Prototyping and testing of TSN
Very high demands are placed on TSN in terms of interoperability. What contribution do cross-manufacturer testbeds make here? How can the implementations of TSN standards and interoperability be tested?
read more...Industrial Communication
read more...The validation strategy
The validation strategy for TSN must be geared to the end applications in the various industries, whereby the main focus must be on compliance with guaranteed latencies.
read more...Time synchronization
Time synchronization via Ethernet and IP networks is the basis of many systems worldwide. This is why the IEEE defined the 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and time standardization bodies such as the ITU-T created supporting standards for function and performance specifications.
read more...First specification within reach
At SPS 2018, the Field Level Communication initiative was established under the umbrella of the OPC Foundation. How far has the initiative's work progressed now?
read more...The configuration
Time-Sensitive Networking must offer a standardized communication platform for machine builders and automation engineers alike - the TSN configuration must support both worlds without conflict. How and with which approach can this be achieved?
read more...New series of unmanaged Ethernet switches
With the EDS-2000-EL and EDS-200-ML series, Moxa is introducing a new range of industrial unmanaged Ethernet switches.
read more...Industry 4.0 in mechanical engineering
Since 2008, Michaela Rothhöft has been conducting the "Industrial Communication / Industry 4.0" market study every three to five years with the support of the VDMA. The results of the 2020 update.
read more...OPC UA Companion Specification for Profinet published
The user organization Profibus & Profinet International (PI) has published the first OPC UA Companion Specification for Profinet.
read more...Open solutions for TSN
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is regarded as the key technology for convergent IT and OT networks. Open solutions can contribute to the development of the ecosystem, but which software functions are actually required and which solutions are already available?
read more...Load monitoring simplified
Lütze is upgrading the 'LCOS' bus couplers for universal application options so that the LOCC-Box-Net modules can now also be operated in addition to the electronic load monitors of the LCOS CCI family.
read more...ZVEI: The digital nameplate 4.0
Since the end of 2018, the ZVEI and Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg have been working with manufacturers in the automation industry to implement the 'Digital Nameplate 4.0' project. Gunther Koschnick, Managing Director of the Automation Association in the ZVEI, comments on the status quo.
read more...Use of individual OPC UA address spaces
Information models define the available objects such as variables and alarms in accordance with the OPC UA standard. Version V1.20 of Softing's Datafeed Secure Integration Server now offers the option of loading certain models.
read more...Configure managed switch via browser-based web interface
The managed switches in Weidmüller's Advanced Line support protocols such as STP/RSTP or SNMP and can be configured intuitively via a browser-based web interface.
read more...Switches for Ethernet and Profinet
The unmanaged Ethernet switches from Helmholz are just 49 mm wide in the 5-port version and 65 mm for 8 ports, making them suitable for a wide range of industrial applications thanks to their compact design.
read more...Taking IO-Link further
Automatically detecting all IO-Link devices in a machine, automatically downloading their device descriptions and parameterizing and monitoring them over their entire life cycle independently of the control system and fieldbus - a software tool meets this challenge.
read more...PI Magazine [sponsored]
As part of our printed May issue, we would like to share the latest supplement from the Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. with you. You can find the PI magazine as an e-paper here.
read more...The top articles in May
Over the past month, we have reported on a wide range of automation technologies: TSN, OPC UA, cloud computing and IO-Link, to name just a few topics. We also spoke to automation experts about the current state of affairs.
read more...IIoT communication from the sensor to the...
Data exchange from IO-Link via JSON and MQTT becomes possible
The IO-Link community has published a specification that describes how data from IO-Link can be exchanged via JSON REST and MQTT - in the sense of transparent communication in the IIoT.
read more...5G or Wi-Fi 6?
We hear everywhere: 5G will change the world! But what about Wi-Fi 6? Has the IEEE hit the jackpot with the new WLAN standard? Will 5G and Wi-Fi 6 vie for pole position as the future wireless standard for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)?
read more...The status quo
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) has an impact on the automation industry and the IT world like no other standard. What is the status quo?
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