The Advantech EKI series of Industrial Ethernet solutions offer a wide range of transmission media options, including: copper, glass fiber and wireless. Data transmission rates can range from 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps to 1000Mbps (Gigabit/s), making the process of manufacturing data not just available at the field level, but also seamlessly integrated into higher-level data acquisition systems. Advantech’s EKI series X-Ring technology offers the fastest redundant ring recovery time (< 10ms) to secure data communication and reliability. Further, the robust design together with DIN-rail mounting and +12~48 VDC redundant power input make EKI suitable for rugged industrial applications.

The serial device servers enable RS-232/422/485 serial devices to be connected to a host computer over an Ethernet network quickly and cost-effectively. No extra programming effort is required at the host computer, so software development costs can be saved. Serial device servers are especially suitable for remotedly controlling and monitoring your serial devices via the Ethernet.

The PCI Local Bus is a high-performance bus that provides a processor-independent data path between the CPU and high-speed peripherals. PCI is a robust interconnection mechanism designed specifically to accommodate multiple high performance peripherals for serial communication, SCSI, LAN, etc. The RS-232/422/485 serial communication cards leverage the "Plug and Play" capability defined in the PCI 2.1 bus specification, and are available with up to 8 ports depending upon the user's applications.