Even though it requires little space, the gateway can be used for a variety of maintenance tasks. During operation, field device parameters can be configured centrally from the control room, saving ...

Intelligent field components and field devices provide an abundance of status information on the network and devices, but this data is often difficult to gather and understand. Four companies describe ...

The best of buses for one industrial-automation application can be the worst of buses for another. Wide-ranging requirements have spurred the creation of specialized networks. Understanding the forces ...

Field-level data sourced from intelligent sensors and other devices can provide a massive amount of valuable information, but only if there are practical IIoT connectivity methods. OEMs and end users ...

“They don't want the system's main processor to get bogged down with protocol stacks when it should be doing other tasks that are mission critical to the application. With its 16-bit processor, the ...

Texas Instruments has unveiled a new microprocessor (mpu) which it claims can reduce power consumption and cost by up to 30% for industrial applications. The AM1810 Sitara ARM mpu is a single chip ...

The Profibus- DP five-pole connector from Lumberg Automation, Midlothian, Va. (lumberg-automationusa.com), is easy enough to install that technicians can do so in the field with ...