Tag Archives: PLC

Moving Data into a PC

One of the hats I wear here at RTA is the “I’ve got a weird [...]

What is our Industry Missing?

I’m just amazed. Completely amazed. Last time I looked it’s 2011. Soon to be 2012. [...]

USB Fails To Deliver On The Plant Floor

USB is one of the best things to ever happen to computing. It standardized how [...]

The Future of Modbus

Modbus is the one of the great grandfathers of industrial automation. To say it’s long [...]

OPC Part 4 PC Intro

An advantage of the “aged”, a group I have now accidently joined, is memory and [...]

Industrial Ethernet Review from Spain

I’m writing to you today from Madrid Spain where I have a wonderful place just [...]

DeviceNet Assemblies Revisited

One of the hardest things to understand about DeviceNet is the concept of an assembly; [...]

Barcodes – YA Gotta Love EM’

How old is barcoding now? I think that when I watched Fred Flintstone as a [...]

Certification… Once Again

I need, really need, to discuss DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP certification once again.   Some automation [...]

System Integrators

I really admire you system integrator guys. There are guys that do more complex work, [...]