• Cost effective IS Ethernet equipment for Zone

1. Division 1 hazardous areas

• Connectivity into Zone 0

• Intrinsically safe Power over Ethernet (PoEx™)

enables live connection or disconnection in Zone 0 and 1

• Serial-to-Ethernet Gateway

• Copper to Fibre-Optic Media Converter

• IS Ethernet Switch

• IS Ethernet Isolator

• IS Wireless LAN Access Point/Bridge

Today in Process Automation many different methods are used to power

and to communicate with end devices. Such methods may include

4-20mA; a variety of different fieldbus standards; serial communications

– including RS232. RS422 and RS485; video; telephony and Ethernet.

Where applications require high bandwidth, Ethernet is the ideal

solution as it provides open connectivity and can be combined with

Ethernet Remote I/O and Linking Devices to connect to low bandwidth

4-20mA and fieldbus systems. But Ethernet has rarely been used in

hazardous areas because of the high cost involved and the limitations

involved in order to carry out maintenance.