Despite the growing convergence of IoT and IIoT, specifications aren't interchangeable and the gap is still wider than you ...

The three Quality of Service levels (QoS) offered by MQTT may have been adequate for the original design goals, which was a one-hop connection for remote devices to a central location. But they do not ...

A diagram of Modbus system architecture, in which the DO-1 monitoring device integrates field-level RS485 devices into the Ethernet-based monitoring system. Learn how affordable and straightforward ...

The use of IO-Link as a communication protocol in industrial plants has seen remarkable expansion over the past several years. The total number of installed IO-Link nodes reached 51.6 million by the ...

While sensors and low power actuators occupy the lowliest level of an automation system, they often require a disproportionate amount of time and attention. Historically, each sensor added entailed ...