by James Powell | Feb 21, 2024 | Troubleshooting
Introduction: When PROFINET was first released, almost all the nodes communicated at 100 Mbps. You had the odd device that communicated at 10 Mbps, but that was non-PROFINET and was not a big deal. In the last few years, things have changed. We now have 1,000 Mbps...
by James Powell | Mar 9, 2023 | Troubleshooting
There has been a lot of talk about ChatGPT. My colleague Cambel Lai has been playing with it, and it is certainly impressive technology. However, as others have noted, it should be used cautiously. This is especially true when applied to industrial communications. We...
by James Powell | Jun 25, 2021 | Troubleshooting
Chapter 1 Introduction to Diagnostics in Operational Technology Operational Technology (OT) deals with all the technology used to control a factory or process plant. In the last 30 years, it has seen three significant changes. The first was the introduction of...
by James Powell | Jun 27, 2020 | Troubleshooting
My PROFIBUS troubleshooting tool of choice is ProfiTrace by PROCENTEC – an excellent tool. In my toolbox, I also have a cable tester called the HP-25 by HI-PORT CONTROLS in the UK. If I am working on a new segment, I will take it out and use it. However, up until now,...
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 whether you use them on the network for a short time or if they are on the network all of the time. For...