HSINCHU, Taiwan – Sep. 18th, 2024

ASIX Electronics Corporation (TWSE:3169) is actively committed to the development of the latest industrial Ethernet technology solutions, including ASIX’s proprietary IO-Link master and device software stacks, EtherCAT slave microcontrollers, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) NIC. ASIX will showcase its latest ASIX IO-Link Master & Device Software Stacks, AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link Gateway integrated with ASIX IO-Link Master Software Stack, and AXM57104A TSN PCIe Gigabit Ethernet NIC solutions at the 24th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) - Industrial Automation Show (IAS 2024) in Shanghai.

Utilizing TSN, EtherCAT, and IO-Link technologies, industrial Ethernet can ensure precise time synchronization and deterministic real-time communication, improving factory production efficiency and product quality. Furthermore, it enables real-time remote monitoring and diagnostics, minimizing downtime and maintenance expenses.

At this exhibition, ASIX will showcase the “ASIX IO-Link Master & Device Software Stacks Solutions” featuring the AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link Gateway integrated with ASIX’s IO-Link master software protocol stack, and ASIX’s IO-Link device software protocol stack solutions. The AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link Gateway solution incorporates ASIX's proprietary IO-Link master software stack, designed to support up to 16 IO-Link gateways, each with the capability to manage up to 8 IO-Link devices. The ASIX IO-Link device software protocol stack is developed based on the ASIX AXM-IOLS IO-Link device evaluation board, and supports on-line firmware upgrade via IO-Link interface. This evaluation board features the STMicroelectronics STM32F469AI microcontroller and L6362A IO-Link device transceiver, with built-in various IO-Link device sensors, such as ToF (Time of Flight) distance sensors. Customers can quickly test the basic functions of the ASIX IO-Link device software protocol stack using this evaluation board, suitable for various IO-Link smart device products, including IO-Link sensors, IO-Link actuators, IO-Link hubs, and IO-Link valve islands.

ASIX will also showcase its latest “AXM57104A TSN NIC & AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link Gateway over TSN Total Solution”, demonstrating how to integrate real-time Operational Technology (OT) and non-real-time Information Technology (IT) on the same network, creating a highly efficient and flexible smart factory production environment. This solution utilizes the AXM57104A TSN 802.1Qbv Time-Aware Shaper function to allocate three dedicated bandwidth time slices for the AX58400 EtherCAT to IO-Link gateway within the TSN network, ensuring the real-time and deterministic nature of EtherCAT industrial communication without interference from other network traffic. The AXM57104A supports enhanced TSN functions, compliant to IEEE 802.1AS-Rev/AS-2020, 1588V2, 802.1Qav, 802.3br & 802.1Qbu, 802.1Qbv, 802.1Qci and 802.1CB.