Tag Archives: Industrial Automation

EtherNet/IP API

In the early days of the PC, there was little to no source code to [...]

OPC UA Day In Europe

Once again I journeyed across the pond to OPC UA day Europe. This year’s event [...]

Let’s Talk About the Bus in Modbus

A computer protocol like Modbus is nothing more than a series of bits with a [...]

WHY MODBUS HAS FLOURISHED

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

OPC UA and M.O.U.

The OPC Foundation is signing a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with a number [...]

The Odd Couple: OPC UA and Modbus

If you’ve been around this planet for a while I’m sure you’ve run into the [...]

Microsoft, Azure and IIOT

Microsoft is making an impressive play for business in Industrial Automation. They’ve tried this several [...]

Still a Thrill: OPC UA Device Discovery

A long while back, I when I started working on industrial connectivity, I had hair. [...]

Wanted: New Ways to Model Information in Automation

In lots of ways, when you compare the technology used in Industrial Automation to what’s [...]

IA, BA, Star Trek

I always loved the original Star Trek series. The original. Not any of the extensions [...]