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In the factory, various equipment and devices provided by different vendors are in operation, and there is a demand for a network that can easily, efficiently, and stably communicate data and information by connecting them. At this exhibition, organizations and companies promoting open networks will explain the benefits of using industrial networks through demonstrations and seminars. At our booth, we will introduce industrial network products for real-time systems and suggest ways to utilize them. We sincerely look forward to your visit. ▼ Click here to apply for participation at each venue ▼ 　■ Apply for Aichi venue on 7/2 (Wed) (https://sangyo-open.net/event/S2024/index.html) 　■ Apply for Tokyo venue on 7/9 (Wed) (https://sangyo-open.net/event/T2024/index.html) ▼ Click here for the Industrial Open Network Exhibition brochure (pdf) ▼ 　■ Brochure (https://sangyo-open.net/wpopn2024/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sangyo-open_leaflet2025R2.pdf)

On the Micronet YouTube channel, we have released a demonstration video showing how to control a motor using a notebook PC equipped with RSW-ECAT. The connection between the wired LAN port of the notebook PC and the servo motor driver is made via EtherCAT (CSP mode). [Demonstration Video (YouTube)] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC-0rlcv1ZU

At the 2025 World Expo in Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo), the "Shiga Prefecture Booth" within the Kansai Pavilion features a beautiful and vibrant space art installation created by Lucent Design Co., Ltd. This installation, called "Kinetic Light Vision," consists of 450 spheres that move in sync with light. The up-and-down motion of the 450 spheres is controlled by a single industrial PC equipped with: (1) INtime (2) EtherCAT master (RSI-ECAT) (3) A positioning application developed by our company This is achieved through 450-axis control with a 4 ms cycle. <For system configuration diagrams and actual demonstration videos, please visit the following URL> https://www.mnc.co.jp/what's_new/info_20250603.htm #MotionControl, Motors, StepperMotors, RealTimeOS, RealTimeControl

We have released a demonstration video of positioning using the virtual PLC "PLCplus." In this video, the PLCplus controller is connected to a Panasonic servo motor via EtherCAT, and positioning control is achieved using the CSP mode (Servo Position Control Mode) in the EtherCAT CiA402 standard with a control cycle of 1 millisecond in the ladder program. YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anWoigmFTCw

This is a video of the seminar on the software PLC "INplc" held on March 15, 2024. It covers the features of "INplc," key points for porting and integrating from general PLCs, and demonstrations of development, execution, and debugging. Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDp9ugW02y0&t=24s #INplc #Virtualization #VirtualPLC #SoftPLC #SoftwarePLC #RealTimeOS #EtherCAT #WindowsPC Copyright 2024 Micronet.Co, All rights reserved. TenAsys, INtime, eVM, and iRMX are registered trademarks in the USA of the TenAsys Corporation. EtherCAT is a registered trademark of Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany.

The EtherCAT Center is a comprehensive information site for all developers utilizing EtherCAT technology. It provides a wealth of resources and support for various developers, including those considering the introduction of EtherCAT, those currently implementing it, those developing applications using EtherCAT, and those developing Slave products. For more details, please visit here: https://www.mnc.co.jp/ethercat/ecat_center.htm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IPROS_NEWS_167411

This is a video of the software PLC seminar held on February 14, 2024. The seminar, themed "Introduction to PLCs Operating in a Virtual Environment and Porting Points," introduces the integration of PLCs and PCs through PLC virtualization. Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz1g53m6zfE&t=240s #INplc #Virtualization #VirtualPLC #SoftPLC #SoftwarePLC #RealTimeOS #EtherCAT #WindowsPC Copyright 2024 Micronet.Co, All rights reserved. TenAsys, INtime, eVM, and iRMX are registered trademarks in the USA of the TenAsys Corporation. EtherCAT is a registered trademark of Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany.

Feature 1: Utilizes a PC as hardware Feature 2: Achieves an integrated system configuration from a decentralized system configuration Feature 3: Equipped with flexible scalability

The FL-net communication driver "RSI-040" for INtime and INplc has been certified to meet the functionality class 1 of FL-net version 3.01 as defined by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association. As a result, it now supports communication speeds of 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps.

Based on the EtherCAT slave configuration specified by the customer, we will create an ENI file (EtherCAT Network Information). This allows you to use EtherCAT master products without having to purchase an EtherCAT configuration tool separately. [For more details, please visit this webpage] https://www.mnc.co.jp/ethercat/ecat_ENIdevelopservice.htm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IPROS_167822_ENICONFIG

We have published the results of the jitter comparison between INtime and Windows. You can see the interval jitter performance of the real-time OS "INtime," which is equipped with "hard real-time capabilities," and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, which features "soft real-time capabilities." We prepared the following environment on an industrial PC and measured the interval jitter for each operating at a 10 msec cycle: (1) INtime (2) Windows 11 IoT Enterprise (3) Windows 11 IoT Enterprise (with soft real-time capabilities enabled) <Report URL> https://www.mnc.co.jp/INtime/pdf/TDI-WindowsSoftRealtime.pdf

We have published guidelines for effectively utilizing the hybrid architecture implemented in the 12th generation Intel Core processors (codename: Alder Lake) with the real-time OS 'INtime' for industrial control systems. The hybrid architecture consists of two types of cores: high-performance Performance-cores and power-efficient Efficient-cores, differing from the traditional uniform core configuration. This article explains the precautions and further utilization methods when using the real-time OS "INtime" on PCs. For more details, please refer to the 'Related Links' below or visit the following URL. [Utilization of P-cores/E-cores in INtime] https://www.mnc.co.jp/INtime/INtimeTech/TDI-PcoreEcoreEquippedPC_Guideline.htm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IPROS_179174_TECH_NO023

INtime was featured in MONOist's "Real-Time OS Chronicles." Here is the article URL: https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/2503/04/news055.html