This product training module, provided by Digi-Key and Texas instrument, discusses Texas Instrument’s I/O Module Solutions for PLC. It will cover the flow of Factory Automation and the I/O modules ...

In the previous two issues of this newsletter, we looked at troubleshooting digital input modules. Basically, we looked for the presence or absence of a voltage. With analog modules, it's trickier ...

Harkening back to its roots as “PLCDirect,” AutomationDirect has released the Click PLC, the first in a new generation of micro brick PLC components. Pricing starts at $69 and the unit has stackable I ...

Design engineers and machine builders now have a more flexible and cost-effective way to implement machine safety with WAGO's latest addition to its 750 ...

This gateway acts as a "translator," connecting one end to the Beckhoff PLC's EtherCAT network and the other end to various Modbus devices via an RS485 physical interface. Its working principle is as ...

The PuffinPLC Project is an effort to produce a Linux-based GNU Public Licensed Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). PLCs were developed in the 1960s to replace the complex electrical relay circuits ...

New LioN-Safety I/O Modules with PROFIsafe or CIP Safety Easily Integrate Safety and Non-Safety Signals into PLC Environments ST. LOUIS, October 09, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a ...

The electrical upgrade of the green carbon facility at the aluminum plant was complete. A myriad of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and PC-based graphic user interface (GUI) systems replaced the ...

Get insights into why the seemingly contradictory approach of using remote I/O in main control enclosures makes sense in many industrial applications. Learn how remote I/O modules have become more ...

An HVAC company in search of modern machine-control advantages finds an Arduino-compatible open PLC controller is the solution. Like many modern-day makers and hobbyists, I have always been inspired ...

Pentek introduced the Model 71610 digital I/O module with LVDS (low-voltage differential signaling) I/O connected to a Virtex-6 FPGA. This Cobalt module provides 32 LVDS differential input or output ...