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Controlling Wind Farms in Inner Mongolia
Automation.com, October 2011 By ICP DAS The Inner Mongolia Wind Farms Project uses large inverters and PLCs with ICP DAS TCP Server / RTU Slave to CANopen Master Gateway, RS-232 to RS-485 Converter and Industrial Ethernet Switch to monitor and control the wind turbines. -
Exida to certify control system cyber security
Exida will follow the new 2010 IEC 61508 safety standard, which includes cyber security threat analysis. -
Chrysler/FIAT Adopts PROFINET for CArS
Automation.com, October 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The CArS architecture is a modern systems level approach defined by the joint Chrysler and Fiat Manufacturing Engineering Council that improves the process flow for designing and implementing production lines. -
ISA99 issues security draft for committee ballot
ISA99 issues security draft for committee ballot -
Common WirelessHART Gateway specified
Fieldbus Foundation, the HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and PI have joined forces to create a common architecture for a WirelessHART gateway device -
GE unveils Global PROFINET Seminar Series
GE Intelligent Platforms has announced a global series of seminars supporting the use of PROFINET in its automation systems. -
An Unfolding Story
PI North America welcomes GE Intelligent Platforms into the PROFINET fold. -
Refining Vegetable Oils
Manual control systems at a Southeast Asia fats and oil producer are being re-vamped with automation systems based on PROFIBUS and PROFINET, leading to ROIs measured in months. -
Trebing + Himstedt to open U.S. office
The office will provide local sales and application support in addition to local inventory supporting the US market. -
Toshiba updates Surveillance & IP Video Website
The site includes self-learning resources, case studies, and a technical library with datasheets and white papers. -
OPC Certifies Embedded Labs development kits
OPC-UA Device Server Software Development Kits for Microcontrollers and Microprocessors have been certified for standards compliance by the OPC Foundation test lab. -
Softing signs C&E Sales as Profibus Distributor
C&E has 30+ field sales people and technical specialists to service customers in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. -
G3-PLC Alliance formed
G3-PLC Alliance will support deployment of the new power line communications protocol called G3-PLC. -
EnOcean Appoints Laurent Giai-Miniet CEO
Laurent Giai-Miniet spent 20 years with Texas Instruments (TI), where he held several management positions. -
Paradox Engineering signs distributor in Norway
Tormatic AS will distribute end-to-end wireless sensor network and smart metering solutions. -
Fieldbus Foundation Issues Transducer Block Specification
Specification defines transducer block for interfacing HART devices to FOUNDATION fieldbus. -
EtherCAT's Secret of Success
Automation.com, September 2011 By Martin Rostan, EtherCAT Technology Group There is no giant marketing machine behind it, nor is EtherCAT the successor to a market leading fieldbus system – and yet EtherCAT enjoys an outstanding adoption rate worldwide, and the ETG has become the world’s largest fieldbus organization. -
ZigBee Alliance ratifies Building Automation Standard
The ZigBee Alliance completed development and ratified the ZigBee Building Automation standard. -
Automating the Perfect Game with E.A.R.L., the Bowling Robot
ARM Automation developed this ultra high precision, EtherCAT-enabled robot for bowling equipment testing. The United States Bowling Congress uses E.A.R.L to help uphold the game's credibility, preserve its future and enhance the bowling experience for millions. -
FDI group will organize fieldbus
FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International and OPC Foundation founded FDI to establish an organization to manage device integration.
