Five Things You Need-to-Know About Industrial Ethernet

Oct. 16, 2012
David McCarthy of TriCore Discusses the Essentials About Cabling, Signal Quality, Ground Loops, Switches and Traffic

Industrial Ethernet is far different from the one you will find at your home or offices, and requires special knowledge and well implemented practices. David McCarthy, president and chief executive officer at TriCore, says there are five essentials one should know when it comes to cabling, signal quality, ground loops, switches and traffic for industrial Ethernet.  If you are installing or operating an industrial Ethernet network, here are five things you should know.

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