Category Archives: Protocols & Technolgies

Finally we’ve managed to get a peek at the IMS Research report on the 2009 World Market for Industrial Ethernet. It highlights that standard Ethernet TCP/IP accounts for nearly two thirds of all Ethernet nodes used in industrial automation, with … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting question: could Ethernet oust CAN, LIN, MOST, FlexRay and others to deliver a universal network for in-car control systems? The modern car can incorporate as many as 70 embedded computers, networked by a host of different networking … Continue reading →

If there is one complaint that recurs over and again with industrial Ethernet installations, then it is with the difficulty in dealing with star topologies. If you have ten devices, then typically instead of a simple ring you’ll need at … Continue reading →

It’s not easy to get accurate or reliable figures on the growth of the various industrial Ethernet technologies, but the Profibus Group has come out and stated that its number of Profinet node installations grew to 1.6 million by the … Continue reading →

The various industrial Ethernet protagonists are continuing their bold claims for market share of their protocols and technologies, and there’s really no reason to dispute the figures. It’s interesting, though, to consider what this must mean for traditional fieldbus, which … Continue reading →