In part 8 of our TRC Talks industrial networking series, previous panelists, Joe Belaschky and Mike Masterson, return for a discussion on network resiliency. The panel talks about various resilient network architectures, such as ring and redundant star topologies, and common resiliency protocols, such as DLR, used on the plant floor. Resources: CPwE Design Implementation … Continue reading Industrial Networking Part 8: Network Resiliency
Industrial Networking Part 7: The Converged Plantwide Ethernet
In part 7 of our TRC Talks industrial networking series, previous panelists, Joe Belaschky, Mike Masterson, and Brandon Singh, return for a discussion on the Converged Plantwide Ethernet, or CPwE. The panel talks about the importance of the library of CPwE Design Implementation Guides, the Cisco and Rockwell Automation alliance, Cell/Area/Zone concepts, and how Integrated … Continue reading Industrial Networking Part 7: The Converged Plantwide Ethernet
Industrial Networking Part 6: The IDMZ
In part 6 of our TRC Talks industrial networking series, Brandon Singh, Networking Specialist with The Reynolds Company, returns for a discussion on the Industrial Demilitarized Zone, or IDMZ. We talk about what the IDMZ is, its role within the CPwE, and ways to go about implementing an IDMZ within the converged industrial network. Resources: … Continue reading Industrial Networking Part 6: The IDMZ
Rockwell Automation Levels Up Industrial Computing Portfolio Following Acquisition of ASEM S.p.A.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. has announced the introduction of its VersaView 6300 family of Allen-Bradley industrial computers, which will be available starting August 2020. The launch of the VersaView 6300 family follows the May 2020 acquisition of ASEM S.p.A. and represents a considerable extension of the company’s capability for industrial PCs (IPC), human machine interface (HMI) and secure Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) remote access solutions.
Automatic Device Configuration for PowerFlex® Drives
PowerFlex 520 series and PowerFlex 750 series drives and peripherals with RSLogix 5000 v20 controllers and above, support Automatic Device Configuration (ADC).
Industrial Networking Part 5: Layer 3 Switches
In part 5 of our industrial networking series, Brandon Singh, Networking Specialist with The Reynolds Company, returns for a discussion on layer 3 distribution and core switches, and routing and inter-VLAN routing. We also discuss the Purdue model, and what happens in level 3, the site operations level. Resources: Stratix® 5700 Stratix 5400 Stratix 5410 … Continue reading Industrial Networking Part 5: Layer 3 Switches
Industrial Networking Part 4: IT Basics for the OT Person
In part 4 of our industrial networking series, Brandon Singh and Joe Belaschky, Automation and Networking Specialists with The Reynolds Company, rejoin the podcast for a discussion on common IT concepts useful for the OT person. We discuss the difference between MAC and IP addresses, IP6, DHCP, subnet masks, default gateways, segmentation, VLANs, the 7-layer … Continue reading Industrial Networking Part 4: IT Basics for the OT Person
Industrial Networking Part 3: Network Topologies
In part 3 of our industrial networking series, Joe Belaschky, Automation and Networking Specialist with The Reynolds Company, joins the podcast for a discussion on common network topologies found on the plant floor. We also discuss various concepts of networking resiliency, quality of service (QoS) and how to prevent network storms from taking down your … Continue reading Industrial Networking Part 3: Network Topologies
Industrial Networking Part 2: Access Switches
In part 2 of our industrial networking series, Brandon Singh, Networking Specialist with The Reynolds Company, joins the podcast for a discussion on managed layer 2 access switches commonly used on the plant floor, such as the Stratix 2500, 5700 and 5400 switched from Rockwell Automation.
Rockwell Automation Saves Project Creation Time with New Standards Builder Tool
Press Release details: The new ProposalWorks Standards Builder from Rockwell Automation is an application designed to assist end users with generating, customizing and maintaining their control standards. Engineers can document project standards, track revisions and more to help establish consistency from project design through procurement and commissioning. Although Standards Builder is its own capability, users launch the … Continue reading Rockwell Automation Saves Project Creation Time with New Standards Builder Tool