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As I get caught up on my reading, I’ve uncovered an article with many PTO members quoted: “Safe-motion choices” in the March issue of Control Engineering.  PROFIsafe brings the most experience to the “safety on the regular fieldbus” game.  As with a regular fieldbus, safety-on-the-fieldbus brings the installation advantage of easier wiring and, more importantly,…

There’s an article from Automation World, “Ethernet-based Motion Hot and Real-time,” that briefly describes the various Ethernet-based motion control protocols – emphasis on the word briefly.  For a more complete explanation of how PROFINET does motion control, download the PROFINET booklet.  PROFINET is the one technology that does all the things that need doing in…

Ok, now that I have your attention, let’s take a look at magazine articles of interest for their content of fieldbuses, Industrial Ethernet, PROFIBUS, and PROFINET. The first one, “High-tech Profibus system succeeds in the outback” does cover SEX – sodium ethyl xanthate, a lead collector used in mining.  This application story is from PTO…

My magazine pile is virtual because most of my magazine subscriptions are for the digital version.  Regardless of the virtualness or reality, here are some recommended reads: “Avoiding the Culture of Double Fieldbus” in Control Engineering is a PROFIBUS application story.  A key benefit to the user is the ability to use one fieldbus for…

Well, the airplane seat wasn’t big enough to comfortably use the computer.  So, I settled for listening to Gary Mintchell’s podcast and then opened a novel.  But Saturday afternoon’s low scoring Arizona Diamondbacks’ game gave me time to write.  Herewith, some recommended reading on fieldbuses, wireless, and Industrial Ethernet.  Plus some “pot-stirring”? Fieldbuses “Fieldbus in…