by James Powell | May 24, 2023 | General
Modbus is the Grand-daddy of industrial protocols. It has been around since the mid-70s. One would think it had gone the way of the Eight-track tape by now. I have heard, ‘Oh Modbus, it is dead – isn’t it?’ Well, No, it is not. As I have...
by James Powell | Nov 11, 2018 | Troubleshooting
There are many tools on the market for troubleshooting Ethernet and even ones made specifically for Industrial Ethernet. However, they vary greatly in functions and weather you use them on the network for a short time or if they are on the network all of the time. For...
by James Powell | Oct 16, 2018 | Installation
Industry, at least, has figured out that using office grade switches in industrial settings is a really bad idea. Those who decided to try office grade switches soon figure out it is not a great idea after they have replaced 2 or 3 in a year. Cabling is not that...