeansthatnowapotentiallymuchlargercatalogueofdevicescanbedeveloped,providingeverincreasingfreedomofchoiceandapplicationflexibilitytomachinebuildersandendusers.
Italsoallowsadiverseportfolioofproductstobedeveloped–bothgigabitforhigherperformanceapplications,and100Mbitforlessdemandingapplications.
IndustrysupportTheCLPAhasbeenworkingtorecruitindustryleadingdevicevendorsforsupportofBasicMode.
CurrentlyBalluff,CKD,Hilscher,IDEC,MitsubishiElectric,Molex,PhoenixContact,RenesasElectronics,andothersareallconsideringproductdevelopment.
Moreareexpectedtojointhelistinthenearfuture.
BasicModevs.
SLMPCLPAoffersacomplementarytechnologytoBasicMode.
SLMP(SeamlessMessageProtocol)alsoallowsCC-LinkIEnetworksupporttobeaddedtoadevicebysoftwaredevelopmentalone.
ThekeydifferenceisthatSLMPisintendedfortransient(asynchronous)individualconnectionsbetweenamastercontrollerandadevice,whereasBasicModeisintendedforthecreationofanetworkwherethedevicesallcommunicatecyclically(synchronously).
StackConfigurationEthernetEIA-485IPTCP/UDPHTTP/FTPetcUserapplicationsNetworkEthernetcommunicationdriverEthernetprotocolstackApplicationsoftwareCommunicationspeed100MbpsImplementationmethodSoftwareTopologyStarCableCategory5eorbetterMaximumnumberofconnectedstationspernetwork64CycliccommunicationSupportedMaximumnumberoflinkdevicespernetworkRX,RY8192bitsRWr,RWw4096wordsMaximumnumberoflinkdevicesperstation(Max4stationsoccupied)RX,RY512bitsRWr,RWw256wordsTCP/IP&UDP/IPCompatibleSpecificationsCCLinkPartnerAssociation-EuropeITel:+4921024867988email:partners@clpa-europe.
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Termsandconditionsapply.
GetonboardwithBasicMode!
CLPAmakesiteasyforyoutobeginyourdevelopmentforBasicMode.
WecanofferthefollowingsuiteofresourcestogetonboardwithBasicMode:Technicalspecifications.
UnderstandthekeytechnologiesofBasicModeandhowtheyfitwithyourdesign.
AvailablefreeofchargetoallRegisteredpartners.
Samplecode&developmentguidelines.
Toreduceyourdevelopmenteffort,theCLPAprovidesdocumentedsamplecodeanddevelopmentguidelinesfreeofchargeforfastertimetomarket.
Conformancetestspecifications.
Conformancetestingmaximizescustomerconfidence.
Testspecificationsforbothmasterandslavedevicesareavailable.
Self-certificationtool.
Softwarebased,freeofchargeself-certification.
Officialcertification.
GetofficialCLPAdevicecompliancecertification-availablefor500.
00Benefitsofofficialcertification.
GetworldwideproductexposureviatheofficialCLPAproductcatalogue(on-lineandprint).
AccesstoCLPA'sglobalpromotionalactivities,includingfairs,seminars,webinars,socialmedia,pressreleases,jointpromotionandotherpossibilities.
Contactusatpartners@clpa-europe.
comtolearnmore.
AccesstoitemsoutlinedaboverequiresRegularmembership(EUR1,000.
00peryear).
AccesstothetechnicalspecificationsrequiresRegisteredmembership(freeofcharge).
Toqualifyforfreeofficialcertification,aRegularpartnermustcompletetheirproductdevelopmentwithinsixmonthsoftheendoftheofferperiod.
Termsandconditionssubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Specialoffer!
TomarkthelaunchofBasicMode,CLPAisofferingfreeofficialcertification(a500value).
Availableuntil31stOctober2017.
InitialsupportforBasicModeisunderconsiderationbytheseleadingCLPApartners: