Fieldbus & Industrial Networking


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.NET application framework and portal
September 2005, Adroit Technologies
The IT and developer communities have been waiting for a configurable portal that delivers on what .NET promised. Viznet from Adroit Technologies delivers an all-in-one application that can easily expose ...

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Industrial Ethernet converters
September 2005
Anticipating the growing demand for Ethernet-enabled devices, in 2004 Advantech introduced its serial to Ethernet and Ethernet to fibre-optic communication solutions. The company offers multiport modules ...

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SMS OPC server for GSM cellular networks
September 2005, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Omniflex has developed an OPC server for GSM cellular networks to support short message service (SMS) transmission of data from remote outstations that require monitoring. The suitability of GSM networks ...

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New remote I/O modules with built-in network ports
September 2005, Allpronix
The new Acromag range of EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP/IP I/O modules, have a built-in network port eliminating the space and expense of a bus-coupler unit. The Ethernet/IP modules interface up to 12 analog ...

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Serial to Ethernet converters
September 2005, Throughput Technologies
Westermo Teleindustri of Sweden (represented in South Africa by Throughput Technologies) has recently released its new Serial to Ethernet converters. The EDW-100 is an Industrial Ethernet to serial adapter ...

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Bus powered fieldbus displays
September 2005, Temperature Controls
BEKA Associates has designed and developed a range of bus-powered instruments, which can display up to eight fieldbus process variables on an 86 x 45 mm screen. These instruments are available for use ...

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Fieldbus node with stepper motor control
August 2005
A new range of system modules allows direct connection of drive technology components to the Wago I/O System 750. The new modules offer a number of practical advantages. It is possible to access relative ...

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Economical EEx i Fieldbus technology
August 2005
Standard parts of the Wago-I/O-System 750 can be used in hazardous areas up to zone 2 and special I/O modules even allow direct wiring into zones 1 and 0. The number of EEx i modules in this system has ...

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Redundant power for H1 Fieldbus links
August 2005, Temperature Controls
MTL has produced its F660A redundant Fieldbus power IOTA, which is designed to provide redundant power for four H1 Fieldbus links when used with Honeywell Experion PKS 'Series C' Fieldbus interface modules ...

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Ethernet networks in mining automation
July 2005, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC)
Hirschmann pioneered HIPER-Ring, a method where Ethernet can use a ring structure (without STP or RSTP and associated reconfiguration penalties)

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Enhanced buses boost PC-based measurement
July 2005
New technologies including PCI Express and high-speed USB 2.0 are now making it possible to stream huge amounts of data from devices to the PC while ensuring backward compatibility and improving ease-of-use

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Reliable Profibus communication
July 2005
Ultimately, when correctly installed and maintained, Profibus should maximise uptime and minimise troubleshooting effort

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Industrial network switches
July 2005, RJ Connect
Before investigating all of the features provided by Industrial Ethernet switches, one should first consider exactly what an Ethernet switch is and what it does

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Improvements and expansion for EDDL: Part 1
July 2005, Automation Control Solutions
EDDL is being enhanced to extend the concept of interoperability to the HMI and diagnostic data

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Quick setup of industrial Ethernet
July 2005, Phoenix Contact
The Inline installation system from Phoenix Contact comes with a new Ethernet starter kit, meaning I/O signals can now be integrated quickly, simply and cost-effectively in an Ethernet system. The starter ...

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Ethernet in road traffic control
June 2005, Throughput Technologies
The 'Riksvei 4-Nitedal' tunnel is equipped with a redundant ring of Industrial Ethernet Switches

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I/O system in compact, practical design
June 2005, Phoenix Contact
Fieldline, the open-bus installation system from Phoenix Contact in the IP 65/67 protection category, will now be expanded to accommodate the Fieldline Modular design. Fieldline Modular can display complex ...

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The impact of Ethernet on AS-Interface
May 2005
Ethernet has become a hot topic in automation. The question is which automation problems will be solved with Ethernet and which will be solved with already existing fieldbus systems. Will Ethernet replace ...

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Office IT vs plant floor automation
April 2005, Phoenix Contact
Ethernet has become the de facto data communication connectivity platform for the information technology - as well as the industrial control and instrumentation or 'plant floor' world

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Managed Ethernet switch for ring topology
April 2005, Throughput Technologies
Swedish company, Westermo Teleindustri, represented in southern Africa by Throughput Technologies, has released its new managed Ethernet ring switch. The LR300 LynxSwitch is suitable for use in harsh ...

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