In the past three decades for the industrial automation segment, Fieldbus technology has been widely used as the main integrated element for connecting field devices such as sensors, actuators, PLCs ...

POWERLINK is the real-time protocol for standard Ethernet. This protocol is open and is managed by the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group. Real-time control is required to handle the speed of ...

Several efforts in Ethernet development and add-on technologies to the standard are making it possible for lower-cost Ethernet gear to be deployed in factory networks, where LAN gear controls the ...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today introduced the new MicroZed™ Industry 4.0 Ethernet Kit (I4EK), enabling multi-protocol Industrial ...

The new Anybus CompactCom 40-series enables multi-network connectivity also for demanding and high-performance industrial devices. The Anybus CompactCom range of embedded communication solutions from ...

HMS Industrial Networks now releases “Anybus CompactCom for Common Ethernet” – a communication solution which includes an Ethernet hardware that is loadable with PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP or ...

Connectivity is fast becoming an underlying must in every aspect of our lives. It is no longer just an emerging trend to want every electronic device to connect quickly, easily, securely, with ...

ETHERNET Powerlink, an open standard for real-time Ethernet solutions, provides a digital replacement for traditional control signals, analog demands, and feedback signals. For the advanced control of ...

New connectivity between vision systems and automation solutions based on Ethernet Powerlink communications is creating simplified system architectures that enable higher performance application ...

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has accepted Ethernet Powerlink (EPL) as a Publicly Available Specification, putting the real-time The International Electrotechnical Commission ...