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N-TRON Enhances Popular Line of Fully Managed Ethernet Switches with EtherNet/IP™, the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP™), and LLDP
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009August 26, 2009, Mobile, AL, – N-TRON Corp. announced today the addition of EtherNet/IP, the
Common Industrial Protocol (CIP), and LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) to its popular line of
Fully Managed Industrial Ethernet Switches.
EtherNet/IP (Ethernet Industrial Protocol), an open communications protocol managed by the
Open Device Vendors Association (ODVA), is designed for use in process control and industrial
automation applications. EtherNet/IP uses CIP to link computers, PLC’s, and remote devices in
a producer/consumer model of communication. Optimized for industrial applications, CIP
support allows N-TRON switches to deliver information and configuration access directly to
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and HMI’s (Human Machine Interface) via open
standard communication protocol.
LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) is a vendor neutral discovery protocol that allows
switches and other LLDP capable devices on an IEEE802 LAN to advertise their capabilities to,
and discover information from neighboring LAN members. Discovered information is stored in
a MIB accessible through SNMP management tools such as N-TRON’s iSNMP.
Product Details:
EtherNet/IP with CIP messaging and LLDP are now available as standard features with
N-TRON’s 708TX, 708FX2, 708M12, 716TX, 716FX2, 7018TX, and 7018FX2 industrial
switches, extending an already rich feature set that includes:
• IGMP Auto Configuration
• VLAN
• QoS
• Trunking
• Port Mirroring
• RSTP
• DHCP Server with Option 61, and Option 82 Relay Agent
• N-TRON N-Ring Technology
• N-Link Redundant N-Ring Coupling
• Web Browser Management
• SNMP v1, v2, v3
• N-View™ OLE for Process Control Server Software
• Extended Environmental specifications: up to -40ºC to 85ºC
• Configurable Alarm Contact and Bi-Color Fault LED
• ESD and Surge Protection Diodes on all ports
• Redundant Power Inputs
• Hardened Metal Enclosure
• Hazardous Location Approval: cUL 1604, Class I Div. 2
CIP tags, RSLogix 5000 sample projects, and diagnostic faceplates for FactoryTalk® View ME
are provided for quick setup and configuration.
Pricing and Availability:
N-TRON products are available through the company’s worldwide network of distributors. For a list of
distributors, contact N-TRON at 251-342-2164 or visit their corporate web site at www.n-tron.com.
Existing customers may obtain the new feature set by downloading the latest firmware image to
their existing N- TRON 708TX, 708FX2, 708M12, 716TX, 716FX2, 7018TX, or 7018FX2
switches. The firmware is available for download from the company’s website.
N-TRON, Corp.
N-TRON Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets highly reliable industrial network products,
designed to solve the most demanding communications requirements in mission critical industrial, data
acquisition, Ethernet I/O, and process control applications.
Globally recognized as a market leader in the Industrial Ethernet marketplace, N-TRON’s products are
used throughout the world in a wide variety of applications including process control, wind farms,
wastewater treatment plants, nuclear power plants, solar energy, and security and surveillance where
reliability is an absolute necessity.
N-TRON is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with operations located throughout the United States,
Canada, EMEA, India and the Pacific Rim. N-TRON products are distributed in over 75 countries
worldwide.
© 2009 N-TRON, Corp. N-TRON, and the N-TRON logo are trademarks of N-TRON, Corp. EtherNet/IP is a trademark of ControlNet International used under license by ODVA. CIP is a trademark of ODVA. Product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective company.
