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For businesses seeking to maximize the benefits of serial data at field sites and improve operational efficiency, ensuring the availability of products, services, and software for the future demands of OT/IT convergence, partnering with a trusted provider is crucial.

Are you experiencing challenges connecting devices to your industrial systems or transferring data while simultaneously providing large amounts of power to powered devices (PD), such as IP cameras or wireless access points? Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a power supply mechanism that leverages cables to transmit power via power sourcing equipment (PSE).

Industrial network security is not a luxury option anymore—it is a necessity. A spate of recent cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure has underlined the need for industrial organizations to prioritize cybersecurity. No matter which industry you are in, potential threats are everywhere. Recent incidents include hackers shutting down a fuel pipeline in the USA1 and demanding millions of dollars in ransom payments, and a ransomware attack taking the self-service ticketing machines of a UK railway company 2 offline. 

For decades, serial communication has been delivering reliable connectivity in many factory applications. Although Ethernet communication is more popular these days, a large variety of legacy equipment still relies on serial communication. As factory managers increasingly realize that OT/IT convergence optimizes operational efficiency, it is field engineers and system integrators, however, who are first in line facing the challenges of integrating older and newer systems.

With increasing demands on OT/IT integration, data security is at the forefront of our concerns more than ever. In fact, according to an IDC survey, security is considered the top barrier to OT/IT integration. At the same time, it is also considered a top-five motivator, meaning enhanced OT security is one of the means to bring about successful OT/IT integration.

Moxa's MC-3201 Series marine computers are designed to provide outstanding performance powered by a 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i processor. In addition, they come with a wide range of I/O connectivity options, including NMEA 0183 ports, serial ports, GbE ports, and USB 2.0/3.0 ports as well as an mPCIe slot for storage expansion, bringing a new level of flexibility and control to your marine applications.

According to IDC’s IT/OT convergence survey*, more than 30% of organisations are planning to integrate operational data from systems such as data historian software, industrial control systems, and asset management into their enterprise data governance model for the first time. Closed OT systems will need to move towards a more open OT architecture, which creates new challenges and breaks old models for operating and securing OT networks. Seamless and real-time network communication is the key to turning data into a valuable asset and to ensure continuous operations.

To overcome serial communication challenges, Moxa’s serial connectivity solutions enable your serial device connectivity effortlessly. Their serial connectivity product portfolio includes multiport serial boards, USB-to-serial converters, serial device servers, and serial-to-Ethernet protocol gateways that fulfil your different demands in connecting your serial devices into modern systems.

To keep up with changing connectivity requirements while saving you time and effort, the EDS-2000 Series unmanaged switches install-and-forget durability and extra compact size design continually meet your demands for flexibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. That’s why the EDS-2000 Series has already gained widespread positive recognition from industrial automation engineers in the US and Japan since its release in 2020.

Moxa’s rugged palm-sized Arm-based UC-2100 computers are reliable and secure IIoT gateways with Ethernet and ESD-protected serial ports. The mean time between failures (MTBF) is up to 1,600,000 hours and the preinstalled Debian-based Moxa Industrial Linux comes with 10-year lifecycle support. This makes the computers ideal for cost- and space-constrained industrial scenarios.