title: A computer tool to support in design of industrial Ethernet.
abstract: This paper presents a computer tool to support in the project and development of an industrial Ethernet network, verifying the physical layer (cables-resistance and capacitance, scan time, network power supply-POE's concept "Power Over Ethernet" and wireless), and occupation rate (amount of information transmitted to the network versus the controller network scan time). These functions are accomplished without a single physical element installed in the network, using only simulation. The computer tool has a software that presents a detailed vision of the network to the user, besides showing some possible problems in the network, and having an extremely friendly environment.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Automation Group, INATEL University, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG, Brazil. baratella@inatel.br
authors.forename: Alexandre Baratella
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lugli
authors.forename: Max Mauro Dias
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Lucia Regina Horta Rodrigues
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D007221:Industry / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design