T1 Industrial Ethernet Standards

Tw1ster doesn’t just feature superhero vision with its single-pair Ethernet transmission, it also has an industry standard IEC 63171-6 (formerly IEC 61076-3-125) to its name. After a multi-stage selection process, the international body of standards, the IEC, has elected the HARTING T1 Industrial as the future of single-pair Ethernet mating face for industrial applications. We congratulate our hero and will continue to work to ensure it remains the industry standard in the future.

Single-pair-ethernet explained simply. 

Learn:

• the basic terminology and how SPE works.
• why SPE is perfect for IIOT and Industry 4.0.
• the advantages offered by SPE in industrial applications.
• which new industry standards are important.

The prerequisite for large-scale use and successful marketing of SPE technology is the consistent compatibility of devices, cables and connectors. This is ensured by the international standardization (ISO/IEC and IEEE 802.3).  At the beginning of 2018, there was a selection process held internationally by ISO/IEC for the cabling and the selection of a standardized SPE mating face, in which more than 20 international expert committees participated. Two connector faces emerged from this selection process as the preferred choice:

• For building cabling, the mating face according to IEC 63171-1: this mating face is based on the proposal of the company CommScope and is known under the synonym variant 1 (LC style) for M1I1C1E1 environments
• The mating face according to IEC 63171-6 (formerly IEC 61076-3-125) for industrial and industry-related applications: this mating face is based on HARTING's proposal, is specially designed for use in up to M3I3C3E3 environmental conditions, and is known as variant 2 (industrial style). This SPE connector design can achieve 1 GBit/s for shorter distances and 10 MBit/sec for longer distances. It has mating faces that are plug-compatible with each other.

MICE (mechanical, ingress, climatic, electromagnetic) describes environmental conditions for installations. Thus, it provides planners and users with valuable information on the specifications of technical equipment and cabling/wiring. As part of this, the essential requirements for mechanical robustness (M), IPxx degree (I), chemical and climatic resistance (C) and electromagnetic safety (E) are described.  M1I1C1E1  describes an environment that can be found in an office building and M3I3C3E3 describes a very extreme (outdoor or industrial) environment.