SQID: Features

Similar to other SynqNet nodes, the SQID has the following core features:

SynqNet IN and OUT ports support the full suite of standard SynqNet features such as auto-enumeration, fault recovery, and 100Mbit/s full-duplex, deterministic, cyclic communication.
An FPGA to support both the SynqNet protocol and application logic functions.
The Bowsprit FPGA image management system, which provides the ability of on-site downloads of upgrades over SynqNet.
An isolated power supply that accepts a 24Vdc input.

Since the SQID was designed on the popular 100mm width board, it offers immense flexibility. It can be deployed in a plastic extrusion as part of a DIN rail raft, or it can be mounted directly on pillars or installed in a 3U rack.

The chief elements of the SQID are shown in the block diagram below.