The IIoT is at the basis of the so-called Smart Factories, new advanced manufacturing units of the fourth industrial revolution. Smart sensors, super-fast connections, artificial intelligence ...

Solutions for asynchronous serial communication between systems or subsystems include many possible interface implementations – for example, RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, controller area network (CAN), ...

Weidmuller's Ken Crawford explains how open protocols are helping manufacturers break free from legacy proprietary systems and how they’re impacting Weidmuller’s products as ...

Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

Communication is key in relationships — and that includes those between the operator of an inspection system, its process controls, and the vision equipment used to inspect that process. New ...

The challenges faced by ROS 2 users due to the limitations of the DDS protocol in modern robotics platforms. The process and findings of the systematic evaluation conducted by Intrinsic and Open ...

Why systematic methodologies are critical for securing communication protocols. High-level view of key elements of these systematic methodologies. Cellular networks are a critical infrastructure ...