netHAT "NHAT 52-RE"
- Armin Beck
Due to the module’s preconfiguration there is no specific knowledge about network commissioning required.
Importing just use the provided netHAT device description files in the corresponding PLC's engineering tools is enough to get netHAT configured and operative.
Overall netHAT module demonstrates a subset of the capabilities of Hilscher’s Multiprotocol Network Controller SoC "netX52" in a very simple manner.
The advantage of netX52 is that independent of the loaded protocol firmware the software interface to its application remains the same - it is a a simple input and output data buffer for communications in both directions.
| Parameters | Value |
|---|---|
| Processor/Network Controller | netX 52 multiprotocol industrial network SoC |
| Firmware memory | 4 MB Quad SPI Flash |
| Communication interface | 2 x RJ45 Ethernet 100 BASE-TX |
| Provided protocol software (firmware) | PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP as device |
| Application exchangeable amount of process data | 32 bytes input and 32 bytes of output data |
| Host interface | SPI up to 125 MHz |
| Indicators | SYS LED for module status information COM LED for protocol-specific indications |
| Operating temperature | 0 ... + 50 °C |
| Operating voltage | +5 V / typ 300 mA |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 65 x 57 x 20 mm |
| CE marking | yes |
| RoHS compliant | yes |
| Compatible with | Raspberry Pi®4, 3, PI®2, Zero® |
| Module pinput/standard | HAT standard as defined by RaspberryPi® organization |
USAGE
This product serves for test, educational and teaching purposes in laboratory environments only. It is not made to be used in any productive environments or automation systems. Any liability is excluded with regard to usages within such productive industrial environments!
Description
The netHAT module upgrades a Raspberry Pi® to a Real-Time Ethernet capable slave device allowing the exchange of cyclic process data between a Pi application and a Real-Time Ethernet network. The module is compatible with the Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) specification of Raspberry. Pi and netHAT communicate via the SPI0 interface. Thanks to the multiprotocol capability of the Industrial Network controller netX the integration into networks such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP or EtherCAT is just a matter of a firmware load procedure. The DVD includes a ready-to-use driver that configures the module to 32 bytes input and 32 bytes output fix for each of the networks. Also included are the device description files needed for the network engineering softwares during commissioning times
GETTING STARTED
Documentation and software for netHAT product can be found here: netHAT Product DVD V1.0.0.1 - 2016 (image)
