Network Interface Cards provide reliable and cost-effective intelligent communication and control solutions for a wide range of industrial networks and fieldbuses SST™, Direct-Link™ and applicom® Network Interface Cards (NICs) are intelligent communication solutions connecting various computer bus formats, including PCI Express*, PCI*, PC/104*, USB and VME* directly to a wide range of industrial networks including Allen-Bradley*, DH+*/RIO, CANopen*, ControlNet*, DeviceNet*, Ethernet, Modicon* MB*/RIO, PROFIBUS* and Serial.

Applications include PC Control, I/O emulation, OI/HMI/SCADA, PLC programming, network configuration, diagnostics and troubleshooting for industrial networked equipment including programmable controllers, I/O modules, panel PC and process instruments.

Software available for the NICs enables fast integration of industrial communication into a customer’s application.