The state-of-the-art industrial Ethernet equipment offered by Moxa is at the forefront of the current industrial automation trend. In fact, Ethernet is quickly becoming the number one communication interface used in harsh, industrial environments that require an advanced networking capability.

The Industrial Ethernet Revolution
The industrial Ethernet movement evolved from the realization that Ethernet products designed for a comfortable, well-controlled office setting were not suitable for use in harsh, less predictable industrial environments. The main reason for this is that commercial Ethernet equipment cannot meet the high reliability requirements demanded by industrial applications. In addition, industrial environments can be extremely hot, or unbearably cold, so that specially designed, more robust network equipment is required.

The industrial Ethernet revolution was also fueled by the fact that an increasing number of device manufacturers, now produce products that come with a built-in Ethernet interface. This led many standards organizations and societies to introduce and promote Ethernet Industrial Protocol, which allows industrial control devices to be integrated into the same application. And since Ethernet is based on an open standard, users are not bound by product manufacturers' proprietary protocol and network structure. This simplifies the user's task substantially, since many different types of devices can communicate with each other by just plugging the devices into the same network.

When choosing which Ethernet equipment can best fulfill the requirements of your industrial application, and to ensure that your entire industrial system keeps running smoothly, you should look for industrial Ethernet products that have the following features:

• High reliability compared to office Ethernet products.
• Redundant power inputs to prevent single power failure.
• Support for ring topology to provide a redundant backup path.
• The ability to withstand extreme temperature conditions, such as from -40°C to 75°C.
• A rugged, high-strength casing to keep out harmful substances.
• Certification by industry regulatory agencies.
• The ability to withstand shock, drop, and vibration conditions. 
•  Line-swap fast recovery that responds when devices change their port position.

Moxa's Industrial Ethernet Solutions
Moxa designs, manufactures, and markets a wide array of Industrial Ethernet solutions, including redundant managed switches, unmanaged switches and industrial media converters and has one of the most recognized industrial Ethernet brand names in the world.

MOXA focuses on creating data networking products that provide end-users with reliable and cost-effective serial to PC, serial to Ethernet, and industrial Ethernet solutions. In fact, much of Moxa’s R&D resources are concentrated on serial-to-Ethernet and Ethernet switch technology, since the current trend is to use Ethernet as an overall communications backbone for both business and industry.

Managed Redundant Switches

EDS-726 Series NEW!
Industrial 26-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch—Modular, Managed, Redundant

EDS-508 Series
Industrial 8-port Managed Redundant Ethernet Switches

ED6008 Series
Industrial 8-port Managed Redundant Ethernet Switches

Unmanaged Switches 

EDS-405 Series
Industrial 5-port Unmanaged Redundant Ethernet Switches

EDS-308/305 Series
Industrial 8-port and 5-port Unmanaged Redundant Ethernet Switches

EDS-205
Industrial 5-port Unmanaged Ethernet Switch

While the use of Ethernet in manufacturing operations offers numerous advantages, it also presents certain challenges in network design. In order to ensure time critical control related data is reliably delivered, it is necessary to use switching hubs, which minimize network collisions in place of repeater hubs. But most switches were not designed to stand up to environmental hardships that may be found in industrial or harsh commercial environments.

The ENHSM overcomes this hurdle and provides the user a great deal of design flexibility. The rugged construction enables the device to be mounted anywhere in the factory (side of the machine, building pillar, rafters, etc.). When mated with an RJ-Lnxx® cordset, the ENHSM provides a sealed, IEC IP67 rated connection, that prevents ingress from common factory contaminants such as dirt, oil and water. Now the switch can be placed where it makes the most sense for the network layout, instead of
wherever the nearest sterile enclosure is located.

Even with all its rugged features, the switch still provides a high level of functionality, including the ability to support full-duplex communication and 10Mbps/100Mbps transmission speeds. With 1.4 Gbps of total bandwidth, the switch can simultaneously handle full wire speed communication on each port. A dedicated uplink port enables a connection to other switches without use of a crossover cable, while a variety of LED indicators provide status and diagnostic information at a glance. No programming is necessary, as the switch autolearns network addresses – just wire in 10-30V DC power, connect the patch cords, and you’re up and running.