Advantech BB-517FX-SC

The N-TRON® 517FX Series Industrial Ethernet Switch offers outstanding performance and ease of use. It is ideally suited for connecting Ethernet enabled industrial and/or security equipment and can be optionally configured with advanced Ethernet communication management functions.

Advanced Management Functions

The 517FX-A offers several management functions that can be easily configured using the COM Port (DB 9 Connector located on the right side of the switch).

IGMP Snooping

- Internet Group Management Protocol is a feature that allows the 517FX-A switch to forward and filter multicast traffi c intelligently.

VLAN

- Virtual Local Area Network allows segmentation of the switch in order to create two or more separate local area network domains.

QoS

- Quality of Service provides prioritization of network traffic in order to provide better network service. The primary goal of QoS is to improve the latency of prioritized Ethernet packets required for ring management, real-time and other interactive applications.

Trunking

- Trunking (aggregation) enables multiple physical ports to be linked together and function as one uplink to another N-TRON trunking capable switch configured in the same manner, thereby increasing the bandwidth between switches. This configuration can provide increased bandwidth and redundancy to applications requiring high levels of fault tolerant operation.

Port Mirroring

- This 517FX-A function allows the traffic on one port to be duplicated and sent to a designated mirror port. Port mirroring can be used to monitor Ethernet traffic on the designated source port using the assigned mirror port.

N-View OPC Switch Monitoring (With -A or -N Option Only)

The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC) server software can be combined with popular HMI software packages to add network traffic monitoring, trending and alarming to any application using N-TRON switches configured with the N-View option. N-TRON's N-View OPC server collects 41 different traffic variables per port and 5 system level variables per switch. This information can provide a complete overview of the network load, service quality, and packet traffic. OPC client software can use N-View OPC Server data to resolve network problems quickly and improve system reliability.

Industrial Packaging and Specifications

The N-TRON 517FX is designed to operate in industrial environments. It is housed in a rugged steel enclosure that can be DIN-RAIL or panel mounted, and an optional rackmount kit is also available. The 517FX-A comes standard with extended temperature rating, extended shock and vibration specs, redundant power inputs, and a high MTBF (greater than 2M hours).

Ease of Use

The N-TRON 517FX requires no setup unless the advanced port functions are utilized. The six 10/100BaseTX ports are auto sensing and auto configuring. Each copper port is automatically negotiated for maximum speed and performance by default. The two fiber optic ports support full 200Mb/s communications via 100BaseFX. Bi-color LED's are provided to display the link status, link speed and activity of each port as well as power on/off status.

Performance

The N-TRON 517FX uses "state of the art" IEEE 802.3 Fast Ethernet 10/100BaseTX switching technology. This technology eliminates network collisions and increases network determinism. Up to 4,000 MAC addresses are supported enabling sophisticated and complex network architectures. A high speed processor and backplane allows wire speed capability on all ports simultaneously.

BB-517FX-A Specifications

Switch Properties
Number of MAC Addresses:	4,000
Aging Time:	300s
Latency Type.:	2.1 μs
Backplane Speed:	2.6 Gb/s
Switching Method:	Store & Forward
Case Dimensions
Height:	2.3" (5.8cm)
Width:	7.4" (18.8cm)
Depth:	3.5" (8.8cm)
Weight:	2.2 lbs (1 kg)
Din-Rail:	35mm
Electrical
Redundant Input Voltage:	10-30 VDC
Input Current:	260 mA@24V
Inrush:	8.5Amp/0.7ms@24V
Environmental
Operating Temperature:	-20 oC to 70 oC (Standard) -40 oC to 85 oC (Extended)
Operating Humidity:	10% to 95% (Non Condensing)
Operating Altitude:	0 to 10,000 ft.
Shock and Vibration (bulkhead mounting)
Shock:	200g @ 10ms
Vibration/Seismic:	50g, 5-200Hz, Triaxial
Reliability
MTBF:	>2Million Hours
Network Media
10BaseT:	>Cat3 Cable
100BaseTX:	>Cat5 Cable
100BaseFX   Multimode:   Singlemode:	50-62.5/125 μm 7-10/125 μm
Connectors
10/100BaseTX:	Sixteen (16) RJ-45 Copper Ports
100BaseFX:	One (1) SC or ST Duplex Ports
Serial Configuration Port
Com Parameters:	9600,n,8,1
Recommended Wiring Clearance
Front:	4" (10.16 cm)
Side:	1" (2.54 cm)
Regulatory Approvals
	FCC/CE (CFR 47, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A) EMC Dir 89/336/EEC, EN 50204, EN 55011 EN61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11, EN61000-6-2/4 ANSI C63.4, ICES-003 UL /cUL: Class I, Div 2, Groups A, B, C, D and T4A UL 508 and UL 1604 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.213, ATEX II 3 G Ex nA ABS Type Approval for Shipboard Applications GOST-R Certified, RoHS Compliant
Designed to comply with:	IEEE 1613 for Electric Utility Substations NEMA TS1/TS2 for Traffic Control

SPECIFICATIONS

Available Modules
BB-517FX-SC	17-PORT ( 16-10/100TX, 1-100FXUPL ), DIN ( MM, SC )