Downloads NSHIELD 90-RE
General description of NSHIELD 90-RE netSHIELD "NSHIELD 90-RE"
Three steps to sccess
Program the Protocol Stack firmware of your choice into NSHIELD90-RE flash memory, using the netHOST utility
Mount the NSHIELD 90-RE onto your Nucleo board
Import STM32Cube Expansion projects into your System Workbench for STM32 workspace and start the evaluation
Refer to the following quick start guide and the user manual for more information.
Documentation
Quick start guide
Quick start guide to integrating Hilscher NSHIELD 90-RE into STM32 ecosystem
User manual
Further reading
Document | Content | Download |
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Dual Port Memory Interface | The structure and specification of the Dual Port Memory (parallel or serial connected), which acts as interface between netX (netSHIELD) and a host controller. | |
netX Dual-Port Memory | General definition of packets. Description of System services, Communication Channel services, and Protocol Stack services. | |
cifX Toolkit | Description and usage of the cifX Toolkit.
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netX 90 | The netX 90 is the newest addition to Hilscher’s SoC family that provides a superior solution with an unmatched protocol flexibility for a variety of industrial slave or device applications in the process and factory automation. |
PC utility
Tool | Purpose | Download |
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netHost | Update protocol firmware into the flash of netSHIELD
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CLI Flasher | erase, read and write flash memory on netSHIELD
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USB driver | Windows USB driver for CLI Flasher ATTENTION: from V2.4.11 support for NSHIELD 90-RE is added |
netX Firmware
The NSHIELD 90-RE board is delivered with a pre-loaded PROFINET evaluation firmware. To update the loadable firmware to the latest version or to evaluate other Real-Time Ethernet protocols, the netHOST PC utility can be used to update the firmware via the mini-B USB interface X3 (virtual COM port) on board.
The following firmware are free to download for evalution purpose. Please contact your Hilscher sales contact or visit https://www.hilscher.com in case of demand for full versions or other protocol stacks like SERCOS, Open Modbus/TCP, PROFIBUS, CANopen etc.
Evaluation firmware
Protocol | Evaluation firmware | Official release firmware | ||
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Version | Download | Current release | Link to Hilscher Technologies | |
PROFINET (PNS) | V5.5.0.5 | X090D001.nxi (use case C) | V5.7.0.1 | |
EtherCAT (ECS) | V5.4.0.7 | X090F001.nxi (use case C) | V5.5.0.0 | |
EtherNet/IP (EIS) | V5.4.0.0 | X090H001.nxi (use case C) | V5.4.0.7 | |
ECS/PNS/EIS |
| fwupdate.zip (use case C) |
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See Change the running protocol by simply resetting device with the installation parameter for more details about fwupdate.zip
Maintenance firmware
Use case C: MFW_netX90_filesystem.mxf
Use case A: MFW_netX90_flash.mxf
Since NSHIELD 90-RE is integrated with 8 MByte serial flash and 8 MByte SDRAM, the netX90 standard use case C firmware and maintenance firmware are installed by default.
STM32 Cube expansion SW
STM32 Cube expansion application examples |
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Further information
STM32 microcontrollers, evaluation boards and software are offered by the third-party ST Microelectronics, not affiliated to Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation.
Topic | Link |
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netSHIELD @ ST | |
STM32Cube Expansion @ ST | |
STM32 Microcontrollers | |
STM32 Nucleo evaluation boards | |
STM32Cube Expansions |
The contents of the websites of ST Microelectronics are beyond our responsibility and are not adopted as our own content.
Hardware
Files for NSHIELD 90-RE hardware |
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Terms and Conditions
Topic | Download |
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Hilscher terms and conditions | |
Hilscher STM32 Cube expansion Disclaimer | Disclaimer for use of free additional information from Hilscher.pdf |