Industrial Instrumentation Communication and Networking

CANOpen Network Topology

CANOpen is a very widely used protocol in industrial automation. In this post, we will learn the various types of CAN Open network topologies.

Profinet stands for ‘Process Field Net’. It is an industrial Ethernet standard that was developed by the Profibus & Profinet International.

Profibus (Process Field Bus) is a standard for fieldbus communication in automation technology. It uses Master-Slave architecture.

Fieldbus protocols form the backbone of industrial communication systems between various devices in automated processes.

Router manages traffic between networks and allows multiple devices to use the same Internet connection by forwarding data packets.

A controller area network is ideally suited to the many high-level industrial protocols. Learn the basics of CAN bus protocol.

In this article, you will learn the basics of As-interface and DeviceNet communication protocol overview, advantages, and specifications.

In this article, you will learn the difference between optical fibre and coaxial cable and their key comparisons.

Modbus is a communication protocol that is widely used in PLC systems. In this article, we will study the concept of Modbus ASCII protocol.

In this post, we will understand the difference between serial and parallel communication, their advantages & disadvantages.