Tag Archives: DeviceNet

CIP Terminology

I had a friend who worked at NASA a number of years ago when the [...]

The Future of CIP Communications

A few weeks ago I journeyed to lake country to visit with one of our [...]

OPC UA Profiles – What good are they?

Every communication protocol I’ve worked with over the years has a concept of profiles. Profiles [...]

Cloud Computing – The Inconvenient Truth

The Internet of Things (IoT). If only I could have a penny for every time [...]

The End of Cyclic Communication…

It’s amazing to think how life has changed over the last ten years. Today, I [...]

ASCII History

You may not believe this, but the ASCII character set is one of the greatest [...]

MicroLogix PLC

The human brain is an incredible machine. Over the past few years, I’ve learned some [...]

Modbus for City Slickers

I like the movie City Slickers. I think it appeals to me because we are [...]

Old McDonald Had a Factory…

One of my favorite songs from childhood is: Old McDonald had a factory, E-I-E-I-O. And [...]

Let’s Talk About the Bus in Modbus

A computer protocol like Modbus is nothing more than a series of bits with a [...]