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Why use PROFINET

21 Feb

 

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In today’s automation technology, Ethernet and information technology (IT) are increasingly calling the shots with established standards like TCP/IP and XML. Integrating information technology into automation opens up significantly better communication options between automation systems, extensive configuration and diagnostic possibilities, and network-wide service functionality. These functions have been integral components of PROFINET from the outset. In addition, the demand for increased productivity of machines and plants while at the same time cutting costs has always been the driving force behind innovations in industrial automation.

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Measuring High Temperatures with Axioline

17 Dec

In addition to digital and analog inputs and outputs, resistive temperature measurement, counter measurement, and absolute encoder measurement, Phoenix Contact’s Axioline real-time I/O system has another function: Temperature measurement with thermocouples is performed using the new AXL UTH 8 module.

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Introducing the second generation base unit for the Nanoline family

19 Sep

The nLC-055 series represents a second-generation base unit for the Nanoline family. The first version is a 24VDC version with relay outputs, which was released last year.
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Web-Based On-site Operation: Storing visualization on the controller (Part 3)

6 Jun

Easy Linking to the Controller

All operating and fault conditions recorded at the I/O level are passed to the BAVL library, thus reducing the required project planning effort for the user. Variables can optionally be flagged in the application programming for linking to the specific project visualization.

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