WAGO Corporation (www.wago.us) is now offering a new Ethernet fieldbus controller that can process 1,000 instructions in just 235 μS. Using the company’s second generation Ethernet platform, it also offers upgraded memory capacity for web applications and PLC programs, along with an embedded dual-port Ethernet switch. “We are both upgrading the processor and offering enhanced […]
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Standalone EtherCAT Master Controller can handle complex machine control tasks
The new EtherCAT master controller can operate high-level machine control tasks like application systems, communication with the host HMI or PC, multi-axis motion profile generation, error and safety handling. The SPiiPlus NTM has the capability to control up to 32 axes in fully synchronized motion, while all time control tasks are handled by slave drives. […]
Molex introduces Brad SST PB3 Remote Module for PROFIBUS connectivity
Molex Incorporated (www.molex.com) is proud to launch its all-new Brad SST PB3 Remote Module for PROFIBUS connectivity, which was displayed at the Molex booth 1028 during the Automation Fair last November 3. The stand-alone hardware platform includes Ethernet and PROFIBUS communication ports that enable easy and fast connectivity to any CompactLogix and ControlLogix controller from […]
SERCOS III Planning and Installation Guide now available
SERCOS North America is proud to announce the availability of its “SERCOS III Planning and Installation Guide” that is designed to support electricians and engineers during the planning and installation stage of a SERCOS III network to guarantee trouble-free operation of systems and machines. Cabling with both optical fiber and copper wire is described for […]
BECKHOFF Automation introduces new EP6002 EtherCAT Box Modules
BECKHOFF Automation (www.beckhoff.com) is proud to announce the release of the all-new EP6002 EtherCAT Box Modules that allow external devices to directly integrate with a serial interface, like RFID or barcode readers, in a wide field without using a control cabinet. With the use of selectable RS232 or RS422/RS485 interfaces, the powerful and compact IP67 […]
Belden’s robust data communications technology with Ethernet and fieldbus solutions
Modern data communications technology, an indispensible requirement for implementing smart grids, is also now being increasingly utilized in the distribution and generation of wind energy. Compared with other industrial environments, the conditions in wind energy plants are also rugged and harsh. Infrastructure systems and components should also cope with extreme stresses. That is why the […]
HMS unveils new CANopen X-gateway Family
HMS Industrial Networks, Inc. (www.hms.se) has announced that it will release an all-new Anybus X-gateway series that connects CANopen networks with 10 other industrial Ethernet and fieldbus networks. At the SPS/IPC/Drives fair in Nuremberg, Germany, HMS will launch a major enhancement to the X-gateway family, unveiling 10 completely updated design of CANopen master (manager) gateways […]
Pepperl+Fuchs introduces new Advanced Diagnostic Module that monitors Fieldbus networks
Pepperl+Fuchs (www.pepperl-fuchs.com) has announced the release of its latest version of Advanced Diagnostic Module DTM software. The Advanced Diagnostic Modules or ADM check the quality of fieldbus communication for PROFIBUS PA networks and FOUNDATION fieldbus H1. The Diagnostic Manager software offers a number of updates that speed up fieldbus commissioning and omit the guesswork of […]
Cognex’s embedded vision systems support PLCs and HMIs
Cognex (www.cognex.com) is making a breakthrough in embedded vision systems that support programmable logic controllers (PLC) and human-machine interface (HMI) industrial protocols. Nowadays, if the manufacturing system of the customer has a Rockwell PLC, then the vision system must talk to it, said Rick Roszkowski, the company’s senior director of vision systems marketing, adding that […]
Yokogawa releases FVX110 fieldbus segment indicator
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (www.yokogawa.com) has unveiled its FVX110 Fieldbus Segment Indicator, which meets the FOUNDATION fieldbus industrial digital communications standard. FOUNDATION fieldbus is a bidirectional digital communications standard between field instruments and control systems. A digital communications system provides more information compared to its analog counterpart, as it displays process variables and maintenance information from […]