Overview:
This report describes in detail the industrial control network data link market as one leg of the convergence of the automotive, industrial control and consumer markets at 100 Mb/s and higher data rates and the position of plastic optical fiber in the industrial control market. The report presents the market size and growth rate for all major segments in the POF market as well as the detail breakdown of the industrial control networking segment.
Executive Summary:
The industrial control networking, automotive and consumer data link markets are converging at data rates of 100 Mb/s and higher. From 10 Mb/s to 400 Mb/s, plastic optical fiber (POF) and polymer clad silica (PCS) solutions for high speed short and moderate distance data links are cost competitive with copper cable. POF is superior to copper cable in low bit error rate performance, especially in electrically noisy environments. The convergence is being driven by three major forces: the integration of Ethernet with the field bus standards for industrial control networks in factory automation applications, automotive adoption of POF information and entertainment networks in automobiles, and the extension of IEEE-1394 (Firewire) to higher data rates and longer distances in the consumer electronics market. The world wide total POF market is estimated at $444M for 2002 and $969M for 2006, an annual growth rate of 22%/year from 2002 to 2006.
POF and PCS cable have been used in industrial control networks for over 15 years. Many proprietary networks were configured on the factory floor to connect controllers to devices and sensors to monitor data and provide simple control feedback to production lines. Growth accelerated when standards organizations such as Profibus, Interbus, ControlNet and SERCOS adopted POF and PCS as low cost link media for electrically noisy and performance critical applications. The next generation of industrial control networks is moving to 10/100 MB Industrial Ethernet, operating over extended temperature ranges and harsher environments where the basic elements of the IP protocol are transferred from the business systems to the control, device and sensor levels of the networking hierarchy in a deterministic fashion. Organizations such as ProfiNet, Interbus Club, ControlNet International, IOANA and ODVA are defining interface specifications to integrate Ethernet with the widely deployed Profibus, Interbus, ControlNet, and DeviceNet field bus standards. In addition to the move to higher data rate use of Ethernet, the all fiber optic standard of SERCOS has doubled its data rate to 16 MB from 8 MB.
The traditional technology for low cost data links used in industrial control, consumer electronics, interconnect and automotive applications have been transmitters using 650 nm red LEDs, silicon PIN diode detectors and SI-POF or PCS fiber optic cable. The approximate cost of a 10m data link is currently $30 and has not changed much for the last 5 years. However, with the acceptance of POF and the MOST standard in the automotive market several new companies have entered the business of supplying SI-POF and GI-POF; transmitters using red LEDs, RCLEDs and VCSELs; and receivers. It is expected that the same 10m data link will cost under $15 by early 2004 due to cost reduction driven by increased volume.
Significantly higher market growth rates are expected in the industrial control networking market as POF and PCS displace copper cable networks at a much higher rate. It is estimated that the world wide market for POF data links in industrial control networks will grow from $133M in 2002 to $282M in 2006, an annual growth rate of 21%/year from 2002 to 2006.
Table of Contents:
About the Author
E.0 Executive Summary
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Convergence of the Industrial, Automotive and Consumer Network Solutions
3.0 Overview of Industrial Control Networks
4.0 Why POF for Industrial Controls
5.0 Trends Driving POF in the Industrial Controls Networking Market
6.0 Market Forecasts
- Industrial Ethernet
World Wide POF Market Size and Growth Rate by Segment 2002-2006
World Wide Industrial Control POF Market Size and Growth Rate 2002-2006
World Wide Industrial Control POF Market Size by Geographic Segment 2002
7.0 Overview of Major Standards Organizations, Trade Organizations and Trends
- 7.1 Industrial Ethernet
7.2 IAONA
7.3 Profibus
7.4 Interbus
7.5 ControlNet
7.6 ControlNet International
7.7 DeviceNet
7.8 ODVA
7.9 SERCOS
7.10 IEEE-1394 (Firewire)
7.11 Foundation Field Bus
7.12 Summary of the Industrial Control Networking Standards
8.0 Technology Solutions
9.0 Industrial Control Systems using POF
10.0 Profiles of Major Systems Companies Supplying Optical Products
- 10.1 Rockwell Allen Bradley
10.2 General Motors Case Study
10.3 Siemens
10.4 Phoenix Contact
10.5 Volkswagen Case Study
10.6 Bosch Rexroth
10.7 Hirschman
10.8 ABB
10.9 GE Fanuc
10.10 Mitsubishi Automation
10.11 Yokogawa
10.12 Sony
11.0 Profiles of Optoelectronic and Optical Fiber Suppliers
- 11.1 Transceiver Companies
11.2 Plastic Optical Fiber Suppliers
12.0 Selling into the Industrial Control Market
13.0 Conclusion
14.0 References and acknowledgements
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1: The Industrial and Consumer Worlds are Converging at 100 Mb/s
Exhibit 2: Industrial Networking Applications
Exhibit 3: Traditional Automation Network Hierarchy
Exhibit 4: Network Hierarchy
Exhibit 5: The Simplicity of Fiber Optic Cable
Exhibit 6: The Complexity of Copper Cable
Exhibit 7: POF Worldwide Market Segments 2002 to 2006
Exhibit 8: Industrial Control POF Market 2002 to 2006
Exhibit 9: Industrial Control POF Market, WW Geographic Share 2002-2006
Exhibit 10: Single Serial Cable replaces Parallel Copper Cables
Exhibit 11: Industrial Control Networking Standards Applications, Functionality
Exhibit 12: Industrial Control POF Market WW Standard Share 2002
Exhibit 13: Industrial Ethernet compared to Office Ethernet
Exhibit 14: IAONA Cable, Data Rate and Distance Comparison
Exhibit 15: Interbus Topology
Exhibit 16: Optical fiber and Copper Cable Connections in Interbus Network
Exhibit 17: Typical SERCOS-Based Motion System
Exhibit 18: Foundation Field bus Model
Exhibit 19: Summary of Industrial Control Networking Standards
Exhibit 20: Emitter POF Cable Comparisons
Exhibit 21: Transmitter/Receiver Comparisons
Exhibit 22: Typical Factory Automation Network
Exhibit 23: Programmable Logic Controller
Exhibit 24: Protocol and Media Converters
Exhibit 25: Photo Switch with POF/GOF Cables
Exhibit 26: Photoelectric Sensors with POF/GOF Connectors
Exhibit 27: Photo switch with Fiber Optic Cables
Exhibit 28: Allen Bradley Network Architecture
Exhibit 29: GM Phased Migration to a Common Architecture
Exhibit 30: GM NA Common Control System Architecture
Exhibit 31: Different Transmission Media Combined in a Hybrid Network
Exhibit 32: Profibus Optical Link Module
Exhibit 33: Connection Criteria
Exhibit 34: Sample Data Sheets of POF Products
Exhibit 35: Hirschmann OZD-485 Copper to Optical Fiber Converter
Exhibit 36: Mitsubishi’s Network Hierarchy
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