Much has been written and said about open building automation systems (BAS) without really clarifying for those in the industry – manufacturers, vendors, engineers and owners – what constitutes an “open system” and more importantly, how to identify and require those features within a specification. The purpose of this article is to look at […]
Changing social attitudes give rise to new awareness and expectations, which in turn put new demands on the technologies that benefit our everyday lives. A perfect example is the worldwide phenomenon that champions energy efficiency. The advantages of following green policies are indisputable. For businesses, the enticing prospect is cost reduction. To turn this […]
Moxa has announced a built-in fibre optic interface option for its industrial Modbus RTU/ASCII-to-Modbus TCP gateways, the MGate MB3170/MB3270 series, that can solve complex system requirements. This fibre optic capability is built on Moxa’s deep knowledge of Modbus conversion technology. The MGate MB3170/3270 series of Modbus gateways supports device isolation and can operate in […]
Moxa’s new ioLogik 2500 Cellular I/O series provides smart four-in-one data acquisition to meet the fastest growing and most demanding I/O requirements for hard-to-wire and industrial IoT applications. The ioLogik 2500 cellular device combines remote I/O, Ethernet switch, Modbus gateway, and data logger capabilities into one device. Featuring Moxa’s unique smart cellular connectivity, smart […]
Cloud represents the biggest technology disruption since the transition from mainframe to client-server computing and is transforming the way that businesses and consumers are experiencing technology. Yet, despite attracting so much interest in the IT marketplace, the concept still generates a lot of misinformation. As we move from the PC era to the cloud […]
I think of a dusty town, where tumbleweeds roll and the incumbent operators squint into the distance with the echo of Ennio Morricone in their ears. VoIP has come to town. It has been said that voice over IP (VoIP) has “come of age”, that it is no longer an emerging technology since Alon […]
The Ecograph T RSG35 records data securely. With the help of the redesigned web server, all the important values can be seen at a glance. The ability to see the chronological history of a remote station at any time is one of the advantages of the new Ecograph T RSG35 with its redesigned web server. The […]
Turck is expanding its line of in-cabinet, block I/O stations with the addition of the FEN20 I/O stations for industrial Ethernet. This station incorporates Turck’s industrial Ethernet multiprotocol technology into a fixed, economical, in-cabinet I/O product ideal for applications where digital I/O needs to be elevated to an industrial Ethernet layer such as EtherNet/IP, […]
The original idea behind the GT100 terminal was to try and incorporate both a RS232 and USB interface into the same package, along with the option of being able to use a Dual SIM. Although this has proven to be a popular solution over the years, there has been an increasing demand for a […]
