In the past three decades for the industrial automation segment, Fieldbus technology has been widely used as the main integrated element for connecting field devices such as sensors, actuators, PLCs ...

Network standards such as PROFInet, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and Powerlink have evolved to address predictable data delivery using Layers 3 and up in the OSI network model. Ethernet can be ...

Connectivity is fast becoming an underlying must in every aspect of our lives. It is no longer just an emerging trend to want every electronic device to connect quickly, easily, securely, with ...

New connectivity between vision systems and automation solutions based on Ethernet Powerlink communications is creating simplified system architectures that enable higher performance application ...

The new Anybus CompactCom 40-series enables multi-network connectivity also for demanding and high-performance industrial devices. The Anybus CompactCom range of embedded communication solutions from ...

Engineers who design industrial machines still have to contend with a hodgepodge of networking technologies — perhaps a fieldbus or two for all the I/O, a proprietary motion control network and ...

Several efforts in Ethernet development and add-on technologies to the standard are making it possible for lower-cost Ethernet gear to be deployed in factory networks, where LAN gear controls the ...

For many years, Ethernet evolution was characterized by the “need for speed” as networks and data centers sought higher and higher throughput. But over time, Ethernet has found its way into ...

HMS Industrial Networks now releases “Anybus CompactCom for Common Ethernet” – a communication solution which includes an Ethernet hardware that is loadable with PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP or ...