Industrial Automation Magazine India

Pepperl+Fuchs launches innovative AS-Interface 3 Gateways

Published on : Thursday 03-11-2022

A sophisticated design, modern operating concept, multiprotocol capability, and IIoT capability take the AS-Interface 3 gateways to a new level.

 

November 2022 – AS-Interface has long been established as a simple and cost-effective solution for integrating sensors and actuators in the field. But for almost 20 years, there have been no changes at all to one of the most important system components — the AS-Interface gateways. The innovative AS-Interface 3 gateways from Pepperl+Fuchs are opening up completely new opportunities in this regard. A sophisticated design, modern operating concept, multiprotocol capability, and IIoT capability take the AS-Interface 3 gateways to a new level and provide significantly simplified operation for customers. Ingeniously simple and consistently well thought-out — just as customers have come to expect from AS-Interface 3.

 Sophisticated design

• Extremely narrow design with a width of just 37.9 mm

• Tool-free connection using spring terminals at the front

• 3x RJ45 plugs for easy communication

 Modern operating concept

• Easy configuration due to integrated web server

• Display showing all information about mobile end devices

• Operating push buttons for easy commissioning

 

Multiprotocol capability

• PROFINET and Ethernet/IP in a single device

• Quick switching via the web server or operating push button

• Simple machine standardisation

 

IIoT capability

• REST API for IIoT communication

• Access to all data about the gateway and connected AS-Interface devices

• Streamlined protocol for machine-to-machine communication

 

The Pepperl+Fuchs Group is one of the leading companies for industrial sensor technology and explosion protection. The headquarters in Mannheim, Germany, represent the core of the company's technical expertise, where engineers and specialists research and develop the latest technologies and products.