Tag Archives: DeviceNet
The EtherNet/IP Origin Story
People love stories. We are wired to pay attention when someone says: “Hey, I’ve got [...]
Mar
CIP Class Complexity
As many of you know who continually read these articles, I am a very simple [...]
Jan
The Big Problem for Device Manufacturers
I had a very interesting call the other day from a guy in the controller [...]
Nov
EtherNet/IP and TCP/IP
I have a friend, Emily, who knows all about muscles. More than that, she knows [...]
Oct
What’s ‘Open’ on the Factory Floor is Not What’s ‘Open’ to IT
Moving is supposed to be the third most stressful event, outranked only by death and [...]
Aug
CiA… Not That One
Like DeviceNet, CANopen is a CAN-based, low-level industrial application layer protocol for automation applications. CANopen [...]
Jun
Profibus DP: A History of Speed
Profibus is an interesting technology for a lot of reasons. It is still very dominant [...]
May
DeviceNet Changed Everything
Everyone has one of those seminal moments from their childhood that they’ll remember forever. Mine [...]
May
MTConnect Saves from the Fires of Adapter Hell
Those of us in the world of discrete and process automation think that everyone is [...]
Feb