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In the future, Ethernet TSN will enable continuous communication in machine and plant engineering without gateways and interruptions. Wago is launching two new automation systems on the market for the SPS, with which users can take advantage of all the benefits of the extended Ethernet standard.
read more...The digitalization of plant and device automation is also in full swing in the process industry and is less complex than often assumed. FDT-based IoT scenarios with Pactware, for example, can help you get started with the implementation of digitalization measures.
read more...At the end of last year, Beckhoff presented 'Ethercat G' as an extension of Ethercat. The gigabit solution has now been officially incorporated into the ETG. ETG Director Martin Rostan comments on the role of 'Ethercat G' - especially with regard to Ethernet TSN.
read more...B&R is expanding its product portfolio for mobile machines to include a PC with an Intel Core i processor in protection class IP69K, which is specially designed for operation in harsh environments.
read more...Inosoft introduces new functions such as the OPC UA server VisiWin. It accesses all variables managed in VisiWin via the OPC UA interface.
read more...Time Sensitive Networking has firmly established itself in the vocabulary of the automation industry. All well-known suppliers have started activities to evaluate or even introduce TSN. But where exactly are the goals for the use of TSN and what is actually still missing?
read more...The OPC Foundation has now announced the official certifiability of OPC UA servers based on version 1.0 of the open OPC UA stack open 62541. To date, the stack is the only open implementation of OPC UA programmed entirely in C.
read more...To date, OPC UA and DDS have often been presented as competitors. Competitors that will both be based on the Ethernet standard TSN. - However, the key to successful automation in the future lies in a combination of the three standards DDS, OPC UA and TSN.
read more...Only the reliable and structured interaction of all units in an ant colony ensures its survival. Data communication in a modern industrial network works no differently in a figurative sense.
read more...Machine vision / image processing
A common "language" such as OPC UA is required to enable machines to communicate with each other. The specialist department for industrial image processing (Machine Vision) within the VDMA has approved a corresponding OPC UA Companion Specification.
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