Hanover Fair 2012
loading… Hanover Fair concluded last Friday after 190,000 visitors had trouped through the 5,000 exhibits (from 69 countries). Twenty of the Halls were occupied, but I never made it out of Hall 9 with most of my time spent in the Field Communication Lounge, the stand cosponsored by PI. Five digital communications organizations cooperated to…
Engineer’s Holiday
loading… No PROFIBUS or PROFINET in this post; it’s off those topics, but still engineering related. A Sightseer’s Guide to Engineering lists six engineering sights to see in Arizona. With this past weekend’s travels I’ve now seen five. (I have not been to Kitt Peak National Observatory yet – although I have been to the…
Global PROFINET Standardization
loading… If you make an automation device, it can be shipped globally. If you make a machine, it can be shipped globally. If you make a consumer product, it can be manufactured globally. One of the “5 Criteria for choosing an Industrial Ethernet” is global support that is local. PROFINET is supported all over the world…
Replace PROFINET Device No Computer Needed!
loading… What if you could replace an IO device on a PROFINET network without using a computer? Surprise, there is no what-if here – you can do this now. And there are no addressing switches to set either. Oh, and the network keeps running the whole time, too. We demonstrate this Simple Device Replacement feature…
PROFINET Executive Leadership Forum Day 2
loading… Day 2 of the PROFINET Executive Leadership Forum featured presentations from Raj Batra, President, Industry Automation Division at Siemens Bernie Anger, General Manager Control and Communication Systems at GE Intelligent Platforms Michael Bastian, Controls Manager at Ford Motor Company (Powertrain Division) Joerg Freitag, Chairman of PI Tom Koulopoulos The press has already reported in…
PROFINET Executive Leadership Forum
loading… The PROFINET Executive Leadership Forum was held on February 23 and 24 in Miami. PI North America members GE Intelligent Platforms and Siemens cosponsored the event with us. The Forum provided a platform for PROFINET suppliers and users to highlight how PROFINET supported their efforts to innovate. Here’s how PI North America Executive Director…
More PROFINET Videos
loading… Sometimes one minute is not enough to find out about PROFINET. For those occasions, try some more detailed videos from the PROFI Interface Center, featuring Hunter Harrington. Start with the Introduction: Then continue to the first detailed video (more to come): And don’t miss Hunter in person at the PROFINET one-day training classes. –Carl…
Gotta Minute?
loading… Gotta minute? You can learn a lot about PROFINET in a minute. Inspired by MinutePhysics, PI North America is pleased to present <drum roll please> MinutePROFINET. Two videos are available so far: An introduction: An overview of PROFINET Architecture: Be sure to watch the PROFIblog or subscribe to the YouTube MinutePROFINET Channel…
Ethernet is not a protocol
loading… Carl’s pet peeve number three*: Ethernet is not a protocol. IMS Research found that the number one industrial Ethernet protocol is “Ethernet TCP/IP.” VDC found the leading industrial Ethernet protocol is “Ethernet.” Ethernet is not a protocol! I ranted about this before, way back in 2006: “Why Use Industrial Ethernet?” So today I’ve counted…
Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso
loading… “Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso” is not only the opening lyric to one of my favorite songs; it’s where I’ll be on January 24 – to conduct a PROFINET one-day training class, of course. We’ve updated the PROFINET class for 2012 to include new PROFINET features, new demos, new products,…