Harting Ha-VIS FTS 3100s-A fast ethernet switch

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The Ha-VIS FTS 3100s-A fast ethernet switch offers Fast Track Switching technology and is designed to satisfy the majority of performance and determinism requirements in ethernet networks in automation.

The switch detects real-time automation frames and uses cut-through switching to accelerate their transmission. These automation frames are always forwarded before other types - they are prioritised over non-real-time frames.

The FTS 3100s-A with 10 fast ethernet ports is an unmanaged switch that can be configured with the FTS Manager via a USB interface. It combines a plug-and-play device with individual setting options tuned to the particularly automation application.

Port-related settings, such as data rate, duplex mode and port mirroring, are easy to set up.

The FTS Manager allows users to select the automation protocols that are to be detected and put on the fast track. Profinet, EtherNet/IP and ModbusTCP are the protocols that are currently available, and they can be preconfigured and then activated with a single click.

There are also options that allow other profiles to be detected and transported in FTS mode. This enables users to profit from FTS, even for their specific protocols - the switch can be optimised to almost any application, although the factory setting can handle the requirements in most cases. Users also have a safe and reliable tool for saving and loading the settings when the optional pluggable memory card is added.