Flash PIC micros have full-speed USB 2.0 connectivity 26 January 2005, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies, DSP, Micros & Memory Microchip has released the first Flash PIC microcontrollers with full-speed USB 2.0 connectivity and 48 MHz operation, for 12 Mbps data-transfer rates. Combined with a wide variety of peripherals and ...
Easy integration with fieldbus device couplers December 2004, LAPP Southern Africa Fieldbus device couplers reduce specification effort for systems integrators and wiring workload for field installers, by enabling fast and easy connection/disconnection of Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus-PA ...
Gateways for linking different networks September 2004, Throughput Technologies Over the past decade automation systems have continued to increase in overall power while at the same time attempting to offer simplicity to the user in terms of configuration and flexibility. Although ...
Profinet working groups September 2004 As Ethernet has become more and more important in the office world, some users and vendors are investigating the possibility of using an open network system for automation applications within factories. ...
Networking an automated utility system June 2004 A company in Taiwan has introduced a new system to automate major utilities required in the running of its business. The utility system is divided into seven subsystems including power management, security ...
Ultra-high-availability 'mesh' network system April 2004, Protea Automation Solutions, News & Events, Infrastructure Foxboro Automation Systems has introduced new, 'mesh' network technology for the I/A Series system. The new technology incorporates commercial off the shelf (COTS) Ethernet switches, ports, and fibre-optic ...
Ethernet - the ideal solution for industrial applications March 2004, Phoenix Contact The MMS (modular managed switch) supports both SNMP and web-based management, providing detailed diagnostic and configuration options for start-up, normal operation, and in the event of errors, as well as numerous types of network and device information
Southern African Profibus competence centre launched March 2004 The Regional Profibus Association (RPA) of southern Africa recently lent its support to IDXOnline in the formation of the continent's first and only Profibus Competence Centre (PCC).
Profibus, internationally, ...
Modbus communication card March 2004 Red Lion has combined Modbus Communication with its PAX series of panel meters. This enables a panel meter to be far more than just a local display. Display values, setpoints, and reset values stored ...
Yesterday's control goes USB March 2004, Schneider Electric South Africa Have you noticed that only a few modern laptops and desktop PCs still have RS232 ports? Once reserved only for peripheral, 'temporary' connection to backup devices, digital cameras, etc, USB ports have ...
Reducing costs in Fieldbus I/O March 2004, Access Control & Identity Management As Fieldbus continues to grow throughout the processing and manufacturing industries, companies are continuously seeking for a more reliable and cost-effective solution for their installations. The new ...
Multipurpose MOD-MUX I/O module March 2004, Procon Electronics, Infrastructure Procon Electronics is offering its multipurpose I/O module. This module incorporates both analog and digital I/O into a single product, and is ideal for applications that require remote I/O such as building ...
Industrial Ethernet moves from theory to reality January 2004 Ethernet-capable devices let companies develop products and processes around standard protocols, making such processes accessible through existing IT software and infrastructure
Plugging a translation gap January 2004, News People who do not speak the same language find other ways to communicate. Machines and computers cannot.
Whether it is a car or a chemical plant, different pieces of equipment are controlled by information ...
Enhanced system support for HART field devices January 2004, Protea Automation Solutions As demonstrated at both the HART Foundation and FDT Joint Interest Group exhibits at ISA EXPO 2003, Foxboro Automation Systems has introduced exciting field device tool (FDT)-based software tools that ...
Profibus/MPI/PPI to Ethernet gateway January 2004, Power Electronics / Power Management Having earlier this year acquired new agencies (one of them is IHBSoftec), RJ Programmable Techniques offers S5 and S7 for Windows - and also this new gateway device.
If an S7 200, S7 300 or S7 400 ...
Private, optic superhighway for the entire organisation December 2003, Siemens South Africa OTN is a flexible private communication network based on fibre-optic technology allowing the user to integrate and manage all systems and tools (including PABX, PLC, CCTV and LAN) on a single network, with speed and efficiency, as well as a high availability
AS-i four-channel analog modules with 'plug-and-play' December 2003 The new AS-i Smartline and Classic 4 Channel Analog modules from IFM Electronic enable connection to an AS-i master according to the 2.1 specification by simple 'plug-and-play'. The analog values can ...
