Ethernet-APL
Connect the field and unleash the potential with Ethernet-APL
The advanced physical layer for Ethernet, Ethernet-APL, meets the requirements of process plants and brings Ethernet with all its advantages to the field. With Ethernet-APL, digitalization in process plants is fully enabled and benefits are achieved across all life cycle phases.
Benefits
For engineers:
- Designed for process and hybrid industries
- State-of-the-art technology supporting digitalization concepts- Flexible and scalable network topology design
- No need for hazardous area calculations (2-WISE)
- High availability by a variety of redundancy mechanismsFor operators and maintenance personnel:
- Increased performance by accurate digital process values, high-speed data transfer and simple remote device access- Optimized reliability by continuous diagnostics, monitoring and remote verification
- Seamless data access by homogeneous network for the 2nd channel and the IIoT
- Start-up records for automatic configuration at device exchange