Industrial Communications
AS-Interface (AS-i)
A simple industrial network designed for basic sensors and actuators.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It reduces large amounts of point-to-point wiring for switches, valves and simple field devices.
In normal English
AS-i can carry power and communication on a specially designed two-conductor cable and is common at the lowest level of machine automation.
Why would I use it?
Use it when many simple binary devices need economical distributed connection.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
A neighbourhood bus for lots of simple sensors and actuators.
Related terms
fieldbus, digital I/O, safety at work
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