Open communication protocolsModbus TCP/IP is an open industrial protocol based on standard Ethernet. Modbus provides connectivity to programmable automation controllers (PACs), PLCs, and legacy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ethernet is one of the original networking technologies, having been invented 50 years ago. And yet, because of the simplicity by which the communications protocol can be deployed and its ability to ...

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 ...

EtherCAT is among the leading communications standards based on Ethernet that is used increasingly for networking and communications in the industrial or factory environment for input/output (I/O) ...

Lexium MDrive integrated motor products are now available with two proven, widely used industrial fieldbus technologies: Ethernet protocol including EtherNet/IP and ModbusTCP; and CANopen protocol.

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Renesas has announced the R-IN32M3 series of industrial Ethernet communication chips which offers support for multiple communication protocols including CC-Link IE and EtherCAT. The chips feature an ...