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Opto 22’s Groov Epic and RIO (P212)

Shawn Tierney -
This week I meet up with Dan White of Opto 22 to learn about their Groov Epic and RIO in this episode of The...

Siemens Scalable Machine-mount I/O (P193)

Shawn Tierney -
This week I meet up with Garett Williams and Raj Rajendra of Siemens to learn all about their machine mount I/O products in this...

What’s New With Rockwell’s Logix and View (P191)

Shawn Tierney -
This week I take a look at what's new with Rockwell's Logix and View products as seen at Automation Fair 2023 in this episode...

Festo’s Decentralized I/O Boosts Machine Performance

Shawn Tierney -
According to a new Blog on Rockwell's website, Festo 's CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O brings increased responsiveness and diagnostics to pneumatic systems and includes an...

FLEXHA 5000 I/O from Rockwell Automation (P167)

Shawn Tierney -
Today my guests are Armand Prezioso and Chris Stearns of Rockwell Automation, and they bring us up to speed on their new High Availability...

Product: Beckhoff EPX EtherCAT Box – intrinsically safe I/O in IP67

Shawn Tierney -
With the new EPX module series, Beckhoff offers a compact option for Ex i signal acquisition from zones 0/20, 1/21 and Div. 1 as...

Rockwell I/O and HMI Product Update (P142)

Shawn Tierney -
Today my guest is Mace Bittman who comes on the show to give us an update on four Rockwell I/O and HMI products in...

Siemens Distributed IO Overview (P84)

Shawn Tierney -
My guest this week is Raj Rajendra of Siemens who introduces us to Siemens Distributed IO in Episode 84 of The Automation Podcast. For more...

Import Festo CPX-AP-I into Logix and Studio 5000 (D006)

Shawn Tierney -
Learn how to quickly and easily import a Festo CPX-AP-I system directly into Logix and Studio 5000 in Episode 6 of The Automation Demo...

First Look: SMC EX600W Wireless I/O (M5E09)

Shawn Tierney -
We take a first look at the EX600W Wireless I/O System from SMC in this episode of The Automation Minute. [vimeo 555842754 w=750 h=420] The Automation...

CompactLogix – 5380: Why Are My 5069-IF8 Analog Inputs Updating Slowly? (Q&A)

Shawn Tierney -
One of our community members recently asked what would cause his 5380 analog inputs updating so slow? His application required that each 5380 analog inputs...

Point I/O – Getting Started

Brandon Cooper -
There are many options for field I/O on the market, between vendors and sometimes even many different I/O options within a single vendor as...

Logix, View – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix and View at ROKLive 2020 (S42)

Shawn Tierney -
In this episode of The Automation Show I share my top picks from Rockwell's ROKLive Logix and View Presentations: For more information, check out the...

Siemens PLCs – What’s New at MIA (June 2020)

Shawn Tierney -
I recently had a chance to sit down and check out some of the Siemens presentations from their Manufacturing In America 2020 virtual event. In...

Logix – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix at ROKLive 2020

Shawn Tierney -
One of my favorite Rockwell Automation trade show sessions has always been "What's New in Logix." This year, the ROKLive presentation that came closet to...

Migrate / Convert – ControlNet I/O to EtherNet I/O

Brandon Cooper -
If you have had ControlLogix systems running in your facility for any amount of time, chances are they contain ControlNet communication modules for the...

Converting Equipment from PC-Based to PLC-Based Control

Alicia Lomas -
My company was provided an OEM label printer and applicator machine that was being controlled by five Arduino PC boards. They were asked to provide...

S7 – How To Add Profinet I/O & Drives (S24)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, John DeTellem walks us through how to add PROFINET (Ethernet) I/O and Drives to an S7-1500...

Flex I/O – How to add on ControlNet to ControlLogix (S22)

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article (and video) I walk through how to add ControlNet Flex I/O to a ControlLogix system: NOTE: This article is not a comprehensive...

Flex I/O – How to add on Ethernet to ControlLogix (S21)

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article (and video) I walk through how to add Ethernet Flex I/O to a ControlLogix System: Step 1) To start, open your RSLogix...

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