Unitronics — in an effort to satisfy market needs and customer requests — now offer several new I/O configurations to both Samba and Jazz lines of all-in-one PLC+HMI controllers. These lines are ...

Use your mouse to rotate the picture and note that the unit has a slim profile and seals against the mounting surface with a gasket. All relevant connections are on the rear, protected side. Designed ...

IDEC Corporation has expanded its SmartAXIS touch family with the new FT2J Series combined PLC+HMI. A compact all-in-one form factor combines built-in full-function controller features and functions, ...

Samba, an all-in-one, palm-size PLC with HMI and onboard I/Os, fills a growing niche—OEMs on a tight budget who need compact controllers for simple machine control, but still want the competitive ...

The base design of the modern Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) in automation has been around since at least 1968 when General Motors designed a specification for a ‘Standard Machine Controller’.

Human machine interface (HMI) software enables operators to manage industrial and process control machinery via a computer-based graphical user interface (GUI). The computer on which HMI software is ...

The Arduino Opta micro programmable logic controller (PLC) provides a unique entry point into the automation field. Automation fields like smart homes, process controls, and robotics are project areas ...

This article is one in an ongoing series about programmable logic controllers and their applications in broadcasting. You can read past articles online at radiomagonline.com. In the last article, we ...

In most industrial plants, it's not uncommon to have programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from different suppliers, often on the same production line. Each PLC may come with a different communication ...