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The Semiconductor Technical Working Group of the EtherCAT Technology Group published 12 comprehensive profile documents since October 2011.

Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Industrial Ethernet protocols, coupled with low cost pervasive Ethernet technology, have made the support of multiple protocols on a single controller a reality, enabling users to leverage the advantages of various networks and make technology additions to existing systems.

Previoiusly, Arnold was responsible for marketing at SDL Language Technologies, and Marketing Program Manager for CoCreate Software.

ODVA appointed director Cyril Perducat chairman of the board, director Frank Kulaszewicz as treasurer, and Richard Harwell as chief technology officer (CTO).

By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing An OPC toolkit is a collection of libraries, classes and interfaces that simplify the development of OPC applications for programmers by providing standard functions for reading and writing OPC items, browsing and managing the OPC address space, and much more.

The demo will show various Sercos III and EtherNet/IP devices connected to controller prototypes from Bosch Rexroth and Schneider Electric using a common Ethernet infrastructure on a single cable.

Presentations from the inaugural OPC Technology Summit have been made available for download at its web site.

The PlantPAx system with EtherNet/IP and ControlNet network connectivity passed tests for “61b,” the Fieldbus Foundation’s most demanding host profile.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor OPC UA technology provides an efficient and secure infrastructure for communications and has the potential to be the standard of choice to complete the vision of IP to the edge, commonly referred to as the "Internet of Things."

The granting of the official certificate confirms COPA-DATA's zenon OPC UA server meets all of the quality criteria defined by the OPC Foundation.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Nuris Ismail and Reid Paquin This research explores how industry leaders are taking advantage of industrial networking to enable real-time visibility into data to optimize production, maintenance, and safety - in particular, the adoption rate of industrial Ethernet protocols versus Fieldbus.

The PROFIBUS market is expected to grow in 2012 by a further 4 million nodes, to reach a total of about 44 million, taking PROFINET along with it.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Patrick Supanich, Contributing Writer Over the past year, a number of PROFINET technology developments and organizational structure changes have occurred. First, the release of specification Version 2.3 that covers applications from standard to high speed processes. Second, called performance upgrade, has dramatically increase the speed of the PROFINET network.

By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing OPC specifications are created with the aim of permitting interoperability between products from different manufacturers. To ensure that a product actually complies with the specification it must undergo a series of compliance tests. Part 6 in a series of eight articles.

CDx Series of absolute encoders features a Safety Integrity Level of 3 (SIL3), with high system performance and a low probability of failure.

Upon installation of new controls, the system caused four separate pump stations to compete for water pumping rights at the same time. KEPServerEX solved the problem.

RapID Platform Network Interface has been certified to PROFINET Class B and Net Load Class III.

Kepware links PCs and PLCs to help manage the water supply for more than 2,700 acres in Walla Walla Valley, OR.

Automation.com, September 2012 By Marlee Rosen Implementing secure remote maintenance monitoring and real-time diagnostics reporting can contribute to improved device performance and the reduction of maintenance cost.

By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing An overview of collaborations between different organizations—including ADI, FDI, FDT, ISA-95, MES, MIMOSA, ODVA and PLCopen—and the OPC Foundation, and the resulting OPC UA Companion Standards. Part 5 in a series of eight articles.