Industrial Ethernet Networking

Reliable, Efficient Industrial Network Connectivity

Machines and all kinds of equipment are increasingly intelligent and require more and faster network connectivity. As a result, industrial networks globally are increasingly upgrading to standards-based Ethernet as the infrastructure backbone for mission-critical automation and control applications. However, industrial communications and control networks are subject to much harsher environments and must operate reliably and consistently under extreme conditions including:

• Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
• High operating temperatures, both indoor and outdoor ambient
• Machine vibration
• Mechanical hazards
• Power/voltage fluctuations

At Microsemi, we understand the rugged conditions in which industrial networks must function, delivering deterministic and reliable performance at low power. Our robust industrial Ethernet networking solutions are engineered to help reduce your customers’ overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and modernize their networks, generating a higher return on investment (ROI) on industrial network infrastructures designed for real-time visibility, flexibility and agility.

Download Microsemi's Ethernet Infrastructure Networking Solutions brochure here

Explore Microsemi’s solutions for high-performance Industrial Ethernet networking platforms:

ICs Ethernet Switches and Ethernet PHYs Timing and Synchronization ICs FPGA & SoC PoE Solutions Rubidium Oscillators	Systems Industrial PoE Systems Carrier Grade NTP and PTP Solutions
	Software, IP IStaX™ Managed Ethernet Switch Software IEEE 1588 Timing FPGA/SoC IP Cores

Industrial Ethernet Ecosystem Solutions

Through our ecosystem, customers may also leverage industrial Ethernet solutions based on Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 system-on-chip SoC FPGA devices. These multi-protocol solutions span well-established Fieldbus networks, as well as the major Industrial Ethernet networks such as:

• PROFINET
• EtherNet/IP
• EtherCAT
• PowerLink

Microsemi FPGA/SoC IP cores for industrial provide all the essential building blocks needed for industrial Ethernet communications. Our ASSP industrial Ethernet solutions enable use or design of one common Ethernet hardware platform with virtually “any” industrial Ethernet protocol software.

Explore our ASSP ecosystem solutions:

• HMS Industrial Networks
• Nine Ways
• TRINAMIC Motion Control

Microsemi also works with ecosystem companies to produce security and ODM turnkey solutions specific for industrial applications.

Microsemi is the only IC, systems and software provider with power-optimized, flexible and reliable industrial networking solutions supporting both Ethernet and fieldbus protocols, crucial in today's reality of large-scale heterogeneous industrial networks.