Will Arduino Change PLCs? ─ An Era Where Open Hardware Approaches Factory Control

IntroductionThere is a central entity that has supported factory automation for many years.That is the PLC (Programmable ...

Protecting Siemens S7 PLCs Starts with Architecture

A controller connected to the Internet is exposed by design. The practical response is architectural: close the comm path and ...
Design World Online

PLCs can go even lower … voltage

Industrial automation typically uses 24 Vdc, but many mobile and remote applications are easier to integrate with 12 Vdc PLCs. Typical industrial automation projects today rely heavily on 24 Vdc for ...

Real Time Automation Announces New 435NBX-S2E Gateway with Expanded ASCII to Allen-Bradley PLC Connectivity

Real Time Automation, Inc. (RTA), today announces its release of the new 435NBX-S2E hardware module, a single serial ASCII and single Ethernet port protocol gateway that directly communicates to Allen ...
EdSurge

7 Ways Data-Fueled PLCs Are Transforming Education

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have long supported teachers in their career development, but with the help of technology, they’re now transforming education itself. Research shows that ...
Wired

A widespread logic controller flaw raises the specter of Stuxnet

In 2009, the computer worm Stuxnet crippled hundreds of centrifuges inside Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant by targeting the software running on the facility’s industrial computers, known as ...