EtherCAT: leveraging industrial Ethernet for 20 years
28 August, 2023 by Harry Mulder, Principal Automation Engineer, Beckhoff AutomationEtherCAT is the only industrial fieldbus that leverages Ethernet for both high speed and real-time performance.
The ins and outs of I/O — local, remote and distributed
25 August, 2023Defining the difference between local and remote I/O is straightforward, but the differences between remote and distributed I/O can be more nuanced.
Turck TBEN-S1-4DXP Ethernet I/O module
10 August, 2023Turck's TBEN-S1-4DXP Ethernet I/O module is designed for use in applications with a low I/O requirement, such as in many logistics applications.
Turck FOC series fieldbus optocouplers
07 August, 2023Turck's FOC series optocouplers are designed for transmitting fieldbus communication via fibre-optic cable.
ABB XIO-08, XIO-04 and XIO-0 remote I/O controllers
02 August, 2023ABB is expanding its XIO series of remote I/O controllers to provide all-in-one devices to monitor, control and manage oil and gas flow applications.
PROFINET and IO-Link numbers continue to increase
09 June, 2023The PI community is working on further establishing Profibus technology as an enabler for digitalisation in industrial automation applications.
EtherCAT almost at 60 million nodes and exponential growth
21 April, 2023The EtherCAT Technology Group has recently published node figures for the first time since EtherCAT was introduced 20 years ago.
Pepperl+Fuchs SIL 3 output drivers
01 April, 2023Pepperl+Fuchs' latest SIL 3 output drivers close the gap in the Pepperl+Fuchs range of SIL 3 components.
Turck IM18-4DI and IMX18-4DI isolating switching amplifiers
02 December, 2022Packing four signals into an 18 mm module, the IM18-4DI and IMX18-4DI devices offer high channel density.
Beckhoff EL8601-8411 EtherCAT terminal
15 November, 2022The EL8601-8411 EtherCAT terminal offers up to 12 signal interfaces and nine signal types in a 12 mm form factor.
Festo CPX-AP-I decentralised I/O system
07 October, 2022The CPX-AP-I decentralised I/O system is designed to allow I/O modules as well as decentralised valve terminals from Festo to be integrated into host systems.
Before investing in new technology, consider its holistic value
06 October, 2022 by Jim Wallace*, National Sales Manager at Balluff and Open IIoT contributorTruly understanding the value of a project for all stakeholders makes the investment decision easier.
OPCF and FCG to develop a Device Profile for OPC UA Field eXchange
26 August, 2022The OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group are cooperating to develop an Instrumentation Device Profile that will harmonise OPC UA-based field instruments.
Detecting leaks with IO-Link
01 August, 2022At Bürkert we are equipping more and more of our products and components with IO-Link capabilities.
Fieldbus associations collaborate on test plan for TSN
25 July, 2022A single common conformance test plan is to be developed for the IEC/IEEE 60802 TSN Profile for Industrial Automation.
