The miniaturization of devices has led to a drive toward more compact connector solutions for both power and data transfer applications. New technology is adding building blocks to produce more compact designs, including hybrid and power applications and new HD card edge options for transferring at high data rates.

10BASE-T1L is a new Ethernet physical layer standard (IEEE 802.3cg-2019) that will dramatically change the process automation industry by significantly improving plant operational efficiency through seamless Ethernet connectivity to field-level devices (sensors and actuators).

An easy way to enter the new generation Industrial Ethernet, Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) world is by connecting PCI Express TSN network card on an industrial computer. TSN network cards on Linux platforms can provide a convenient development and testing environment to verify enhanced TSN functionalities.

Middleware offers possibility of seamless and secure data transfer based on OPC UA. Data transfer plays an especially important role in the integration of the production and management domains, with the large number of variables, heterogeneous interfaces, rights management, and specific security requirements being just some of the key challenges faced…

A new research paper highlights importance of preparing content delivery for edge compute, enabling business leaders to leverage the agility of network resources.

Digital transformation is opening up exciting new opportunities for industrial automation and manufacturing. The benefits for manufacturers to embrace the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are manifold. From reducing machine downtime to adopting entirely new business models, Industry 4.0, as this new wave of digital transformation has also been called,…

Comprehensively networking everything with everything is the basis for future scenarios such as Industry 4.0 and the IIoT. To achieve this, currently separate fields of automation and information technology will have to be integrated even better. Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards can play a key role.

The emergence and development of time-sensitive networking standards has left each industry trade group to formulate a path which makes sense for their technology. The EtherCAT Technology Group offers its perspectives on the possibilities with TSN, and the expected impact on EtherCAT solutions.

A prevailing view is that integration of 5G and TSN will increasingly become more important to industrial automation in the future. The thinking is that TSN, as enabling technology of Industry 4.0 together with 5G URLLC, can be combined to provide deterministic connectivity end-to-end.

HMS Networks launches new PTC Marketplace solution which enables users to bridge machine data to PTC’s ThingWorx Platform using Ewon Flexy and the Talk2M cloud.