Category Archives: RTA’s Blog

What is an EtherNet/IP Network?

That would seem like an odd question to ask. I’ve been involved with EtherNet/IP for [...]

Types of Network Address Translation (NAT) for Control Systems (Part 2)

Part 1 of this series discussed 1:1 NAT and Port Forwarding NAT. This article continues [...]

Types of Network Address Translation (NAT) for Control Systems (Part 1)

In an earlier article, I discussed the concept of Network Address Translation. That article described [...]

Single Pair Ethernet is Driving IP to the Edge

There is a long running show on the History Channel called Mysteries at the Museum. [...]

An Optimistic Look 20 Years Into The Future

Here’s something funny about life. When you’re young and have your entire life ahead of [...]

BACnet/IP and Allen-Bradley PLC

As our manufacturing plants get more integrated there is often some overlap between the heating [...]

AB PLC Peer-Peer Communication

It’s as sure as the sun coming up in the east and a politician asking [...]

Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Logging Solutions

Unlike the devices we used in industrial applications a few years ago, today’s devices are [...]

Democrats vs. Republicans? “Child’s Play!”

If you’re not a partisan Democrat or a partisan Republican, you probably roll eyes when [...]

10 Things To Know About BACnet

Even though you might not be in the Building Automation industry, it’s important to have [...]