B&B Electronics 516TX-A - Datasheet - Manual

THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
The N-TRON
® 516TX
Series Industrial Ethernet Switch offers
outstanding performance and ease of use. It is ideally suited for
connecting Ethernet enabled industrial and/or security equipment
and can be optionally configured with advanced Ethernet
communication management functions
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• Sixteen 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• -40º to 85ºC Operating Temperature
• Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX, Duplex, and MDIX
• Store-and-forward Technology
• Up to 2.6 Gb/s Backplane Throughput
• Rugged Industrial DIN-Rail Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
• Bi-Color LED's For Link, Speed, Activity & Duplex Status
Advanced Management Features (With -A option only):
• IGMP Snooping
• VLAN
• QoS
• Trunking
• Mirroring
• N-View
TM (Remote Monitoring Using OPC Technology)
Advanced Management Functions
The 516TX-A offers several management functions that can be
easily confi gured using the COM Port (DB 9 Connector located
on the right side of the switch).
IGMP Snooping - Internet Group Management Protocol is
a feature that allows the 516TX-A switch to forward and fi lter
multicast traffi c intelligently.
VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network allows segmentation of the
switch in order to create two or more separate local area network
domains.
QoS - Quality of Service provides prioritization of network traffi c
in order to provide better network service. The primary goal of
QoS is to improve the latency of prioritized Ethernet packets
required for ring management, real-time and other interactive
applications.
Trunking - Trunking (aggregation) enables multiple physical
ports to be linked together and function as one uplink to another
N-TRON trunking capable switch confi gured in the same manner,
thereby increasing the bandwidth between switches. This
confi guration can provide increased bandwidth and redundancy to
applications requiring high levels of fault tolerant operation.
Port Mirroring - This 516TX-A function allows the traffi c on
one port to be duplicated and sent to a designated mirror port.
Port mirroring can be used to monitor Ethernet traffi c on the
designated source port using the assigned mirror port.
N-View OPC Switch Monitoring (With -A or -N Option Only)
The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC) server
software can be combined with popular HMI software packages
to add network traffi c monitoring, trending and alarming to
any application using N-TRON switches confi gured with the
N-View option. N-TRON's N-View OPC Server collects 41
different traffi c variables per port and 5 system level variables
per switch. This information can provide a complete overview
of the network load, service quality, and packet traffi c. OPC
client software can use N-View OPC Server data to resolve
network problems quickly and improve system reliability.
Industrial Packaging and Specifi cations
The N-TRON 516TX is designed to operate in industrial
environments. It is housed in a rugged steel enclosure
that can be DIN-RAIL or panel mounted, and an optional
rackmount kit is also available. The 516TX comes standard with
extended temperature rating, extended shock and vibration specs,
redundant power inputs, and a high MTBF (greater than 2M hours).
Ease of Use
The N-TRON
516TX requires no setup unless the advanced
port functions are utilized. The sixteen 10/100BaseTX ports
are auto sensing and auto configuring. Each copper port is
automatically negotiated for maximum speed and performance
by default. Bi-color LED's are provided to display the link
status, link speed and activity of each port as well as power
on/off status.
Performance
The N-TRON 516TX uses "state of the art" IEEE
8 0 2 . 3 F a s t E t h e r n e t 1 0 / 1 0 0 B a s e T X s w i t c h i n g
technology. This technology eliminates network collisions
and increases network determinism. Up to 4,000 MAC
addresses are supported enabling sophisticated and complex
network architectures. A high speed processor and backplane
allows wire speed capability on all ports simultaneously.