Since its launch five years ago, the Anybus® Wireless Bolt™ has provided thousands of industrial applications with wireless Ethernet access. Designed for bolt-on machine mounting and with a rugged form factor, it is today proven and trusted in demanding industrial applications. Use cases vary from warehouse installations and automated guided vehicles to manufacturing of food, underground mining, or rough outdoor applications. Building on this success, HMS has launched the Anybus Wireless Bolt CAN, enabling CAN-based communication to the host equipment.
The Anybus Wireless Bolt CAN enables CAN-based machinery and applications to transfer CAN data over a wireless link.
The new Anybus Wireless Bolt for CAN enables CAN-based, heavy-duty machinery and applications to transfer CAN data over a robust wireless link. Wireless communication is established over either a fast Wi-Fi connection or a reliable Bluetooth link. The CAN data is transported over a TCP/IP link which enables other standard Wi-Fi infrastructure also to connect to the wireless link, if required.
A typical use case would be in enabling wireless access to CAN data from an industrial vehicle, such as a bulk material transport truck. For example, with the Anybus Wireless Bolt CAN, J1939 CAN data is easily communicated to a handheld tablet, giving the operator full control and visibility of a bulk material filling process in progress.
Anybus Wireless Bolt CAN is fully transparent in transporting CAN data; it works with any CAN-based protocol, including CANopen. This presents the possibility to create mobile automation islands in any manufacturing process – the Anybus Wireless Bolt CAN will bridge the CANopen line wirelessly.
The Wireless Bolt product family provides a range of wireless connectivity options for industrial networks and IoT applications. In addition to the new Anybus Wireless Bolt CAN it includes other versions which can connect to the host equipment using serial and industrial Ethernet connectivity. On the wireless side of the Wireless Bolt, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth options were recently complemented with a version that supports the new LTE standards NB-IoT and CAT-M1, supporting IoT applications.
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