netTAP 100 is the protocol converter for sophisticated conversions and supports two port Real-Time Ethernet to serial, Fieldbus to Fieldbus, Real-Time Ethernet to Fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet to Ethernet conversions. It supports slave and master functionality in any combination. There are no restrictions on the master functionality when it is master licensed.

A memory card slot allows the user to save firmware and configuration data on a removable card. In case of a field failure all that is necessary to bring the plant back on line in seconds is to move the memory card from the old netTAP 100 onto a spare unit.

netTAP 100 includes netSCRIPT to create own serial protocols with the scripting language Lua. A full featured development environment is included in the delivery. It allows the comfortable and rapid programming of any proprietary serial protocol and the I/O data pre-processing during the conversion into the other field protocol.