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Advantech selects Innovasic’s RapID Platform for Profinet I/O Modules

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA – Innovasic is pleased to announce that Advantech has selected the Innovasic RapID Platform solution with the fido1100 Communication Controller to provide Profinet Class B connectivity in their new ADAM-6100PN series of real-time Profinet I/O modules for factory automation.

“Innovasic’s fido1100-based RapID Platform for Industrial Ethernet enables customers to quickly and cost-effectively get new products to market,” said Jordon Woods, Innovasic CTO. “By utilizing the flexible architecture and programmability of the platform, customers can rapidly release a series of compatible industrial Ethernet products,” he concluded.

“Innovasic’s platform provided the means for us to quickly add Profinet connectivity to our new product line. The RapID Platform provided us with a low cost and highly reliable solution for our new I/O modules,” said Evan Lin, CTO, Advantech Industrial Automation Group. 

The RapID Platform is a complete, royalty-free design that provides PROFINET and EtherNet/IP connectivity for factory automation applications.  The RapID Platform product line includes universal gateway modules, network interface modules and a complete developer solution. Product details may be obtained from the Innovasic website at http://www.innovasic.com.

About Innovasic

Innovasic provides embedded solutions for industrial communications.  The company’s communication controllers, processors, and mixed signal devices are key components in industrial automation equipment, transportation systems, instrumentation, and medical devices. Innovasic’s RapID Platform enables customers to quickly integrate real-time Industrial Ethernet into their product lines at the lowest cost and is the only solution with guaranteed network performance under all traffic load conditions.  Over the last 2 decades, Innovasic has become a trusted partner and an approved supplier to leading industrial system manufacturers worldwide. (Corporate website:  http://www.innovasic.com)

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted ePlatform products and services. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back office e-business solutions. We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. With Advantech, there is no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible. With more than 5,000 dedicated employees, Advantech operates an extensive support, sales and marketing network in 21 countries and 71 cities to deliver fast time-to-market services to our worldwide customers. (Corporate website: www.advantech.com

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