Omniflex has implemented a version of Conet which runs through a serial port connection called Conet/s. This serial implementation of Conet/s allows the use of Conet Protocol on a RS232 link which was previously not possible. Using standard RS232 to fibre converters, a link in a Conet network can be replaced with a fibre connection as shown in the application drawing. The fibre link is transparent to the Conet network and no special consideration is required to implement this - all networking activities take place as if the fibre link did not exist. Conet/s is a standard option on the Maxiflex T1 and above series CPUs, along with Modbus, and can be run concurrently out of the same CPU with Conet.
Conet/s is a full-duplex protocol which makes it effectively as fast as the 62 500 baud Conet twisted pair network even though it uses an RS232 port. Conet/s has also been used on high-speed data radio links that can support full-duplex communications.
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