Eliminating one of the most complex portions of a networked design, FieldServer Technologies recently announced a quick and easy method of adding serial and Ethernet protocols to embedded controllers.

With always-on high-bandwidth Internet connections comes the possibility for multiple devices within the home to share this resource. And, of course, they'll also be doing a lot of internal ...

AutomationDirect now offers EtherNet/IP protocol communication for the Protos X line of field I/O. The Protos X "Xpansion" field I/O system is a modular system consisting of a Bus Coupler and its ...

Check out LIN and I2C for low speed networking needs. They are often better alternatives than SPI or CAN for many applications. The serial peripheral interface (SPI) and universal asynchronous ...

Astronics Ballard is embedding an open architecture with a 64-bit processing foundation and Ethernet backbone across its next generation of NG avionics input/output (I/O) computers. The New York-based ...

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, introduced the new MicroZed™ Industry 4.0 Ethernet Kit (I4EK), enabling multi-protocol Industrial Ethernet solutions based on the ...

Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) saves a lot of money by reclaiming wood chips that were once lost during the production of container board and corrugated packaging. Though it was easy for executives ...

The technology started with 10-Mb/s coax cabling (10BASE5). Twisted-pair and RJ45 connectors quickly replaced that, while fiber optics was implemented for high-speed, long-distance communication.