Articles

Edge computing networking internet technology concept
Industrial Networks

The hidden value of edge computing

Organizations can scale edge computing solutions to drive further efficiencies and improve overall process control strategies
Migrating Foundation Fieldbus-to-Ethernet-APL will take conviction and investment
Industrial Networks

Prepare to justify Ethernet-APL migration

John Rezabek
Migrating Foundation Fieldbus-to-Ethernet-APL will take conviction and investment
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Wireless

Want wireless with that?

Several crucial tasks must still be completed to deploy wireless effectively
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Wireless

How much, how fast, how far?

Jim Montague
Available wireless standards and formats offer a range of ranges, power levels and data-throughout speeds
Source: Town of Florence
When Florence, Ariz., upgraded the SCADA system for its water-distribution operations, system integrator Ripple Industries helped it replace some wireless links with in-ground cabling, gathered all its I/Os onto their own Ethernet network with managed switches, and used separate NIC where possible. Source: Town of Florence
Wireless

Security isn’t a side dish

Jim Montague
System integrator Ripple Industries shows how it revamped the SCADA system for water-distribution in Florence, Ariz.
Civil or construction engineer using a survey camera
Wireless

Site surveys still essential

Jim Montague
System integrator Malisko Engineering demonstrates how assessments enable successful network designs
Podcasts

Exploring wireless advances in industrial process

Control Amplified
A Control Amplified podcast with Ian Verhappen, wireless technology expert and Control contributing editor
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Wireless

Y2K to today

Ian Verhappen
Since the turn of the century, wireless has gone from almost nothing to a key technology
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Wireless

Why Matter can solve IoT’s biggest challenge

Ian Verhappen
The protocol intends to make devices compatible with smart home and voice services
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Industrial Networks

Incentives to migrate fieldbus to Ethernet-Advanced Physical Layer (APL)

John Rezabek
Earnest early adopters deployed a substantial installed base of Foundation Fieldbus devices, so now we have a template for a plausible path to migrate them to Ethernet-APL
Astronaut in space
Industrial Networks

A space odyssey

Len Vermillion
Exploring the convergence of industrial process control and space technology
Bridge to the future