Phoenix Contact serial device servers and gateways

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Phoenix Contact has released a range of device servers and gateways that make it easy to integrate serial devices in Ethernet-based automation networks. The increasing digitalisation and networking of production systems requires protected transmission. To achieve this, 256-bit AES data encryption has been implemented in all devices.

In addition to the transparent conversion of ASCII serial data into Ethernet datagrams, the gateways allow for the integration of serial devices with Industrial Ethernet protocols such as Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP. For flexible use, devices are available with one, two or four serial ports, and with one or two Ethernet connections. The integrated switch supports easy networking with other Ethernet devices. Several serial devices can be easily connected to a device server and integrated in an automation network.