Category Archives: RTA’s Blog

Web Servers for Allen-Bradley PLCs – Part 2

The previous article in this series discussed what web servers are and how they function [...]

Web Servers for Allen-Bradley PLCs – Part 1

If you’re like the typical factory floor engineer, you’re probably not very familiar with web [...]

Ready to Digitalize Your Factory Floor? Think Again.

One of my favorite people in the world is my grandmother, I always try to [...]

OPC DA Communications

A reader sent me this question a few weeks back: “I see that OPC DA [...]

Memorial Day 2021 – Let Us Remember

“Those are those who speak about you who say, he lost a leg, she lost [...]

Nine Simple Steps to Machine Security

You and I have heard plenty over the last 18 months or so about manufacturing [...]

Data Highway (DH+) Revisited

It’s been twelve years since I did an article on DH+. That’s a long time. [...]

Three Things Every Beginner Should Know About OPC UA (Told by an OPC UA Newbie)

When I first decided to write a blog about the Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture [...]

EtherNet/IP Limitations

I’ve probably written more about EtherNet/IP than anyone in the industrial automation industry. I’ve been [...]

Four Things Every Beginner Should Know About EtherNet/IP (Told by an EtherNet/IP Beginner)

Believe it or not, I am not the most tech-savvy guy. My friends in high [...]