Tag Archives: DeviceNet

What Are the 10 Most Important Questions to Ask About Modbus?

Modbus RTU will live forever. With its simplicity, ease of use, world-wide implementation, and small [...]

The ODVA 2020 Industry Conference & 20th Annual Meeting

One of the best-run conferences of the year is the ODVA Industry Conference. I have [...]

IO-Link Data Definitions

There is no question that over the last ten years, IO-Link has moved from obscurity [...]

EtherCAT vs. EtherNet/IP

EtherCAT and EtherNet/IP are both Ethernet application layer protocols designed to move inputs and outputs [...]

Connecting Rockwell and Siemens Automation Systems – Part 2

Rockwell Automation provides a set of controllers similar to Siemens. Rockwell’s solutions range from the [...]

The Top 10 Manufacturing Networks of 2019

Since the first days of Modbus, system designers have been creating new manufacturing networks. Sometimes [...]

CIP Certificate Management Object

All the Common Industrial Protocol™ (CIP) technologies – EtherNet/IP™, CompoNet™, ControlNet™, and DeviceNet™ – are [...]

The CIP Security Object

All the Common Industrial Protocol™ (CIP) technologies – EtherNet/IP™, CompoNet™, ControlNet™, and DeviceNet™ – are [...]

Let’s Talk Security

I have relatives, friends, and some RTA team members who’ve had their identities stolen. It’s [...]

Automate For ROI, Not Technology

I can’t help but snicker when I when I hear the “fear factor” applied to [...]