Tag Archives: Fieldbus

#iCC 13th international CAN Conference

For many years, there have been some rumours on an improved CAN protocol. At the 13th iCC organized by the CiA association, Bosch introduced the CAN-FD (flexible data-rate) protocol. It is backwards compatible to the CAN data link layer protocol … Continue reading

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#SPS11 Green automation initiative

Industrial communication technology facilitates plant-wide energy management within automation systems. HMS Industrial Networks presented a number of solutions targeting energy management in automation systems. Recent research from the AIDA group of German automobile manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, VW) and … Continue reading

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#ISAutowk ‘Open Access to Device Intelligence” from FDT Group

FDT Interactive Demonstrations, Technical Presentations and More The FDT Group invites automation professionals to the FDT Group booth # 814 at  ISA Automation Week in Mobile, AL Oct. 17-20, 2011. The FDT Group booth displays technology offerings to leading automation … Continue reading

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#NIweek: CompactDAQ Platform expanded

New models deliver maximum performance and ease of use in simplified, portable format We attended a press event organised by National Instruments and held in the Royal Society’s historic headquarters in London. It was entitled Tools should not limit discovery … Continue reading

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#Hannover Tiger adds teeth to ProfiBus

The Chinese New Year celebration in February 2011 marked the end of the “Year of the Tiger”. This also coincided with an important milestone for PROFINET.  Joerg Freitag, Chairman of PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) reported: “Today (4th April 2011) … Continue reading

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#Hannovermesse11 Bus co-operation

The INTERBUS Club Germany and PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) Germany have reached a mutual decision to integrate the Interbus technology into PI. The decision was made at the annual general members assembly of the organisations at this year’s Hanover … Continue reading

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