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Integrating an HMI Into Existing Control Systems

Integrating an HMI Into Existing Control Systems

What are some considerations and challenges when integrating an HMI into an existing control system? Let’s dive into the benefits and challenges.


Designing a LabVIEW Human Machine Interface (HMI) for Increased Safety and Readability

Designing a LabVIEW Human Machine Interface (HMI) for Increased Safety and Readability

LabVIEW Virtual Instruments (VIs) can simulate tools like multimeters, which are useful for measuring in control systems. Read this article to learn more about designing around possible safety and readability blockers.


What is Baud Rate and How Does It Work?

What is Baud Rate and How Does It Work?

Data transmission rates are auto-negotiated in modern protocols, but for older serial connections, both devices must agree on what baud rate to use to ensure reliable communications.


Protocols for Industrial Remote Monitoring

Protocols for Industrial Remote Monitoring

Dive into why protocols are essential in industrial remote monitoring along with the most common types of open protocols seen in facilities.


Devices and Equipment Used in Industrial Remote Monitoring

Devices and Equipment Used in Industrial Remote Monitoring

This article in our continuing series about remote monitoring covers equipment and devices necessary to establish a remote monitoring mechanism.


What is Machine-to-machine Communication?

What is Machine-to-machine Communication?

Learn about some of the machine-to-machine communication methodologies, including wired and wireless M2M communication techniques.


Types of Industrial Remote Monitoring Solutions and Processes

Types of Industrial Remote Monitoring Solutions and Processes

Learn about the different types of industrial remote monitoring and some of the various remote monitoring processes used in industry.


Cybersecurity Considerations in Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Cybersecurity Considerations in Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

This article discusses common implementations of UPS in control systems and important design considerations.


Brushed vs. Brushless DC Motors

Brushed vs. Brushless DC Motors

Modern circuitry and technology have allowed innovations in DC motor applications, leading to distinct differences between brushed and brushless DC motors.


Cybersecurity Resources for Control System Engineers

Cybersecurity Resources for Control System Engineers

What kind of guidance is available to help you defend your industrial control system (ICS)?


Introduction to Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

Introduction to Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

Distributed control systems (DCS) evolved out of control systems for facilities, but their scope can be difficult to fully understand. This article explores the role of a DCS and how it fits in with PLCs and PACs.


NIST Finds Patterns in Cyber Security Behavior Related to Industrial Manufacturing

NIST Finds Patterns in Cyber Security Behavior Related to Industrial Manufacturing

The latest report from NIST and other government organizations found that tracking behavior may be a new way to track potential security threats.


Going Gray: A New HMI Standard

Going Gray: A New HMI Standard

Some standards for HMIs recommend monochromatic schemes for clarity. How can you help operators cope with a new HMI standard after many years of operating without one?


Securing SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks

Securing SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks

Learn about the many ways cyber-attacks threaten SCADA systems, and what can be done to keep manufacturing and utility plants protected.


Digital Twinning and its Use in SCADA Systems

Digital Twinning and its Use in SCADA Systems

Learn all about Digital Twinning, and how this new technique can change the way we do a number of industrial operations!


An Introduction to Gray Code for Encoders

An Introduction to Gray Code for Encoders

This article introduces Gray code, a specialized binary arrangement necessary for absolute encoders to communicate with controllers.


SCADA System Usage in the Daily Life of an Engineer

SCADA System Usage in the Daily Life of an Engineer

Learn how one engineer's real-world experience showed him the importance and power of SCADA systems for control automation.


An Introduction to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

An Introduction to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Learn about the supervisory control and data acquisition system used to program PLCs and PIDs. See where, how, and why SCADA systems are so popular.


A Look Into Rotary Encoder Types: Absolute and Incremental

A Look Into Rotary Encoder Types: Absolute and Incremental

This article looks at rotary encoders, covering the main types, introducing their characteristics, and introducing their key applications in control systems.


Troubleshooting Solid State Relays

Troubleshooting Solid State Relays

This article discusses some methods for troubleshooting solid-state relays and input/output terminals.