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Introducing the New Multi-Protocol Ethernet Option Card

Yaskawa is excited to announce the launch of our latest innovation: the Multi-Protocol Ethernet (MPE) Option Card (Yaskawa # JOHB-SMP3-MA)

This powerful new dual-port option card supports a wide range of industrial Ethernet protocols—all integrated into a single device:
  • EtherNet/IP
  • Modbus TCP/IP
  • PROFINET
  • EtherCAT
  • MECHATROLINK-4
  • BACnet/IP
The MPE option card simplifies your setup by eliminating the need to select a specific Ethernet protocol in advance. With user-friendly DIP switches, selecting the desired protocol is quick and easy.

Key enhanced features include:
 
  • CIP Energy and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for EtherNet/IP
  • PROFIdrive and Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP)(ring topology) for PROFINET
  • Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) support
These enhancements are exclusive to the MPE option card, offering unmatched flexibility and functionality in one streamlined solution.

The MPE option card is designed to serve as a direct replacement for all previous Ethernet option cards. The MPE option card is backwards compatible and a direct replacement for the following options cards:
  • SI-EM3 (Modbus TCP/IP)
  • SI-EM3D (Modbus TCP/IP Dual Port)
  • SI-EN3 (EtherNet/IP)
  • SI-EN3D (EtherNet/IP Dual Port)
  • SI-EP3 (PROFINET)
  • SI-ES3 (EtherCAT)
The MPE option card catalog code JOHB-SMP3-MA (GA800, FP605, U1000) and JOHB-SMP3-MB (option card mounted in the option card carrier JOHB-GA50 for use on GA500) is available for sale and shipment today. Stock at Lakeside Mississauga!

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