Whether adding remote I/O to a legacy PLC, extending analog and digital monitoring to a remote plant, or connecting serial devices without creating new hardwired links, industrial users want solutions...
A problem free wireless network installation is more than a wish, it’s what most of our customers experience. But a little knowledge and planning up front makes succeeding on your...
Some medical devices become immensely more valuable if you can make them mobile. Moving a modern medical cart from room to room is far more efficient than moving the patients...
by Bill Conley You could argue that wireless data communications began in 1782, when Claude Chappe used semaphore towers to send messages between Paris, France, and the city of Lille,...
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) provides a high data rate and Hot Swap connection for PCs, providing an easy connection to a wide variety of multimedia and network USB devices....
USB is ubiquitous, it’s useful and it’s here to stay. But it isn’t inherently rugged or reliable. It’s up to you to make it that way. When technician John Baker...
Don’t forget that USB uses copper wire and can thus transfer power surges from lightning strikes or heavy machinery to places where they can do serious damage. You can prevent...
When it comes time to protect data lines from electrical transients, surge suppression is often the first thing that leaps to mind. The concept of surge suppression is intuitive and...
In 1999 the Science department at NASA conducted a study on lightning, ground voltage, and structural impact. A building in North Carolina, located within 45 meters of a 42-meter water...
by Andy Ross, Director or Wireless Applications To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors about the demise of serial ports are greatly exaggerated. Serial ports are everywhere, in everything from industrial automation...