Tag Archives: Bytes

The Mysterious World of the S7 Data Table

RTA gateways now support access to the S7 data table. That means that we can [...]

ASCII History

You may not believe this, but the ASCII character set is one of the greatest [...]

WHY MODBUS HAS FLOURISHED

Modbus is the most pervasive communications protocol in industrial and building automation and the most [...]

What’s So Special About RS232 and RS485?

Modbus over RS232 and RS485 kicked off networking in automation. Before then, all we had [...]

Profibus DP: A History of Speed

Profibus is an interesting technology for a lot of reasons. It is still very dominant [...]

DeviceNet Changed Everything

Everyone has one of those seminal moments from their childhood that they’ll remember forever. Mine [...]

IOT – The Elephant in the Room

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Elephant in the Room”. It’s a common way to [...]

EtherNet/IP Variations

I have a lot of customers that want EtherNet/IP. But just like buying anything else, [...]

Big And Little Indian

A week or two ago I went to the ODVA EtherNet/IP Developers Quick Start in [...]

Tag Fragmentation

If you know me I’m always on the lookout for new products. I wish I [...]