Anybus X-gateway - CANopen Master/Slave

HMS introduces a major enhancement to the X-gateway family, releasing 10 completely new designed CANopen Master (Manager) / Slave gateways in small slim-line housing.

The new powerful CANopen X-gateways allow any CANopen enabled device with slave functionality to communicate with almost any other fieldbus or industrial Ethernet network. The CANopen gateway series includes versions for all popular fieldbusses such as Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus, ControlNet and for industrial Ethernet with Profinet, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and Modbus-TCP, including integrated 2-port switch technology.

Application Examples
Typical applications are CANopen based networks which need to be integrated into higher functional fieldbus or industrial Ethernet networks. X-gateway CANopen is tailor-made for usage in machines and systems in target markets include machine building, transportation, infrastructure, medical and all types of energy distribution and control applications including renewable energies. Typical applications include communication between e.g. Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric, Beckhoff, ABB PLCs and CANopen- enabled drives, sensors, actuators, or measuring equipment.

Industrial networking made easy!
The X-gateway CANopen combines simplicity and usability with industrial robustness, making communication across different industrial network types easy and reliable. The gateways are easily integrated into any kind of industrial automation system, ensuring a seamless information flow between CANopen and 10 other fieldbus / Ethernet networks. The fact that Anybus X-gateways combine high reliability and flexibility make them indispensible connectivity tools for system integrators and plant operators within all industries.

CANopen Master configuration
The uplink fieldbus or Ethernet slave interface is configured with a standard device description file (GSD / EDS) and the standard engineering tool of the PLC. No programming is required. The gateways transmit I/O data completely transparent between the two networks - I/O data from the uplink fieldbus / Ethernet network is mapped into CANopen PDOs and vice versa.

For the configuration of the CANopen master interface, any standard CANopen configuration tool can be used. Anybus X-gateway CANopen is supplied with a CANopen configuration manager which is included in the price of the gateway and can be downloaded from the support pages of this website. The configuration manager will only work with HMS CANopen master gateways.

  KEY BENEFITS
    Connects CANopen slave devices to 10 Fieldbus and Industrial Ethernet networks
    Provides CANopen Master/Slave functionality on one side, and Fieldbus/Ethernet slave functionality on the other
    Allows for transparent transfer of I/O data between CANopen and another network
    CANopen Master (manager) functionality allows for connection of up to 126 CANopen slave devices
    CANopen network configuration using any standard CANopen configuration tool possible
    Supplied with a CANopen configuration manager for easy network configuration. No programming required
    Fieldbus or Ethernet slave interface is configured with a standard device description file (GSD / EDS)
    IT functions such as dynamic Web server, supporting downloadable customer specific web pages
    Integrated 2-port switch on Ethernet versions allows for infrastructure cost reduction savings
    3 year product guarantee from date of shipment