Simplifying the process – from engineering to maintenance

Configuration, commissioning, diagnosis, and maintenance of sercos III networks is quite easy. You concentrate on the application – sercos III will manage your network, so you don’t have to deal with problems and troubleshooting.

All devices are connected with standard CAT5e cables. The network is synchronized and ready to go following a brief initialization phase. Devices which have been hot-plugged are automatically integrated into the communication and real-time data exchange during ongoing operation.

The benefits

• Automatic device detection eliminates the need for pre-settings and address allocation during start-up. Address switches are available to set addresses manually if necessary
• Automatic detection and resolution of address conflicts
• Simple, robust cabling avoids mistakes during installation and maintenance, because both device ports function identically, and there is no need to distinguish between the two when cables are attached
• Simple spare part management, because patch and cross-over cables are interchangeable
• Service PCs can be attached to the sercos III network even if no master hardware is present during installation
• Full diagnostic capability including automatic detection of the topology and connection order of the nodes, localization and circumvention of cable breaks
• Hot-plugging makes it possible to repair or modify the system without affecting the rest of the network
• Option for vertical integration through the use of Ethernet-based protocols