Chapter 1 Understanding Your System; Introduction - Advantech ADAM-5000/TCP Series Manual

Chapter 1
Understanding Your System
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Introduction

big trend for industrial applications. Longer communication distances,
faster communication speeds, and greater advantages attract people into
developing their system based upon this network scenario. But there
used to be a thresh-old in connecting information layers and field control
layers. People usually had to prepare a data exchange server between
information systems and control systems as a communication bridge.
Obviously, it takes a lot of time and money. To meet user's requirements,
Advantech announces the new DA&C system, the ADAM-5000/TCP
Series, the Ethernet I/O solution for people developing their eAutomation
architecture. It can be applied to various applications, such as traffic,
building, telecom, water treatment, and others.
ADAM-5000/TCP Series include the following 2 products:
ADAM-5000/TCP: 8-slot Distributed DA&C System for Ethernet
ADAM-5000L/TCP: 4-slot Distributed DA&C System for Ethernet
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Undoubtedly, Ethernet connectivity is becoming to a