ADI Company Launches a Complete Long Distance Ethernet Solution for Building Automation Network Digitization

     Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduced a complete 10BASE-T1L Ethernet solution for building automation networks. With the help of networked digital automation equipment, the overall building management from heating and ventilation, air conditioning to living comfort can be realized. The new product ADIN2111 adds long-distance Ethernet connectivity to controllers, sensors and actuators, helping to achieve more efficient and sustainable building management. ADIN2111 is very suitable for use in small, power limited edge devices. Compared with discrete solutions, ADIN2111 can save up to 50% of power consumption and up to 75% of PCB space.

     ADIN2111 can use the single twisted pair cabling infrastructure deployed in the building to transmit data in the daisy chain mode in the online network and ring network, thus reducing the transformation cost. ADIN2111 has enhanced diagnostic functions, which can solve problems efficiently and quickly by using the real-time information provided about link quality and fault location, and reduce debugging, installation and system downtime. The solution conforms to IEEE 802.3cg standard, can realize Ethernet connection on 1.7km long cable, and supports ring redundancy and soft real-time protocols, such as Modbus/TCP, BACnet/IP and KNX.