The FGEN Advanced I/O Module (AIM) station for Industrial Ethernet is designed to provide dependable communication, "elevating" digital inputs and outputs to Industrial Ethernet networks. The FGEN is designed for use in on-machine, in fixed I/O applications in environments where conditions may not be conducive to traditional I/O. The station features the company's multiprotocol technology, which was developed to simplify Industrial Ethernet for distributed I/O. It combines multiple Ethernet protocols—EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and Profinet—in a single device, yet only allows one Ethernet master to control the outputs while the input and diagnostic data is available to the other protocols. The FGEN AIM station offers isolated power for inputs and outputs and several I/O configurations, including 16 inputs and 16 outputs and an eight input/output station. It's a unique operating system allows more than one Ethernet protocol to be embedded on the device, which provides our customers the flexibility of identifying a single part number, instead of dealing with the complexities of specifying or configuring the station based on the Ethernet host system. The FGEN AIM station is available in rugged IP67-, 68- or 69K-rated housing for reliable operation in harsh environments.