Main products: HLS, CUnet

Our flagship products, HLS (Hi-speed Link System) and CUnet, are used in a wide range of fields, including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, industrial robots, medical devices, building management systems, and traffic information management systems, contributing to the realization of high-speed and highly reliable control networks. In particular, they feature reduced development burden through built-in protocols, high-speed response, long-distance communication, and high noise immunity, providing solutions that support high performance, reduced wiring, and increased efficiency in industrial equipment.

Recommended for these types of customers

✅ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturer
✅ Machine tool manufacturers
✅ Industrial robot manufacturer
✅ Transportation system development company
✅ FA equipment manufacturers
✅ Medical device manufacturer

<Application Record> It has been adopted in a variety of applications, including industrial equipment.
■ Manufacturing/FA (Factory Automation)
Chip mounters, factory line control, NC machine tools, electrical discharge machines, injection molding machines, large-format printing presses
■ Semiconductors and precision equipment
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment, wafer transport equipment
■ Robotics and Transport Systems
Industrial robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs/AMRs), humanoid robots
■ Infrastructure and facility management
Building management systems, building management (access control), warehouse management systems, parking management systems, traffic information management systems (road signals)
■ Medical and Healthcare
Medical devices
■ IoT and Authentication Solutions
RFID application systems
■ Amusement and Leisure
Amusement park management system, pachinko parlor management system, golf driving range system, fireworks launching system

Are you experiencing any of these problems?

- The wiring is complex and requires significant design effort.
- Communication errors occur due to noise.
Real-time control cannot keep up.
- As the size of the equipment increases, the communication range becomes insufficient.
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Step Technica solves it!
- Long-distance communication based on RS485
• High noise immunity
• High-speed response control
- Cost reduction through reduced wiring

Common features of HLS and CUnet

• Excellent response performance through high-speed communication: Achieves high-speed response suitable for real-time control of industrial equipment.
• Built-in protocol: The communication protocol is built into the device, reducing the burden of software development.
• Automatic waveform correction function: Maintains communication quality and ensures stable data transmission.
• Fixed-period communication: Reduces variations in scan time, enabling stable control.
- RS485-based long-distance communication: Achieves long-distance connectivity while maintaining high speed.
• High noise immunity: Provides stable communication even in factory and equipment environments.
• Cost reduction through reduced wiring: Contributes to reductions in wiring time, installation space, and maintenance costs.

Choose by application: HLS / CUnet

HLS

"1:N" ultra-high-speed, highly reliable open field network
HLS (Hi-speed Link System) is a high-speed field network with a 1-master:multiple-slave configuration.
It can connect up to 63 slave ICs and supports I/O control of up to 2,016 points (1,008 inputs + 1,008 outputs). The communication protocol is built into the IC.
The CPU can control numerous I/O operations simply by reading and writing to memory.

CUnet

What can be done at the I/O level network should be done at the I/O level!
CUnet is a multi-master type remote I/O control network capable of controlling both digital and analog I/O.
It can connect up to 64 ICs and control I/O while sharing up to 512 bytes of data.
By using CUnet, you can not only control DIOs, but also perform analog control via serial communication in a simple and inexpensive way, replacing traditional parallel connections.