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By EtherCAT Technology Group In Part 1, the Working Counter was described as a mechanism for EtherCAT master devices to cyclic-synchronously monitor slave behavior. Part 2 covers further diagnostic mechanisms that allow master devices to precisely detect the location and cause of error conditions both at the hardware and at the application level of a slave.

EASY Starter software now contains an OPC UA Server, which now makes it possible to access Lenze devices regardless of the type of software used.

By EtherCAT Technology Group EtherCAT provides a powerful diagnostic mechanism that can be used by master applications to monitor the network status synchronously with the communication cycle. Master applications such as PLC programs can therefore react immediately to any error condition within the network with a simple evaluation of the Working Counter in the application software.

The Sercos automation bus powers the revolutionary drive construction and unique rotation options of the Penta Robotics’ Veloce parallel robot.

In 1999, Wolfgang Seel founded the company and initially developed microchips for the PROFIBUS system – one of the most important bus systems in the automation industry.

Elmo is offering login access to its EASII Experience RPS for anyone to explore motors and drives in action, configure the EtherCAT network, perform complex multi-axis synchronized motions, and develop IEC-61131-3 programs.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 visions, which includes connecting people and services, leverages open communications, like OPC UA, and embedded-to-enterprise computing.

By Mike Hannah, Rockwell Automation Forecasts say that industrial automation will make up the majority of the Internet of Things by 2025, and Internet Protocol (IP)-addressable devices are the key enabling force that will get industry there.

Both a PROFIBUS forum and a PROFINET forum are available to the general public to ask questions and seek answers.

The free web-based seminars cover technical topics such as Sercos communication mechanisms, easy machine commissioning and the functionality of redundancy.

Sercos hosted 25 technology and automation vendors and end users to its 13th PlugFest on May 7 and 8 at the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

The first official certificate for a successfully tested EtherCAT device was issued not long after the new North American EtherCAT Test Center was accredited by the ETG.

Founded in 1989, Online Development Inc. (OLDI) designs and manufactures factory automation products to help customers simplify data transfer, control and communications tasks.

The OPC Foundation Test Lab in Scottsdale, AZ certified TeslaSCADA, a SCADA solution for smart phones and other Android devices.

Dr. Thomas Bürger, Klaus Weyer, Alexander Verl and Matheus Bulho were elected to the board.

Sightsys provides stacks, libraries, tools and services for CANopen, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and POWERLINK.

Sercos scheduled three technical webinars for May and June that will provide interested parties insight into the technology.

The product portfolio that Softing Industrial Automation acquired includes solutions for monitoring industrial networks, incljuding PROFIBUS, PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet.

Brochures include a revised Sercos III brochure and a competency brochure, "The fast route to Sercos."

“Industrial Ethernet Technologies: Overview and Comparison” gives valuable insight into today’s most important Industrial Ethernet technologies.