The LAN9662 includes a real-time engine to process high-speed cyclic data in flight.
Industrial automation and digital transformation are driving the growth of the market for scalable and standardized network solutions to meet the needs of commercial OT deployments. To offer automation manufacturers a complete network solution, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today introduces the LAN9662 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with four ports, Audio-Video Bridging t Time Sensitive Network (AVB/TSN), two integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T PHYs, and an Arm CPU subsystem® Cortex®-A7 of 600 MHz.
To support industrial Ethernet applications, the LAN9662 incorporates a Real Time Engine (RTE) that provides the ability to modify the Ethernet frame in flight, enabling faster cyclic data rates and low latency. The LAN9662 supports major industry standards such as OPC Unified Architecture (OPC/UA) and the PROFINET software stack, providing the deterministic communication capabilities required for industrial network applications.
"Expanding the LAN966x family, the LAN9662 opens an avenue for scaling with TSN-enabled network endpoints," said Charles Forni, vice president of Microchip's USB and Networking business unit. "Our solutions offer customers the advantage of starting their designs in compliance with industry standards, supported by a comprehensive software portfolio."
With two integrated PHYs, the LAN9662 provides extremely low latency to support various daisy chain topologies. PHY interfaces enable fast data processing in a specified time to provide a reliable network for automation applications such as motor controllers, conveyor belts, and multi-axis robots.
The LAN9662 supports up to two RGMII/RMII, up to two 1000BASE-X/SerDes/2,5GBASE-X/KX, and one Quad-SGMII/Quad-USGMII interface. Configurable interfaces allow designers to achieve the different types of physical layers or interconnects that they may need.
Microchip is an established provider of industrial-grade network solutions, offering a broad portfolio of highly integrated, power-efficient, and robust products with deterministic switching and fault-tolerant redundancy. Its products significantly reduce the complexity and overall costs of implementing Ethernet in various industrial applications.
