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    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    OT data needs integration, risk and recovery

    Tobey Strauch
    Real-time data processing monitors a process or control of physical devices
    Podcasts

    Industrial vs. commercial networks

    Control Intelligence
    A Control Intelligence podcast with editor in chief Mike Bacidore, written by contributing editor Jeremy Pollard
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    Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    How do industrial networks differ from commercial networks?

    Jeremy Pollard
    Ethernet has allowed machine builders to reduce costs of implementation and maintenance
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    I/O

    Save on installation costs with IO-Link

    Mike Bacidore
    Siemens’ Raj Rajendra notes devices can be replaced without the need for parameterizing as data is already stored in the master or the controller
    Ed Polzin, product manager, controls, Bosch Rexroth
    I/O

    IO-Link capabilities align with the need for smart, connected devices and systems

    Mike Bacidore
    As industries embrace Industry 4.0 and IIoT, Bosch Rexroth’s Ed Polzin sees advanced functionality, flexibility and long-term cost benefits of IO-Link
    I/O

    How IO-Link master acts as a hub to communicate data with PLCs and IPCs

    Mike Bacidore
    Omron Automation’s Franz Ferre shares programming benefits of implementation
    I/O

    Mix simple field devices and complex Ethernet/fieldbus-enabled products across a control system

    Mike Bacidore
    Rockwell Automation’s Zin May Thant and Todd Bissell explain what makes IO-Link fieldbus-independent and integrable with different protocols
    I/O

    IO-Link enables multi-functional sensors to be configured for a variety of operations

    Mike Bacidore
    Balluff’s Shishir Rege explains how to unleash sensor potential to boost application effectiveness
    I/O

    Early fault detection and simple plug-and-play field replacements make IO-Link attractive for design and installation

    Mike Bacidore
    AutomationDirect's Chris Kregoski recognizes IO-Link's advanced functionality without significant sensor costs
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    I/O

    Siemens distributed I/O

    Siemens
    Simatic ET 200SP is designed to adapt to your communication standard. The range of supported protocols meets all possible requirements. Despite its compact design, the Simatic...
    I/O

    Balluff IO-Link Wireless

    Balluff
    Balluff’s IO-Link Wireless portfolio includes a gateway or master that communicates to fieldbus networks such as Profinet and EtherNet/IP while at device level connecting...
    I/O

    Phoenix Contact EX I/O

    DigiKey
    Phoenix Contact's EX I/O is designed for installation in Class I, Div. 2 environments and allows safe connection to sensors and actuators located in hazardous Zone 1 and 0 environments...
    I/O

    B&R X2X+ backplane

    B&R Industrial Automation
    B&R offers the X2X+ backplane bus as an option, increasing the performance of the X20 system by a factor of four. And, because all existing X20 I/O modules are already compatible...