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Network Diagnostics
Industrial Communication/Control Network Protocol Analyzer

Company Overview:
With 20+ years experience developing protocol analysis tools, Frontline is a proven protocol analyzer industry leader. This US-based company with major distributors in Europe & Asia offers world-class, friendly, thorough, and timely support.

Product Overview:
NetDecoder is a PC-based industrial control network protocol analyzer/sniffer designed specifically to help isolate comm problems and reduce downtime with serial (RS-232/422/485), Ethernet (EtherNet/IP), and fieldbus devices and networks (DH+, DH-485, DeviceNet, ControlNet). Developed in close association with Rockwell Automation customers, it helps baseline, survey, and troubleshoot network and development issues. It provides network statistics, timestamped data bytes & control lead transitions, and decoded control protocol messages in plain language; live and in real time. Additional protocols/networks include DF1, PCCC, CSP, Modbus, DNP3, IEC-60870, and BSAP. Use NetDecoder to characterize network usage, isolate message or control lead timing issues, and analyze data messaging between devices during installation and start-up; review existing networks for optimization, expansion or replacement; and limit downtime by helping to isolate communication problems. An indispensable test tool for design engineers, system integrators, OEM development and test engineers, RTU troubleshooters, field service & maintenance engineers, and network engineers.

Primary Industries: Applications:
  • Oil & Gas
  • Power & Energy Management
  • Process Control
  • Aids in debugging software/saves time
  • Analyze data timing/increase production
  • Analyze network statistics: live!
  • Decode app./messaging protocols live
  • ID network faults before trouble starts

Product Name/
Catalog No.
Description Platform Connectivity
NetDecoder
NetDecoder
NetDecoder is a PC-based protocol, data, and monitor analyzer for Ethernet, fieldbus, & serial communication networks Windows Vista
Windows XP
ControlNet
Data Highway Plus
DeviceNet
Ethernet ComProbe
Ethertest-CP
The Ethernet ComProbe is a non-intrusive, passive, aggregating Ethernet network tap that interfaces to the PC via USB. Windows XP
EtherNet/IP
Serialtest
STA-232; STA-422/485
Serialtest is a general purpose 921.6Kbps serial communications analyzer with decoding and control signal capture. Windows XP
RS-232/422/485

Standard Features:
  • Captures files you can e-mail to colleagues to solve issues
  • Common user interface: Learn one FTS product, learn them all
  • Decodes protocol/messaging data (hex) into plain language
  • Highlights errors in red for rapid identification
  • Provides network stats to analyze to ID utilization problems

Specifications:
  • 1 or 2 serial ports for sniffing serial
  • 500MB RAM, Pentium PC w/ Windows XP, 50MB disk space
  • Capture file size is only limited by open disk space
  • Fieldbus may require additional hardware
  • Requires Ethernet port for sniffing Ethernet
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 For Additional Information:

Larry Craig
Frontline Test Equipment
337 West Rio Road
Charlottesville VA
22901
UNITED STATES

Phone:(434) 951-0209
E-Mail: lcraig@fte.com

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