ADI 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.

     The ADIN2111 is able to utilize a single twisted-pair wiring infrastructure already deployed within the building to daisy-chain data across both linear and ring networks, thereby reducing retrofit costs. The ADIN2111 features enhanced diagnostics that take advantage of the real-time information provided on link quality and fault location to solve problems efficiently and quickly, reducing commissioning, installation, and system downtime. The solution is IEEE 802.3cg compliant and provides Ethernet connectivity over cables up to 1.7km long, supporting ring redundancy and soft real-time protocols such as Modbus/TCP, BACnet/IP and KNX.