Season 2

SLC-500 Migrations Compared: SoftPLC vs Studio 5000 (S2E10)

In this episode of The Automation Show, Shawn walks through migrating a SLC-500 project to both SoftPLC and Studio 5000, then compares the results. For...

First Look: MOXA WiFi 6 Access Points & Clients (S2E09)

In this episode of The Automation Show, Shawn walks through setting up MOXA's new WiFi 6 Access Points and Clients, and tests them out...

First Look: RTA’s Ethernet to Data Highway Plus Gateway (S2E08)

In this episode of The Automation Show, Shawn walks through setting up RTA's Ethernet Based Allen-Bradley PAC / PLC to DH+ Gateway. In the...

First Look: S7-1200 Gen 2 (S2E07)

Today I take a first look at the new S7-1200 G2 (Generation 2) Technical Presentation in this episode of The Automation Show. For more information,...

TIA Portal, S7 – Read CompactLogix or ControlLogix Tags Over Ethernet (S2E05)

Today I create a Siemens S7 PLC Program using TIA Portal Step 7 to read tag values from a ControlLogix over Ethernet (TAS2 E5.) For...

PLCs: Past, Present, and Future (S2E04)

In today's video I take a look back at the evolution of PLCs, then I talk about some of the next generation features vendors...

Siemens Products – What’s New from this week’s Virtual Tour (May 2022) (S2E03)

In today's video I share my top picks from this week's Factory Automation Virtual Tour presented by Siemens (TAS2 E3) For more information check out...

IFM CR1203 HMI Controller: Initial Setup & Adding Ethernet IO in CODESYS (S2E02)

Today I setup an IFM CR1203 HMI Controller for the first time, then I add and test Ethernet IO inside of CODESYS (TAS2 E2.) For...

MQTT – Connect A-B PLCs & PACs to the Cloud (S2E01)

Learn how to connect A-B PLCs to the Cloud using an MQTT Gateway today on The Automation Show (S2E01) For more information, check out the...