Programmable Controllers

FactoryTalk Design Studio (P210)

This week I meet up with Tony Carrara of Rockwell Automation to learn about FactoryTalk Design Studio in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For...

Siemens S7-1200 G2 (P203)

This week I meet up with Luis Narvaez of Siemens to learn all about their new S7-1200 G2 (generation 2) PLC in this episode...

Error Building Micro800 Project in CCW v22 (qa240507)

In today's Q & A I review a student's CCW Project to understand what is preventing it from building: Note: Automation Q & A is...

Siemens S7-1200 G2 (P203) Member Early Access

This week I meet up with Luis Narvaez of Siemens to learn all about their new S7-1200 G2 (generation 2) PLC in this episode...

First Look: Rockwell’s Studio 5000 v36 (TME01)

In Episode 1 of The Automation Show First Looks for Members, I take a look at the official Rockwell public technical presentation for Studio 5000...

Second Look: Rockwell PAC and PV Generations (SL01)

A good friend of mine and I were talking about how many different generations Rockwell had made of Logix and PanelView products, and I...

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,...

What’s New In School: PLC Basics™ First Edition Remastered Released!

As part of Insights In Automation's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of offering affordable quality online courses at The Automation School, this week we released...

New Generation of HVAC Programmable Controllers by Danfoss

Danfoss Introduces New Generation HVAC Programmable Controller Portfolio: Danfoss announces the Alsmart Universal Controller platform which is a new-generation programmable controller portfolio for the HVAC...

PLC-Next Makes OPC-UA Easy

New PLCNext Article Details How They Make OPC-UA Easy: OPC UA is a crucial standard for representing and accessing complex data in Industry 4.0. It...

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

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...

Tech Talk: Siemens S7-1500V Virtual PLC (TT001)

This week I meet up with John DeTellem and Bryan Lilly to learn all about the Siemens S7-1500V Virtual PLC in this episode of...

Horner Automation OCS: PLC, HMI and Distributed IO (P186)

This week I meet up with Chuck Ridgeway of Horner Automation to learn all about their OCS All-in-one Controllers in this episode of The...

What is PLCnext, and How To Use It (P183)

This week my guest is Zachary Stank of Phoenix Contact, and he introduces us to PLCnext and demos how to program it in this...

Straton Redundancy S2 ProfinetIO

As we previously reported, the Straton redundant runtime now supports S2 redundancy on ProfinetIO. In this configuration, the Primary and Secondary controllers both connect to...

FLEXHA 5000 I/O from Rockwell Automation (P167)

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

Evolution of the Programmable Controller (P165)

Today I share some high points from the evolution of Programmable Controllers in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the...

Modicon Machine Level PLC Product Line Update (P161)

Today my guests include Mohua Ghosh, Joel Zupancic, and Jay Cortel of Schneider Electric who introduce us to the current line of Machine Level...

PLCs vs PACs: Did Digi-Key get it right? I’m not so sure… (qa230316)

Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 03/16/23: There's no question that Digi-Key has contributed to the industry with its many high quality...

S7 PLCSim, TIA Portal v18 – Create and Test PLC Programs (T010)

In this edition of Automation Tech Tips, I walk through how to create your first PLC Program in TIA Portal v18, and then run...