#95 - Siemens new firmware release for their wireless industrial switch SCALANCE W700

Siemens recently released a new firmware version v6.5.0 for their wireless SCALANCE W700 switches. The details and files can be found on the following link.

#83 - Chat with Adriano Gonçalves

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Tive o prazer de bater um papo com Adriano Gonçalves, instrutor do SENAI há dezessete anos e especialista em mecatrônica, robótica e automação. Nossa conversa abordou algumas das tendências atuais em automação industrial, bem como dicas práticas para os profissionais da área.

#82 - Chat with Thiago Cardoso

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Tive o prazer de bater um papo com Thiago Cardoso, engenheiro sênior de redes, que possui uma sólida experiência em redes corporativas e industriais e atualmente trabalha para uma grande multinacional americana. Conversamos sobre alguns episódios da sua trajetória profissional, bem como a transformação digital que está ocorrendo no seu campo de atuação.

#71 - Checking TCP/UDP ports and applications

In industrial networking it is important to know the TCP/UDP protocols that the devices are using to communicate. In this post two interesting websites are shown that can be useful during configuration of the rules in a firewall and to increase the cyber security of the factory.

#61 - Backup Managed Switch

The Rockwell Stratix Layer 2 managed switches have a dedicated slot to install a  special Secure Digital (SD) card. The role of this SD card is to simplify the device replacement and also the device configuration, particularly in cases where several switches have the same configuration. 

#43 - Subnet Masks /24 /22 and /20

It is usually necessary to configure the following parameters on an Ethernet network device , according to the Internet Protocol IPv4:

#41 - Introduction to AS-i modules

The Actuator Sensor Interface (ASi) protocol has existed since 1999 and is still widely used in industrial environments, logistics centers and others. Some of the main advantages are the relatively low cost of the systems and the facility to replace devices.

#18 - Analyzing the hardware of the industrial managed switch Stratix

Rockwell Stratix Layer 2 Managed switches were  developed in partnership with CISCO and  are widely used in industrial networks. They are responsible not only for the physical points of the network articulation in ring topology that makes the communication within the factory, but also for the management and orchestration of this complex communication between the devices. In this post we will show some points  of the Hardware part. 

#16 - Design and verify an Ethernet-IP network with Rockwell's Integrated Architecture Builder

A very practical tool from Rockwell to assist in the design, simulation and load verification of an industrial network is the Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB). A poorly sized network will cause problems and consume time and resources for trouble-shooting and maintenance. In this post we will show an example of using this tool. 

#13 - Universal Robots configuring Profinet and Ethenet-IP network

Universal Robots has in its controller an integration of two of the most widely used industrial network protocols based on ethernet today, which are PROFINET IO and ETHERNET-IP. In the models of the most recent series (e-series) the maximum frequency of this communication is 500Hz, that is, minimum RPI of 2ms, while in the previous model (CB-series) the maximum frequency is 125Hz and minimum RPI 8ms. In this post we will indicate useful links to find the documents necessary for this integration, as well as share some tips for a project.

#11 - Diagnosing a PROFIBUS network

One of the best devices on the market for diagnosing a PROFIBUS network is ProfiTrace. 

#8 - PROFIBUS DP connector

PROFIBUS network connectors are extremely important for the performance of an industrial network. A practical recommendation is to use Siemens connectors as shown below.

#7 - PROFIBUS installation and design tips

Despite  being a relatively old protocol (almost 30 years old),  PROFIBUS is still widely used and has more than 60 million nodes in operation,  according to PI .