Tag Archives: Server

OPC – Are its days numbered?

It’s hard to work almost anywhere in the automation industry without knowing something about OPC. [...]

Still a Thrill: OPC UA Device Discovery

A long while back, I when I started working on industrial connectivity, I had hair. [...]

Scanners, and Adapters, and EtherNet/IP. Oh My!

The Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Dorothy were afraid of lions, and tigers and [...]

The Secrets of OPC UA Clients

Everyone loves secrets. No one loves secrets more than kids. The other day my granddaughter [...]

Modbus Conformance

If you’re a device manufacturer and you’ve ever developed an EtherNet/IP Adapter, BACnet/IP Server or [...]

OPC UA Server Object

There’s a lot of interest around the globe for OPC UA. One of the drivers [...]

Allen-Bradley PLC to Profinet

Many of you know that I have been educated as an Engineer. I did the [...]

Modbus TCP vs. Modbus RTU

I went to one of those yogurt shops the other day, you know what I’m [...]

How Can I Implement EtherNet/IP?

I had an interesting call last week from a guy in Texas. I love Texas. [...]

When Is EtherNet/IP Not The Right Choice?

I had an interesting phone conversation with a guy this morning on EtherNet/IP and how [...]