Tag Archives: CAN

EtherNet/IP and TCP/IP

I have a friend, Emily, who knows all about muscles. More than that, she knows [...]

What’s So Special About RS232 and RS485?

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

CiA… Not That One

Like DeviceNet, CANopen is a CAN-based, low-level industrial application layer protocol for automation applications. CANopen [...]

DeviceNet Changed Everything

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

THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

History can always be sliced and diced in different ways. The history of the Civil [...]

Custom OEM Solutions

One of the things that RTA doesn’t promote very much is our ability to do [...]

Goodbye 2013

2013 is in the rearview mirror. As I think back over 2013 I am reminded [...]

Diagnostics

I’m in Tampa for a few days of scuba diving and touring the area. I [...]

My Time At Kimberly-Clark

Once upon a time I was a development engineer for Kimberly-Clark. That was a fun [...]

OPC Part 4 PC Intro

An advantage of the “aged”, a group I have now accidently joined, is memory and [...]