Advantech Introduces Wide Temperature Industrial Ethernet Switches

The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces two new wide temperature Industrial Ethernet switches, the EKI-7629CI and EKI-7656CI, which are part of a line of wide operating temperature -40 to 167°F products. The EKI-7629CI is an unmanaged switch and features eight 10/100Base-TX ports and two combination 1000M (gigabit) ports with both copper/RJ45 connections and modular Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) slots for use in industry-standard fiber optic transceiver modules.

The EKI-7656CI managed switch features sixteen 10/100Base-TX ports and two combination 1000M (gigabit) ports with both copper/RJ45 connections and SFP slots. Managed features include ultra-fast self-healing ring communications, advanced network traffic management and security, IGMP Query/Snooping for Ethernet/IP networks, and numerous diagnostic and remote management functions including Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) integration.

These ruggedized switches have been designed to withstand extreme shock and vibration, with extended operating temperatures of -40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C). Redundant 12 to 48 VDC power inputs with 3,000 VDC surge protection provide protection from power disturbances. Plus, they are UL/CSA, FCC, CE, and RoHS/WEEE approved.