The Hirschmann BOBCAT BRS40-8TX-EEC-HL is a specialised variant of the compact 8-port all-Gigabit BOBCAT switch, combining Extended Environmental Class operation from -40 to +70°C with hazardous location approval per ISA12.12.01, making it one of the few DIN Rail industrial Ethernet switches suitable for deployment in potentially explosive atmospheres. Part number 942170042, it provides eight 10/100/1000BASE-TX RJ45 ports in a 500 g PC-ABS housing measuring 73 x 138 x 115 mm, with an MTBF of over 3.19 million hours at 25°C. The HL suffix designates the hazardous location rating, making this switch appropriate for oil and gas facilities, chemical processing plants, and other Zone 2 or Division 2 classified areas where standard industrial switches cannot be installed. As part of the BOBCAT TSN platform, the BRS40-8TX-EEC-HL supports IEEE 802.1Qbv for deterministic real-time Ethernet, alongside HIPER-Ring and MRP (IEC62439-2) redundancy, RSTP, LACP, IGMP snooping, QoS prioritization, and full VLAN management. Industrial protocol support spans PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, IEC61850, and Modbus TCP. Security includes 802.1X, RADIUS, secure boot, signed firmware, and DoS prevention. Power draw is just 8 W from dual redundant 12–24 VDC inputs, and management is via USB-C, HTML5, CLI, and SNMP v1/v2/v3. The BRS40-8TX-EEC-HL is the right choice for engineers specifying hazardous-area-rated compact Gigabit switches for oil and gas, petrochemical, and offshore applications. Available from Recab, your Nordic partner for Hirschmann industrial switch solutions.
