Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:
Today we’re covering news about Siemens FDE, FactoryTalk Optix, Banner Temperature Sensors, Turck RFID, TopServer as Modbus Device, Stepper Troubleshooting, Zero Trust and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Friday March 3, 2023.
First up we have a press release from Siemens here about providing access to unused field data from production for the integration of IT and OT.
Next we have a press release from Rockwell Automation here about their new FactoryTalk Optix products which they bill as an Open, Scalable, Flexible HMI platform with Unlimited Options.
Over on the Banner Engineering website here there’s a new product announcement about their S15S non-contact infrared temperature sensor.
And on the Turck website here there’s news about their new smart RFID Forklift System.
Our first new article of the day is from Software Toolbox here, and it covers how to setup TopServer as a Modbus device/server.
And the other new article of interest today is from Oriental Motors here and covers the basics troubleshooting steps for a Stepper motor control system.
In our product spotlight today is The Automation School’s PanelView Plus Course, PVP Basics, designed for users who want to learn how to use, program, and troubleshoot the PanelView Plus line of HMIs. To learn more, click here.
In our “pub crawl” today we found two new documents on the Emerson website. The first here is a quick start guide for the Rosemount 1208C Transmitters.
The other here is an updated edition of their ControlWave handbook.
And in our upcoming event spotlight we’re highlight a new webinar here from WWT titled, “The Journey to Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture”
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Shawn is a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who discovered his passion for programing in the early 80's on the new Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, Shawn worked as a Certified Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to focus on teaching at The Automation School, as well as publishing industry news and product how-to’s at The Automation Blog.
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