
From the sensor to the cloud
OPC UA is set to become the globally recognized standard for the Industrial Internet of Things. During SPS Connect, Stefan Hoppe, President of the OPC Foundation, commented on the status quo of the work.
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OPC UA is set to become the globally recognized standard for the Industrial Internet of Things. During SPS Connect, Stefan Hoppe, President of the OPC Foundation, commented on the status quo of the work.
With the Codesys Automation Server, Codesys added an Industry 4.0 platform to its IEC 61131-3 automation software last year. The latest innovations for this platform and a library for OPC UA-PubSub communication will now be presented at SPS Connect.
The e-paper of issue 11 is here. Among other things, you can read about Huawei's position in relation to the company's accusations of spying, why TSN is "a symbol of the standardization of fieldbuses" and how Single Pair Ethernet will change process automation.
SPS Connect 25.11. - 14:10 - 14:30
The presentation explains the latest developments in the field of open industrial Ethernet and explains how CLPA is taking the step into the future with CC-Link IE TSN.

SPS Connect 25.11. - 15:00 - 15:20
OPC UA and TSN fulfill a long-standing wish of the industry: a manufacturer-independent and interface-free communication solution. Modular and flexible machine and production concepts can be easily implemented with OPC UA and TSN.

SPS Connect 25.11. - 15:45 - 16:05
The OPC Foundation's Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative was launched with the aim of bringing OPC UA to the field level and thus has the potential to change industrial communication in the long term and to the benefit of all market participants.

The TSN/A Conference took place for the fifth time on October 7 and 8, and yet it was a premiere: for the first time in the form of a virtual conference, the event reached 210 participants from over 20 countries.
Time Sensitive Networking is gaining ground in convergent networks with critical applications and strict time requirements. But what needs to be considered in network planning? And why does configuration play a key role?

The compact C6 Smart top-hat rail IPC and the C6 S14 panel version with touchscreen (resistive or capacitive) are tailored to the runtime environment and real-time capability.

Ethernet gets a real-time extension with TSN - and even a new transmission medium with 5G! The impact on all industries will be the focus of the TSN/A Conference on October 7 and 8, 2020, which will be held as a virtual event this year.