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⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Server-to-sensor simplified
02:19 - Space savings
03:19 - SPE cables: easy install
04:08 - Cost savings
05:07 - Longer cable reach & runs
05:35 - Increased data speed
06:08 - Integrated power
06:43 - Stronger in harsh environment
07:18 - Enables IIOT and Industry 4.0 future
07:55 - Standardization for interoperability
08:35 - summary

In this video, We will give you a peek into the world of single-pair Ethernet and the top 10 benefits it can bring to Industrial Automation.

Single Pair Ethernet, or SPE, is a physical protocol. That means it describes, through a set of IEEE 802.3 standards, a method for physically connecting cables in a network using a single pair of wires.

You are probably familiar with standard Traditional Ethernet CAT6 cables which use 4 pairs of wires for communication, and perhaps Industrial Ethernet cables which use 2 pairs of wires.

Whether it is Traditional Ethernet, Industrial Ethernet, or single-pair Ethernet, all are physical protocols that can transfer data using the same types of Ethernet communication.

So a Profinet communication network can be established using any of the three physical Ethernet protocols.

A hint of the first benefit was just mentioned: the ability to use a communication protocol like Profinet over any of the physical Ethernet protocols.

Single Pair Ethernet networks require only a single cable for both data and power, making the overall cabling infrastructure more straightforward and less bulky.

As you can imagine, this simpler network and cabling design takes up less space. Since power and communications signals can be carried over the same cable to each sensor, the number of cables that need to be installed is cut in half. 

Power and data are delivered to the devices over a single cable using familiar 4-pin M8 connectors or 6-pin M12 connectors.

These quick-connect cables eliminate the need for cable glands, removing the sensor housing, and making screw terminations.

From the first three benefits of simplicity, space savings, and ease of installation, it is not hard to understand that there would be significant cost savings in employing SPE networks in industrial automation.

SPE can reach longer distances than traditional Ethernet without the need for additional repeaters or switches, which is useful in expansive industrial environments.

SPE can communicate faster than traditional Industrial Ethernet protocols.

The 1000-BASE-T1 version of SPE covered by standard IEEE 802.3bp provides for cable lengths of up to 40 meters at a data communication rate of 1 Gigabit per second.

We mentioned in the discussion of the simplicity of Single Pair Ethernet that both power and data can be transmitted over the same cable to field devices.

SPE is also being developed and designed for robust performance, making it suitable for the harsh conditions often found in industrial environments, including resistance to EMI, heat, and moisture.

The Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, is a part of the Industry 4.0 strategy to connect sensors, instruments, and autonomous devices through the Internet to industrial applications.

SPE is governed by a comprehensive set of standards. The physical protocol is governed by several different subsections of IEEE 802.3, of which IEEE 802.3cg and IEEE 802.3bp have been mentioned in this video. Cables used in SPE applications are described by IEC 63171.

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