The IIoT is at the basis of the so-called Smart Factories, new advanced manufacturing units of the fourth industrial revolution. Smart sensors, super-fast connections, artificial intelligence ...

Solutions for asynchronous serial communication between systems or subsystems include many possible interface implementations – for example, RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, controller area network (CAN), ...

Turning back the calendar to the 1980s, our industry was struggling with the need for one or more open standard protocols to support cost-effective building integration needs. Many control companies ...

A fascinating article from Philip N. Howard at George Washington University asserts that the number of connected devices surpassed the number of people on the planet in 2014 (Fig. 1). The author ...

The challenges faced by ROS 2 users due to the limitations of the DDS protocol in modern robotics platforms. The process and findings of the systematic evaluation conducted by Intrinsic and Open ...

IO-Link uses standard unshielded cables to enable real-time data exchange between sensors, actuators and control systems, replacing simple on/off signals with detailed device performance and ...

Communication is key in relationships — and that includes those between the operator of an inspection system, its process controls, and the vision equipment used to inspect that process. New ...