Category Archives: RTA’s Blog
EtherNet/IP Limitations
I’ve probably written more about EtherNet/IP than anyone in the industrial automation industry. I’ve been [...]
Apr
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 [...]
Apr
What Modbus Doesn’t Do Very Well
I’ve always been a fan of Modbus. It’s simple. I like to think that it [...]
Apr
Four Things Every Beginner Should Know About Modbus (Told by a Modbus Beginner)
Just imagine for a moment—imagine you’re a 23-year-old, just one year out of college. By [...]
Mar
How To Sound Smart (or at Least Literate) When Talking to Enginerds
I am always fascinated by acronyms. So many of them have different meanings depending on [...]
Mar
Is Your Manufacturing Business Safe from Amazon?
Had somebody told you thirty years ago that an online bookstore founded by a former [...]
Mar
What is a Captive Portal?
I’ve written many times about how every industry and every specialty has terms that everyone [...]
Mar
The Things IT Would Never Do
In many of these articles, I’ve discussed the differences between IT and OT. They both [...]
Mar
Single Pair Ethernet Driving IP to the Edge (Part 2)
In my last article, I discussed the current trends that are driving the transformation of [...]
Feb
2020: Not The Worst Year – Not By A Long Shot
If you’re like me, you’re still thinking “Thank God that freaking 2020 is over!” For [...]
Feb
