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    AS-Interface - simple, efficient, innovative

    AS-Interface (Actuator Sensor Interface) is a system and manufacturer-neutral technology. As a worldwide standardized bus system, it connects sensors and actuators to a host controller over a common data transmission path.

    Technology

    AS-Interface (Actuator Sensor Interface) is a standard for fieldbus communication which replaces parallel wiring. AS-Interface comprises four components: the ASi master, an ASi power supply, the yellow ASi cable and the ASi nodes. The master exchanges data cyclically with the (up to) 62 connected devices. Typically, each device can have four inputs for reading sensors, and four outputs for controlling actuators.

    Advantages

    AS-Interface enables simple installation, configuration and maintenance. The simplified cabling minimizes wiring mistakes while at the same time offering free selection of network topology, along with added flexibility and ruggedness. The significantly reduced installation effort and expense make AS-Interface a very cost-effective technology.

    Functional safety

    The Safety at Work concept also allows the safety components – safe sensors and actuators – to be directly controlled in the safety monitor and seamlessly integrated into virtually any common automation system. Since the safe and non-safe signals are sent on the same cable, significant savings compared with conventional safety technology using parallel wiring can be realized in terms of cost and installation time, as well as increased safety, thanks to the transparency of the installation.

    Facts & data

    With 36 million installed nodes and over 20 years of market experience, AS-Interface is one of the most successful bus systems in the world. The success of AS-Interface is based on the system-specific properties and the high level of cooperation among the companies involved with its development.

    You too can profit from an AS-Interface solution!

    Simple

    to install, configure, operate and expand

    Efficient

    it’s rugged, noise immune, diagnostics-friendly and cost-effective

    Innovative

    just one cable is used for data and power, free choice of topology, highly compatible

    Contact us

    Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH
    Flosswoerthstrasse 41
    68199 Mannheim
    Germany

    +49 621 33996-0
    mail@bihl-wiedemann.de
    www.bihl-wiedemann.de