Ethernet has dominated wired computer-networking technology for decades, evidenced by its wide adoption in office, business, data-center, and home applications. Only more recently, though, has ...

Industrial network protocols include EtherNet/IP, Ethernet Powerlink, EtherCAT, Modbus-TCP, Profinet, SERCOS III, and the list is still growing. How do you select an industrial network protocol that ...

For the first time, evangelists for six of the leading industrial Ethernet networking protocols sat side by side to present their protocols. Attendees at The Automation Forum asked questions and got ...

Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) saves a lot of money by reclaiming wood chips that were once lost during the production of container board and corrugated packaging. Though it was easy for executives ...

The technology started with 10-Mb/s coax cabling (10BASE5). Twisted-pair and RJ45 connectors quickly replaced that, while fiber optics was implemented for high-speed, long-distance communication.

Open communication protocolsModbus TCP/IP is an open industrial protocol based on standard Ethernet. Modbus provides connectivity to programmable automation controllers (PACs), PLCs, and legacy ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1. A typical iSCSI SAN. There has been much discussion (and a good dose of confusion) ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As a younger person, I thought I knew everything — especially about what appeared to be simple ...

With always-on high-bandwidth Internet connections comes the possibility for multiple devices within the home to share this resource. And, of course, they'll also be doing a lot of internal ...