Control Techniques, part of the Nidec group, has announced the release of a new option module for its Unidrive M, Commander and Digitax platforms.

SI-Interbus has been designed for easy integration of Control Techniques’ drives in applications that use Interbus fieldbus. The new module features include the ability to use up to 63 nodes on a network, and supports data rates of 500 kBd and 2 MBd.

A Remote Bus Out adapter is also available for easy retrofit of existing applications using the older SM-Interbus.