S-DIAS series extended
Sigmatek has expanded its S-DIAS series with the CP313 CPU module for control, regulation and motion tasks and the EC121 interface module.
read more...read more...OPC UA and CIP devices should cooperate
The ODVA and the OPC Foundation have set up a working group to develop an OPC UA Companion Specification that regulates the interaction between OPC UA and the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP).
read more...The smartphone as a role model
Bosch Rexroth has designed a new automation platform and taken a lot of inspiration from smartphone technology. - But what is different about ctrlX Automation compared to conventional control systems?
read more...Between analog and digital
When measuring with piezoelectric sensors, the charge amplifier is an indispensable link in the measuring chain. As automation progresses, this component undergoes its own evolution from analog to digital.
read more...Simply into the cloud. But safely!
With Anybus Edge, HMS Networks offers a complete solution for cloud connectivity at the production level. The solution closes the gap between production and the cloud and enables users to implement the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) easily and securely.
read more...Light into the news 'chaos
More and more components in automation technology are sending messages to the network 'unsolicited' on the basis of pub/sub mechanisms - in IoT protocols, but also in OPC UA. With the help of the DANA framework, light can be shed on a seemingly chaotic exchange of messages.
read more...Smart services and cloud technology bundled
On January 1, 2020, the Phoenix Contact Group bundled its digital service portfolio in the subsidiary Phoenix Contact Smart Business in Berlin. This includes all activities relating to cloud technology and data analytics as well as software services.
read more...New series: Three questions for ...
What will 2020 bring?
Under the title "Three questions for ...", computer-automation.de is publishing short interviews with the leading figures in the automation industry on a monthly basis this year.
read more...Profinet leads the world according to study
According to the results of a recent study, Profinet is the world's leading Ethernet-based communication solution for industrial automation.
read more...On the way to the world library
The vision has been in place since the end of 2014: OPC UA is to achieve the status of a globally recognized standard for the Industrial Internet of Things IIoT by 2019 at the latest. During the press conference at SPS, the Foundation took a stand on this plan.
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