KBox C-102-2 TSN STARTERKIT Kontron TSN Network Starterkit Pre-installed TSN platform for Industrial Automation Integrated four port 10/100/1000 Mbps TSN switch, no external switches needed Ready to go, including Realtime Linux and TSN monitoring & management applications Field upgradable hardware and software prepared for TSN standards evolutionKBox C-102-2 TSN STARTERKIT Ready to go IEEE-802.1 TSN Starterkit for TSN Networks Time Sensitive Networking Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a set of international stan- Based on standard Ethernet according to IEEE-802.3, the quad dards (IEEE-802.1 TSN), based on Ethernet, which leads into a network interfaces with switching function can be used to build standardized Industrial Ethernet for both the needs of a classical deterministic control applications in converged networks from the IT environment and the operational eldbus area. production oor to the IT level. The system comes with Realtime Under the given challenges of IIoT and Industry 4.0 it is essential Linux and appropriate network management tool to enable a quick that the process data information from the production eld (edge) setup of a TSN network in industrial applications. into the local server landscape (fog) to the cloud will be imple- mented smoothly. Todays challenges are tied to the interfaces Target applications include from the production oor, which is typically dominated by a Deterministic IEEE-802.1 TSN enabled Industrial control scattered landscape of real time capable eldbus networks, into computers and servers the IT level. Realized by gateways, these interfaces create - Edge & Fog environments enhanced complexity, cost and management overhead. - TSN to Fieldbus Gateways The bene ts are obvious and will span across a simpli ed network Converged networks for critical and non-critical traffi c infrastructure, lower product cost and even introducing virtual (from IT to OT) networks and server infrastructure. Protection & isolation of deterministic traffi c from malicious attacks The Kontron KBox C-102-2 TSN Starterkit is a ready-to-go system solution including the modular Gigabit Ethernet interface card PCIe-0400-TSN with Time Sensitive Networking support that will be used to connect to time sensitive (deterministic) and redundant networks according to IEEE-802.1 TSN. SETUP EXAMPLES Dual KBox Setup (Duo systems) 2 KBox connected as peers for synchronization and TSN traffi c User PC just needed for Monitoring. d EZy d No special SW or RT Linux needed on user PC d d d D D D D // 2 www.kontron.com d E d