Three form factors to fit your needs
With three Anybus CompactCom form factors designed for different needs, you can choose the best fit based on speed to market, flexibility, performance, or cost efficiency.
Evaluation and Specification with the Anybus CompactCom
The evaluation and specification phase is crucial for building a long-lasting embedded network communication solution. Now is the time to identify and document your specific needs, use cases, and knockout criteria—those critical, non-negotiable requirements that will shape your solution. These criteria ensure that the solution you design meets the necessary technical, performance, and security demands for long-term success.
To support your evaluation, we recommend starting by getting to know the Anybus CompactCom concept, its features, and how it aligns with key criteria such as form factor, performance, security, and connectivity. While we suggest starting with this step, the other stages listed below can be taken in any order that works best for your project.
Important criteria to consider
- Form factor constraints
- Environmental resilience
- Interoperability
- Power consumption
- Performance
- Security demands
Get to know the Anybus CompactCom
Key features of the Anybus CompactCom communication interface
Designed for industrial automation and control systems, the Anybus CompactCom offers a wide range of features that make it the standout choice for connecting devices to industrial networks.
Secure IIoT communication with OPC UA & MQTT
The Anybus CompactCom IIoT Secure exchanges industrial Ethernet protocol data with the controller as usual while also using the OPC UA or MQTT protocols to send data to IT systems.
Learn through trainings and webinars
If you want to learn more about the Anybus CompactCom concept, explore HMS Academy, where we offer training sessions and webinars to help you get started. This includes a free eLearning course for technical personnel, introducing the key technological elements of the concept.
Download resources
To help you get started as quickly as possible, we’ve compiled a downloadable file containing all the resources you’ll need. This file includes materials for every step of the process, such as evaluation, hardware design, software design, and conformance testing.
The downloadable file contains:
- Getting started guides
- Software and hardware design guides
- Network-related guides, application notes, certificates and files
- Software tools
- 3D models and ECAD files
All of these resources are also accessible individually on the upcoming pages in this developer portal.
Explore the SDK
We provide a free, source-level C driver with an easy-to-use API for managing communication with the Anybus CompactCom 40. This code serves as a foundation for implementing your industrial network-related application.
You can also evaluate Anybus CompactCom using an example implementation for our Starter Kit evaluation platform. Read more about evaluation options in the next section.
Start by creating a customized configuration file in our new configuration tool. The tool will then guide you through the next steps.
Discover evaluation hardware
We offer adapter boards and starter kits for quick and easy evaluation of the Anybus CompactCom. Explore the options and choose the best fit for your needs.
| Product | Image | Interface | Operating system | Form factor | GitHub repo | Product page |
Anybus CompactCom Adapter Board - Module to Raspberry Pi |  | SPI & UART | Raspberry Pi OS | Module with housing |  | More details |
Anybus CompactCom Adapter Board - Module to STM32 Nucleo |  | SPI & UART | Bare metal | Module with housing | Coming soon | More details |
| Starter kit - All-in-one Module |  | SPI, Parallel & UART | Windows | Module with housing |
| More details |
| Starter kit - All-in-one Module Without Housing |  | SPI, Parallel & UART | Windows | Module without housing | | More details |
| Starter kit - Pluggable Brick |  | SPI, Parallel & UART | Windows | Pluggable Brick | | More details |
| Starter kit - Soldered-on Brick |  | SPI & UART | Windows | Soldered-on Brick | | More details |
Order evaluation hardware
Fill out the form to request evaluation hardware. A sales representative will contact you via email to confirm the details and associated costs.
Consult on your requirements
Navigating the requirements phase and determining which network features are relevant to your application can feel overwhelming, but we’re here to help. In addition to the resources we offer above, such as the guides, driver, easy-to-use API and configurator, we also offer fee-based consultation services. To ensure your implementation is built on a solid foundation from the start, we highly recommend our Requirement Analysis service.