Hilscher North America
The netBrick (photo) is an IP67-rated gateway designed to provide industrial network connectivity in harsh environments. Each unit utilizes M12 connectors for connectivity to CANopen, DeviceNet, Profibus, CC-Link, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, PowerLink, ProfiNetSercos III, MB/RTU, ASCII, and RS 232, 422 and 485. Each supported protocol conversion is pre-programmed, making the mapping of I/O straightforward. netBrick can be a slave or master device on the network. — Hilscher North America Inc., Lisle, Ill.