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Controls engineers need a variety of information on device connectivity via their input/output, I/O modules and components on topics such as terminal blocks, remote I/O, device and sensor networks, signal conditioning, cabling, wiring, connectors and cordsets.

Terminal blocks, available as spring clamp terminal blocks, screw clamp terminal blocks, and newer insulation displacement terminal blocks (IDC) are the most popular choices.

Remote I/O modules provide an ability to distribute control closer to the components and share the overall control responsibilities.

Machine mount I/O is growing is popularity as it provides flexibility and faster reconfiguration with reliable connection using connectors and cordsets.

As machine data becomes more critical to overall operations, signal conditioners and other signal conditioning devices increase in importance by helping ensure data signals are clean and uncorrupted.

The growing use of digital networks, particularly starting with sensor networks and device networks, provides faster, less expensive, easier to maintain and troubleshoot data transmission.

Timely news, back-to-basics primers, feature articles, technical white papers and descriptions of the latest products all provide valuable insights that can be used in designing and building machine controls.

Open I/O Systems Arrive
ControlDesign.com
Automation Pros Like You Use Digital I/O Networks as the Wedge to Pry Apart Proprietary Controller-I/O Bonds Created by Automation Vendors

New PAC Combines Network Needs
ControlDesign.com
Bosch Rexroth Expands Its Line of IndraLogic PLCs and PACs

Migration Patterns of the North American Machine Builder
ControlDesign.com
It Turns Out the OI Isn’t as Interoperable with the I/O as the Machine Automation Supplier Said It Would Be

Open Network Options
ControlDeisgn.com
Real Openness and Some New OPC Glue Enable Industrial Network Interoperability

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White Papers: In Depth Research

Internet Access in a Process Control Environment
Author: WAGO
Posted: 01/14/2008
Industrial automation is no longer limited by the walls of a production facility. More and more automation is being handled via remote communication, whether it’s from the office or from the comfort of your own home. Today’s PLCs give you the ability to access your control system to handle such tasks as monitoring via a website to determine the condition of a machine or check other statistics. With the latest PLC technology, almost anything that can be accomplished next to the machine can be accomplished wherever there is an Internet connection.

Networking I/O Increases Reliability of Metal Forming Applications
Author: Pepperl+Fuchs
Posted: 07/31/2007
This paper shows how networking I/O increases reliability of metal forming applications

Sealed field power for distributed I/O devices
Author: Sola/Hevi-Duty
Posted: 11/02/2006
While the use of distributed I/O control is increasing on industrial machinery, the technology of supplying field power to machine controls has lagged a bit behind. This paper presents a new field power option that helps reduce costs and simplifies connectivity by eliminating the need for separate power supply enclosures.

CANopen higher layer protocol for motion control
Author: esd electronics
Posted: 05/08/2006
This paper provides an overview of the CANopen specification (DS-301, DSP-302) and explores in more detail the device profiles for generic I/O modules (DS-401), drives and motion control (DSP-402), and IEC 61131-3 programmable devices (DS-405).

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