{"id":34306,"date":"2026-11-05T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=34306"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:05:34","slug":"industrial-edge-networking-stack-enables-real-time-communications-for-ai-automation-robotics-and-industry-4-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/industrial-edge-networking-stack-enables-real-time-communications-for-ai-automation-robotics-and-industry-4-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial edge networking stack enables real-time communications for AI automation, robotics and Industry 4.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As industrial systems evolve to support AI-enabled automation, robotics and intelligent edge computing, developers need to deliver deterministic, real-time networking while minimizing power consumption, maintaining security and reducing system complexity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To address these challenges, Microchip Technology  has expanded its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microchip.com\/en-us\/solutions\/industrial\/fpga\/polarfire-fpgas-for-the-industrial-edge\"><strong>industrial edge networking solution stack<\/strong><\/a> with EtherCAT and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) capabilities on PolarFire devices. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckhoff.com\/en-us\/products\/i-o\/ethercat-development-products\/elxxxx-etxxxx-fbxxxx-hardware\/et1820-et1821-et1822.html\"><strong>Beckhoff Automation GmbH EtherCAT IP<\/strong><\/a> is compatible with both PolarFire FPGA and SoC devices and Microchip TSN IP is supported on PolarFire FPGA SoCs. These enhancements expand Microchip&#8217;s growing portfolio of FPGA solution stacks which combine hardware, IP, development tools and reference designs to accelerate development across industrial networking, AI, machine learning and security-focused applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">&#8220;Industrial networks are becoming more intelligent, distributed and data driven as AI moves closer to the edge,&#8221; said Shakeel Peera, vice president of Microchip&#8217;s FPGA business unit. &#8220;By adding EtherCAT and TSN capabilities to our power-efficient PolarFire platform, we&#8217;re providing developers with the deterministic networking technologies needed to build highly responsive, scalable systems for industrial and embedded networking applications.&#8221;<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Beckhoff EtherCAT IP supports EtherCAT connectivity at 10\/100\/1000 Mbps and Microchip\u2019s TSN solution enables deterministic 1 Gbps Ethernet using IEEE 802.1 Time-Sensitive Networking standards. Together, these technologies help developers build scalable industrial networks with predictable communication performance and interoperability across connected devices.<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Built on power-efficient PolarFire FPGAs and SoCs, the industrial edge networking solution stack delivers real-time processing with high reliability and energy efficiency. PolarFire devices feature a secure, non-volatile architecture that enables instant-on operation and supports integrated security features such as secure boot and anti-tamper protection. 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