Safety Meets Ex i: One Module, Twice the Safety
A new 4-channel digital input module integrates functional safety and intrinsic safety into one single I/O module of the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 750. Approved for a wide variety of applications: with its…
A new 4-channel digital input module integrates functional safety and intrinsic safety into one single I/O module of the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 750. Approved for a wide variety of applications: with its…
PROFIsafe, PROFIdrive, PROFIenergy… these terms are pretty common in the PI world. How are they used in the real world? And how do they actually work? PROFINET and PROFIBUS are…
New products this month include modular protocol functionality, a PC based controller for IoT, multi-protocol ICs, a heating control system, PROFIsafe rotary encoders, a new PROFINET stack, and an expanded…
Specifically developed for use in heavy duty applications Johannes Hübner Giessen presents the new series of absolute encoders with SIL CL3 certificate for deployment in applications requiring certified compliance with…
Register now for one of the many events fast approaching in the upcoming months. First is embedded world 2015 in Nuremberg, DE. Next up is the PI Conference in Speyer,…
Updates from PI in this issue include new documents, the ten best blog posts from 2014, and the top tweet. The guidelines for designing, installing, and commissioning PROFINET networks have…
PROFINET is being used increasingly as a drive bus. Drive manufacturers are looking for a cost- and time-efficient way to implement PROFINET in their devices. A Swiss drive manufacturer found…
The SPS/IPC/Drives Show was bigger than ever with an additional hall added to the floor plan. Our report begins with a photo gallery of the PI Stand and continues with…