Product Snapshots - Issue 1, 2004
Automation NotebookIssue 1 – 2004Learning ResourcesNotebook Issue

Product Snapshots - Issue 1, 2004

We have added several exciting products since our last edition of the Automation Notebook. Here are some highlights about some of those new products including: A new line of wire duct and associated accessories, and Two series of Cirronet Inc. wireless modems. AutomationDirect now Offers Wire Duct and Accessories Cumming, GA — April 15, 2004 — AutomationDirect® has added…
HMIs and PC Control: Upwardly Mobile With Upscale Connections
+Tech TopicsAutomation NotebookCommunicationsIssue 1 – 2004Learning ResourcesNotebook IssueProductProgrammable ControlTechnology Brief

HMIs and PC Control: Upwardly Mobile With Upscale Connections

Remember when you had to be an artist to design HMI faceplates that resembled your process? Remember configuring your HMI software by filling in cryptic addresses and values, something resembling the Microsoft® Windows™ registry? Remember when your HMI was a dedicated system that only connected to a single process? Or when it was cool to…
PLC, PC, or Custom - Which Control Choice Is Right For You?
Automation NotebookCover StoriesIssue 1 – 2004Learning ResourcesNotebook IssueProductProgrammable Control

PLC, PC, or Custom - Which Control Choice Is Right For You?

Choices and change are the only constants in control system technologies today. Current industrial controller products can no longer be classified by the internal design architecture they possess. More often than not, any type of modern controller uses some portion of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) technology in its CPU, operating system, memory, or data…