Laptops and notebooks used in the field can be in for some rough treatment within some harsh environments. Technicians typically must service equipment at various hazardous locations. It’s no wonder their devices suffer a variety of dings, scrapes and drops, risking their reliability in the field, unless they are designed for these conditions. That’s why […]
New SIMATIC Automation Tool Service Pack
Machine manufacturers and plant operators face challenges when commissioning, maintaining and servicing their machines and plants. The latest service pack for the SIMATIC Automation Tool enables users to manage TIA automation components during all stages of commissioning, maintenance and service. Although based on TIA Portal projects, individual tasks can be executed independently of the engineering […]
PRONETA Simplifies Commissioning, Configuration and Analysis of PROFINET Networks
PROFINET is great for diagnosis of network faults and other situations. Siemens PRONETA is a PC-based tool which supports the operator in configuring and commissioning of PROFINET networks. It utilizes the built-in mechanisms of PROFINET as well as other IT protocols to provide information on the network. PROFINET is built on IEEE 802.3 standard Ethernet […]
Linux-based IPC Operating System Facilitates Commissioning
Industrial PC (IPC) operating systems must be compact, easily configurable and cover a wide range of requirements. While Linux operating systems already address these challenges, you still have to decide between using a ready-to-use distribution package or setting up an individual operating system—a time-consuming and costly process that must consider real-time capabilities, commissioning, technical support […]
LINK Enables Seamless PROFINET to J1939 Connectivity
Siemens recently released its SIMATIC PN/J1939 LINK—enabling seamless data exchange between PROFINET and SAE J1939 (CAN) networks. It supports up to 253 logical nodes, 30 addressable engine control units (ECUs) and several J1939 functions, including Broadcast Announce Message (BAM), Connection Mode Data Transfer (CMDT) and PDU 1 and 2. The LINK is housed in a […]
Industrial PC and IoT Gateway Features Rugged, Flexible Design
Machines from different manufacturers don’t always speak the same data language—especially when they’re on different technological levels. Fortunately, you can still incorporate disparate machines into your communications network using the SIMATIC IPC127E, a Windows-based industrial PC and compact IoT gateway. The SIMATIC IPC127E provides an open platform for data collection, processing and transmission in production […]
New Industry Web Panels Bring Greater Scalability, Configurability and Usability
A new set of Industry Web Panels from Siemens is now available. Based on entry-level SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd generation, they come in 7″, 9″ and 12″ displays, as well as with combined key or touch operation. These widescreen displays offer high resolution with 64,000 colors. They can be installed in portrait mode and […]
Siemens Improves IIoT Connectivity
The numbers are mind-boggling. The number of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and internet-connected devices will mushroom as high as 50 billion by 2020 and generate over 500 zettabytes of data. Analyst firm IDC predicts that spending on IoT related equipment and software will reach $1.2 trillion by 2022. The industrial sector will be a […]
Eliminate Sensor and Actuator Adjustment with the IO Link Master Module
Mechanical adjustment of sensors and actuators used to be commonplace for those operating IPCs and industrial control systems. Siemens IO Link allows parameters for the production and processing of different product variants and batches to be easily changed. This can even be done during runtime of the CPU and down to the sensor/actuator level. In […]
SIMATIC IPC1047 PC Tackles Tough Industrial Computing Tasks
The SIMATIC IPC1047 is a ruggedized rack PC designed to support computationally intensive tasks in the industrial environment. It starts with a dual-socket motherboard featuring INTEL XEON E5 processors with up to 2x 14 CPU kernels/2x 24 processing power makes this PC effective for demanding applications like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtualization. The addition […]
