AsiaInfo Launches 4-Port TSN PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Card Solution

The global COVID-19 novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continues to spread, gradually affecting the operation mode and work habits of the manufacturing industry around the world. Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) between humans and machines is used to improve factory production efficiency and manufacturing quality. This general trend brings a new development opportunity for the smart factory automation industry.

Time-sensitive network (TSN) technology is a series of IEEE 802.1 standards set by the IEEE TSN working group based on the second layer of the data link layer of the seven-layer network OSI model. Some of the latest TSN technologies are still in the process of standardization. Through TSN technology, standard Ethernet can also meet the real-time data transmission requirements such as Hard Real-time, Deterministic, and low latency that industrial communication networks must have. Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture (OPC UA) technology is a cross-platform industrial communication protocol standard set by the OPC Foundation based on the application layer of the seven-layer network OSI model, providing a common communication between different industrial automation machines and machines (M2M). language. The combination of TSN technology and OPC UA communication protocol technology provides the key technology for realizing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrial Internet (Industrial Internet), and will also become a rising star of a new generation of industrial communication technology in the future.

ASIX Electronics Corporation has been deeply engaged in the research and development of TSN technology, and today released a new product AXM57104 (PCIe Gigabit Ethernet card integrating 4 TSN ports), which is the first EtherCAT slave controller chip in Greater China and dedicated for EtherCAT slave stations. After the communication SoC solution, a solution that can further integrate IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operation Technology).

The AXM57104 is compliant with the PCI Express 2.1 Gen 1 standard, and supports a variety of IEEE-compliant time-sensitive networking (TSN) advanced functions, including IEEE 802.1AS-Rev timing and synchronization for time-sensitive applications, IEEE 802.1Qav time-sensitive data stream forwarding, and Queue (FQTSS): Specific Credit-Based Shaper (CBS), IEEE 802.1Qbv Time Aware Shaping (TAS) and IEEE 802.1Qci Per-Stream Filtering and Management (PSFP), etc. AXM57104 supports in-line application programming (IAP) function, which can easily realize online firmware update to meet the possible future TSN standard update requirements, and supports 32 simultaneous I/Os and 1 pulse per second (PPS) signal output.

AXM57104 can be applied to various industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) product applications that need to support TSN network functions. Using TSN and OPC UA technology, real-time operational technology (OT) and non-real-time information technology (IT) can be integrated. The same network, and then efficiently integrates real-time information related to intelligent manufacturing such as manufacturing, material procurement, inventory management, product sales, etc., to create a smart factory production environment with high efficiency and high flexibility.

(Figure 1) AsiaInfo AXM57104 4-port TSN PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Card Solution

AsiaInfo can provide the AXM57104 development board support kit (BSP) to speed up the customer’s product design process. AsiaInfo has the best technical team to provide customers with the most professional and timely technical services. For more information about AsiaInfo products, please contact sales@asix.com.tw by email, or visit the AsiaInfo website https://www.asix.com.tw/.

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