Networking & Security - Virtualization, Cloud
Open cloud platform for connecting equipment, critical plant systems
Fluke's Accelix is an open cloud platform that connects maintenance software, equipment and... » more
Companies collaborate on plant initiative for process manufacturing applications
Honeywell and Seeq announced they will collaborate as part of the Honeywell Connected Plant... » more
Fog computing reference architecture released
The OpenFog Consortium released the OpenFog Reference Architecture, which is a universal technical... » more
2017 Engineers' Choice Awards: Spotlight on innovation
Best automation, control, and instrumentation products in 28 categories. » more
Simulation program for processing, hazardous applications
The KBC Co-Pilot Program from KBC Advanced Technologies (KBC) is designed to remotely support the... » more
Control Engineering hot topics, January 2017
Control Engineering's most clicked articles in January 2017 included stories about control panel... » more
Industrial automation expected to grow according to report
Challenges remain after a rocky 2016, but standards, robotics will provide growth opportunities,... » more
Manufacturers are slow in adopting Industrie 4.0 into their operations
Many manufacturers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom aren't adopting Industrie 4.0 because they... » more
Industrial Networking Video Series
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Industrial Networking: Introduction to Networking
Doug Bell introduces Chris Harris. Networks communicate in several ways including by wire, wireless, and fiber optics. Various standards such as RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 and Ethernet come with the particular device being...
Industrial Networking: Basics of RS-232
The RS-232 standard allows for communication between two devices in either a master-slave or master-master configuration. A master-master configuration does not require the cables to be changed however the hardware needs to...
Industrial Networking: RS-232 Media and Hardware
All types of connectors are found with RS-232 with no set standard, zip links are a solution especially in long distance (up to 50 feet) applications. DTE and DCE devices require different wiring configurations. The device...
Industrial Networking: Networking Protocol Basics
A compatible wiring scheme does not mean two devices can communication with each other, they need the same language. In a network, there must be a device that produces a signal for the network to work, cannot have two slave...
Industrial Networking: Basics of RS-422
The RS-422 standard allows use with up to 11 devices and 4000 feet of wire. The standard is commonly confused with RS-485 and can even work with RS-485 devices. RS-422 is not widely supported. Long-time automation trainer Doug...
Webcasts
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Webcast: Industrial Internet of...
While Industrie 4.0/IIoT greatly enhances the... » more
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Simplifying IoT Value Creation:...
Achieving fast ROI from smart manufacturing and... » more
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Webcast: Leveraging Network...
Ethernet deployment has been exploding on the... » more
Cyber Security Research
2017 HMI Software, Hardware Report: 5 high-level...
Respondents to the Control Engineering 2017 HMI Software and Hardware... » more
Automation & System Integration Blog
Avoid the worst control system ever
Automation System Integration Blog: Nobody wants to get a screaming... » more