New exOS software offers machine builders a solution to the divide traditionally separating IT and OT. Using exOS gives Linux software developers an option to develop, compile and debug their code using their preferred environment, in coordination with B&R’s Automation Runtime real-time operating system.

A key to IT-OT convergence is device data management solutions for effectively monitoring, processing and managing large amounts of data from IoT devices. Traditional embedded database solutions fall short in understanding and fulfilling the sophisticated data processing and management requirements of IoT devices.

10BASE-T1L is a new Ethernet physical layer standard (IEEE 802.3cg-2019) that will dramatically change the process automation industry by significantly improving plant operational efficiency through seamless Ethernet connectivity to field-level devices (sensors and actuators).

Middleware offers possibility of seamless and secure data transfer based on OPC UA. Data transfer plays an especially important role in the integration of the production and management domains, with the large number of variables, heterogeneous interfaces, rights management, and specific security requirements being just some of the key challenges faced…

A broad set of IIoT-enabling technologies from Industrial 5G to OPC UA, cloud and edge computing, Time Sensitive Networking and Single Pair Ethernet, to name just a few, are continuing to emerge and will empower and drive new levels of innovation for companies implementing IIoT applications.

It is only a matter of time until 5G will establish itself in industry. The flexibility of 5G with its different implementation approaches, private and/or public, makes this standard the most versatile mobile communications solution for industry, and solutions previously not feasible are now within reach.

5G and other wireless technologies represent an ideal supplement to wired communication solutions, each with its own specific advantages and disadvantages. 5G will change a lot, but it will not change everything. The mobility of communication subscribers in industrial applications is definitely being advanced.

The IIoT has become a key technology for the success of most businesses. Find out what’s the best solution for machine-to-cloud connectivity. One question is “What can I buy?” versus “What do I have to build by myself?” Available solutions for open architectures have expanded rapidly over the last 12…

IEC 61499 defines a high-level system design language for distributed information and control. It allows encapsulation of functionality, graphical component-based design, event-driven execution and distribution of automation applications for execution across automation and control, as well as edge computing devices.

IT architectures need to play a vital role in IIoT system architectures, with gateways evolving to provide more flexible, innovative and efficient software solutions. A key question is how network solutions can be deployed to exploit software, IT and innovative algorithms and make production more efficient.