Tag Archives: Ethernet
What Are the 10 Most Important Questions to Ask About Modbus?
Modbus RTU will live forever. With its simplicity, ease of use, world-wide implementation, and small [...]
Jul
The Nitty Gritty of Address Classes
It’s very difficult for us to imagine, but just two hundred years ago it was [...]
May
Switches and EtherNet/IP Networks
There is precious little information available for manufacturers to use when designing EtherNet/IP networks. To [...]
May
The History Behind VLANs
Ethernet is now approaching 50 years old and, like us, humans look pretty different than [...]
Apr
Understanding the Ethernet Network Domain – Part 1
This is the first part of a series of articles on what automation engineers need [...]
Apr
EtherCAT vs. EtherNet/IP
EtherCAT and EtherNet/IP are both Ethernet application layer protocols designed to move inputs and outputs [...]
Oct
The State of Wireless
In 2007, our world changed. Apple introduced the first iPhone, and our society, culture, entertainment [...]
Sep
What is a Historian?
An off-the-cuff answer is someone that records history. We’re talking about control system historians, but [...]
Aug
DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP
DeviceNet was a revolutionary technology when it was introduced in 1994. You should realize that [...]
Oct
The Case Against Time-Sensitive Networking – Is It the Next Segway?
Was anything ever as hyped as much as the Segway? Dean Kamen, the innovative designer [...]
Aug
