Mediator and automation system

A mediator comprising:

• a first connecting interface configured for a first Ethernet media type, which is configured an industrial Ethernet having a transmission rate of more than 10 Mbit/s,
• a first switch-on unit connected to the first connecting interface configured for the first Ethernet media type,
• at least one second connecting interface configured for a second Ethernet media type, which is configured as an Ethernet APL 10 Base-T1L having a transmission rate of 10 Mbit/s on a single-pair Ethernet cable,
• at least one second switch-on unit configured for the second Ethernet media type connected to the at least one second connecting interface,
• a mediator controller which comprises an industrial Ethernet protocol module, at least one Ethernet APL protocol module and a translator module connected to the industrial Ethernet protocol module and the at least one Ethernet APL protocol module,
• a first SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) interface, which connects the first switch-on unit to the industrial Ethernet protocol module of the mediator controller, and
• a further SPI interface, which connects the second switch-on unit to the at least one Ethernet APL protocol module of the mediator controller;
• wherein the first switch-on unit is configured to process Industrial Ethernet data from Industrial Ethernet telegrams transmitted by the first connecting interface and to exchange them with the Industrial Ethernet protocol module of the mediator controller via the first SPI interface,
• wherein the Industrial Ethernet protocol module is configured to interpret the Industrial Ethernet data made available via the first SPI interface and to allocate Industrial Ethernet services,
• wherein the at least one second switch-on unit is configured to process Ethernet APL data from Ethernet APL telegrams transmitted by the at least one second connecting interface and to exchange them via the further SPI interface with the at least one Ethernet APL protocol module of the mediator controller,
• wherein the at least one Ethernet APL protocol module is configured to interpret Ethernet APL data made available via the further SPI interface and to assign Ethernet APL services, and
• wherein the translator module is configured to connect the Industrial Ethernet services and the Ethernet APL services to each other and to coordinate them in time.

An automation system comprising:

• a server subscriber, and
• a mediator configured as client subscriber;
• wherein the mediator comprises a mediator controller, the mediator controller comprising an Industrial Ethernet protocol module, at least one Ethernet APL protocol module and a translator module connected to the Industrial Ethernet protocol module and the at least one Ethernet APL protocol module,
• wherein the Industrial Ethernet protocol module is configured to interpret Industrial Ethernet data provided via a first SPI interface and to allocate Industrial Ethernet services,
• wherein the at least one Ethernet APL protocol module is configured to interpret Ethernet APL data made available via a further SPI interface and to allocate Ethernet APL services, and
• wherein the translator module is configured to connect the Industrial Ethernet services and the Ethernet APL services to one another and to coordinate them in time.