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Why a Strong Data Foundation is a Must in AI for Manufacturing

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Receive diagnostics from your PLC and respond via your cell phone

By Romain Timmer - Technical Support Engineer Filed in Technology focus,

Wondering how to send and receive SMS messages with an ICX35-HWC Industrial Cellular Gateway connected to a PLC/PAC [...]

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Using PowerFlex drives on a PROFINET network

By Chris Hines - Product Manager Filed in Technology focus, Ethernet Networks Gateways Profinet

Rockwell Automation's PowerFlex® drives are known in the automation industry for their reliability, ease of use, flexibility, and robustness of features [...]

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Can a Micro800 PLC communicate with ProSoft EtherNet/IP solutions?

By Romain Timmer - Technical Support Engineer Filed in Technology focus, Ethernet Networks In-chassis

Rockwell Automation® developed an Add-On Instruction to allow the Micro800 PLC to communicate with MicroLogix™, SLC™, and PLC® CPUs on Ethernet [...]

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Which PLC5 and SLC5 versions are compatible with ProSoft Ethernet/IP solutions

By Clément Bitsch - Technical Support Engineer Filed in Technology focus, Ethernet Networks In-chassis

PLC-5® and SLC™ 500 processors communicate using the Programmable Controller Communications Commands (PCCC) protocol [...]

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Which Switch for PROFINET?

By Carl Henning - Then-Deputy Director, PI North America Filed in Technology focus, Gateways

Should you use a managed switch or an unmanaged switch with PROFINET? YES! Yes, you should use either a managed or an unmanaged Ethernet switch with PROFINET.

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Which SIM card should I use with my ICX35-HWC?

By Romain Timmer - Technical Support Engineer Filed in Technology focus, Wireless Remote Connectivity Cellular

There are 2 types of SIM cards that could be used with the ICX35-HWC Industrial Cellular Gateway. Get the details on which one your application will require.

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