Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, today introduced the new
MicroZed™ Industry 4.0 Ethernet Kit (I4EK), enabling multi-protocol
Industrial Ethernet solutions based on the Xilinx® Zynq®-7000
All Programmable SoC and Anybus® technology from HMS
Industrial Networks. Offering seamless hardware and software integration
across networks, the I4EK allows designers creating leading edge
applications in smart factory automation such as networked sensors,
actuators and motor control to avoid months of development and debug of
their embedded systems.
The I4EK out-of-box reference design demonstrates a Slave EtherCAT®
controller executed entirely in the programmable logic of the Xilinx
Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. A soft master is executed on a host PC
using Beckhoff TwinCAT software. Reference designs for EtherCAT,
Ethernet Powerlink, PROFINET® RT/IRT, EtherNet/IP™
and Modbus-TCP protocol are provided by the Anybus IP from HMS
Industrial Networks. In order to help speed development, no fees are
required for evaluation versions of these reference designs and they are
enabled after signing an evaluation license with HMS.
Customers can use the I4EK to evaluate HMS Anybus® IP for
Xilinx built upon the award-winning Anybus CompactCom™ technology, which
provides the most widely used protocols with a unified API. Deployed
products are licensed with a tiny single-wire security chip.
“This kit brings together production-ready embedded hardware and IP to
simplify the task of developing equipment that supports multiple high
performance Industrial Ethernet protocols,” said Matt Brown, technical
marketing engineer, Avnet Electronics Marketing. “Designers use the
MicroZed SOM and Anybus IP for evaluation, prototype, and product
deployment, which takes months off product development cycles.”
“Avnet's new I4EK provides a fast and cost-efficient way for product
managers, system architects and developers to prototype and create
differentiated products with the unmatched versatility of Xilinx
Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs and the field-proven performance and
compatibility of HMS Anybus IP for all major Industrial Ethernet
slaves,” said Michael Zapke, marketing manager for industrial
applications from Xilinx. “This is how Avnet, HMS and Xilinx are helping
to drive the vision of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and
Industry 4.0.”
“HMS has created a suite of the five major Industrial Ethernet protocols
within Anybus IP so engineers designing with the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All
Programmable SoC can now have the option of using PROFINET, EtherNet/IP,
EtherCAT, Powerlink and Modbus TCP with the same interface and
functionality,” said Christian Bergdahl, Product Marketing Manager at
HMS. “Using the MicroZed Industry 4.0 Ethernet Kit (I4EK) from Avnet,
and downloading the Anybus IP demo firmware from HMS, designers can
easily evaluate the best-in-class Anybus IP for Zynq.”
MicroZed™ Industry 4.0 Ethernet Kit includes:
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MicroZed 7020 SOM
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ISM Networking FMC Module II
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MicroZed FMC Carrier
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JTAG HS3 High Speed Xilinx Programming Cable
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microSD card
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Ethernet and USB cables
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12V power supply
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Quick Start Card
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EtherCAT reference design and Anybus IP tutorial downloads
For more information on the new MicroZed™ Industry 4.0 Ethernet Kit,
please visit http://microzed.org/i4ek.
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Avnet Electronics Marketing
Heidi Elliott, 480-643-7584
Senior Director, Marketing Programs
Heidi.Elliott@avnet.com