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Serial interface solutions
It is widely known that the use of Fieldbus brought you, all of us really, considerable savings in terms of wiring, connectors, installation and set-up time, electronic diagrams or documentation.
At SMC, we´ve gone a step further by expanding the number of possibilities in industrial communication, bearing in mind the flexibility and versatility that markets currently demand. In short, with our Serial Interface solutions, you will "EXpand your communications":
Find out which products can help you communicate in any language and can connect to several valve manifolds. Moreover, the high degree of remote control and diagnosis allows entering the IIoT era.
Decentralised
Centralised
EXW1/EX600-W Series Compatible protocols: EtherNet/IPTM, PROFINET, CC-Link
EX600-W Series Compatible protocol: IO-Link
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EX500 Series Compatible protocols: EtherNet/IPTM, PROFINET
EX600 Series Compatible protocols: IO-Link, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IPTM, PROFINET, PROFIBUS DP, DeviceNet®, CC-Link, Modbus/TCP, Ethernet POWERLINK
EX260 Series Compatible protocols: IO-Link, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IPTM, PROFIsafe, PROFINET, PROFIBUS DP, DeviceNet®, CC-Link, CANopen, Ethernet POWERLINK
EX245 Series Compatible protocols: PROFIsafe, PROFINET. AIDA compliant
See examples below of applications where SMC's Serial Interface solutions have successfully expanded our customers' communications:
Suitable for material handling robots
Suitable for workpiece transfer
Quick connection in tool changes on robot arms
Collaborative robotics with improved machine safety
Suitable for the transport of solids, remote control