What's fueling growth in networking for high performance motion control? With our focus on integrated control architecture, we see significant growth in motion networking and networking for factory ...

With EtherNet/IP a controller can now be linked to both information systems and I/O devices for a flat network architecture. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is to Ethernet as ...

New microprocessors created specifically for embedded industrial control applications and equipped with multiple communication peripherals herald the growing need to connect industrial systems with ...

Ethernet has dominated wired computer-networking technology for decades, evidenced by its wide adoption in office, business, data-center, and home applications. Only more recently, though, has ...

Industrial network protocols include EtherNet/IP, Ethernet Powerlink, EtherCAT, Modbus-TCP, Profinet, SERCOS III, and the list is still growing. How do you select an industrial network protocol that ...

Time-sensitive networking (TSN) is poised to have the biggest impact on industrial networking since Ethernet was introduced to the plant floor more than two decades ago. “The goal is to ensure a ...

Industrial control systems (ICSs) manage everything from food-processing plants to automotive production lines that bring humans and robots into close proximity. Industrial automation spans a wide ...

Forward-looking machine builders understand that the increasing use of EtherNet/IP technology will significantly affect how the plant floor and IT work together at customer sites. For starters, the ...

Prepare your plant for the “Internet of Things” — the proliferation of digital devices that promises to revolutionize industrial production through the ubiquitous interconnectivity of the Internet ...

Like many words in the English language, “network” and “protocol” have different meanings, depending on the context. In the context of digital communications, Merriam-Webster defines network as “a ...