Fieldbus & Industrial Networking


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New vortex flowmeter from Krohne
October 2006, KROHNE
Krohne's Optiswirl is a range of vortex flowmeters with integrated pressure and temperature compensation. The 4070C model reliably measures operating, normal volumetric and mass flow of conductive and ...

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Serial converter for mission-critical environments
October 2006
Advantech's OPT8FP is an 8-port RS422 to RS232 converter connection box with 2500 V d.c. isolation protection. Supporting up to 1,2 km and a baud rate of 230,4 Kbps when transferring RS422 signals, it ...

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ADAM-4000 sensor-to-computer interface units
October 2006
Advantech's ADAM-4000 series modules are compact, versatile, sensor-to-computer interface units designed for reliable operation in harsh environments. Their built-in microprocessors, encased in rugged ...

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The myth of the 'ideal bus'
September 2006
Does an ideal bus technology exist?

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Advantech's cost-effective CAN and CANopen interfaces
September 2006
Advantech's PCI-1680U is a 2-port universal PCI communication card with optical isolation protection of 1000 V d.c. The PCI-1680U offers a cost-effective solution for the connectivity of the controller ...

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Ethernet modules for direct input-to-output communication
September 2006, Allpronix
Ethernet modules manufactured by Acromag can be used to link inputs to outputs without a PLC, PC or master CPU. Sensor inputs (for example six channel 4-20 mA, 0-10 V d.c, thermocouple, RTD or 12 digital ...

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Maintaining healthy IT assets
September 2006, Moore Process Controls
Over the past several years, there have been two significant trends in the industrial marketplace. Firstly, control system vendors are using more Ethernet-based communication networks and Microsoft operating ...

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Software for data exchange with Profibus slaves
September 2006, Innomatic
The new Profibus Master Simulator is a combination of a UART adapter and the Profibus Master Simulator Software. The Profibus Master Simulator is an easy-to-use software for data exchange with Profibus ...

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CANopen right choice in 'mission-critical' applications
September 2006, Schneider Electric South Africa
Company environments are constantly changing due to the pressure from competition and the need for profitability. It is critical that companies take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves. ...

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Developments from Hirschmann advance industrial networking
September 2006
Hirschmann Automation and Control is offering the managed switches of the Rail, MICE, PowerMICE and MACH 4000 product families, together with industrial profiles which are special software packages. These ...

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Industrial Ethernet switches for harsh and complicated applications
September 2006, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME)
One of the latest products in Advantech's line of industrial Ethernet switches, the EKI-6538, has just been released. The EKI-6538 is equipped with eight 10/100Base-TX Ethernet ports and built-in advanced ...

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Profibus sub-D connectors now with EPIC branding
September 2006
The range of Lapp EPIC industrial connectors has now been extended to include a full range of sub-D connectors suitable and certified by Profibus both internationally and locally. EPIC has been a range ...

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Proficy Enterprise Connector extends plant integration with business systems
September 2006
GE Fanuc Automation has announced the release of its Proficy Enterprise Connector 1.5. It provides bi-directional enterprise integration between Proficy and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, ...

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Synchronised distributed intelligence: closing the network loop with deterministic Ethernet
August 2006
This article explores the need for deterministic communication, reviews the technical limitations of standard Ethernet networks, and investigates the techniques that overcome these challenges to implement deterministic communication across Ethernet

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Realtime data and the power of integration
August 2006, Rockwell Automation
In the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture, data is born in a format that seamlessly moves throughout the plant floor and business systems

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Ethernet comms for all Technosoft intelligent drives
August 2006
Technosoft has announced that all its drives can now communicate with a host via an Ethernet network through the auxiliary Ethernet/RS232 adapter module, using the UDP/IP protocol. Designed in a compact ...

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Remote I/O solution enables Modbus system integration
August 2006, Training & Education
When a user wishes to use scada/PLC/DCS hardware as a complete remote input/output (I/O) solution, Advantech's Adam-4000 Modbus series provides a solution. The range includes analog inputs, thermocouple ...

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Open standard predicted to dominate industrial networks
August 2006, Schneider Electric South Africa, Information Security
The standards-based Industrial Ethernet will come to dominate virtually every area of industrial network communications, even those where end users are presently satisfied with their fieldbus and similar ...

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New interpreter for AS-Interface
August 2006, Siemens South Africa, Information Security
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) now offers a new DP/AS-i Link Advanced for simple linking of the communication networks of Profibus and AS-interface. The routers in accordance with AS-i Spec. 3.0 ...

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Why take risks with your control network?
August 2006
Contemporary Controls offers three new managed features to safeguard against risks to control networks. "The reason being," says R&D manager Bennett Levine, "that the popularity of Ethernet employed in ...

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