An electronic survey of Industrial Networking readers was conducted in February, 2014, in order to identify usage and application trends of I/O modules among the magazine's readership.
When asked about their connectivity the majority of respondents connect with 4-20 mA (70%) and hard wiring (68%). Ethernet flavor (53%), Serial (40%), HART (38%) and Process Fieldbus (32%) rounded out the top 6 most used.
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable automation controllers (PACs) provide viable options for machine control. This Control Design collection explains the differences...
Motion control engineers tend to focus on torque and speed specifications during the design process, but often fail to notice the unique features that differentiate a high-quality...
This white paper describes advantages of using advanced angle sensor technologies and focuses on best practices for correctly implementing non-contact and touchless angle sensors...
