Tag Archives: PLC
A House Divided
Do you live in a house divided by electronics? If you think that religion or [...]
Nov
OPC – Are its days numbered?
It’s hard to work almost anywhere in the automation industry without knowing something about OPC. [...]
Oct
ControlLogix and Printing
The words, “ControlLogix” and “printing” aren’t often found together in the same sentence. For eons [...]
Sep
Hollywood Hype and EDS
There’s a lot of hype in Hollywood. Lots of people are drawn into a theater [...]
Sep
What’s ‘Open’ on the Factory Floor is Not What’s ‘Open’ to IT
Moving is supposed to be the third most stressful event, outranked only by death and [...]
Aug
Options for AOP and EDS
PLC programmers hate mapping data like I hate washing and cutting vegetables. They’d much rather [...]
Jun
Implement Messaging Devices in a PLC Environment
The last article Messaging Devices Don’t get No Respect, discussed messaging devices, and why vendors [...]
Apr
All Hail, ASCII, King of Data
I fell in love with ASCII 40 odd years ago and I’m still in love [...]
Mar
Scanners, and Adapters, and EtherNet/IP. Oh My!
The Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Dorothy were afraid of lions, and tigers and [...]
Feb
