Connecting a PLC to an energy meter? It sounds quite sophisticated, but it’s similar to connecting a Bluetooth headset to a phone; it’s just two devices communicating with each other. Modbus is the “language” they use to chat, which simply means sending and receiving data in a specific format. The S7-200 SMART is a compact … Read more
Recently, Aipute Microelectronics, a leading domestic RISC-V MCU company in the fields of industrial control and smart home appliances, officially launched a powerful, high-performance, and high-speed processing RISC-V 32-bit MCU—the APT32F173 series, which supports dual motor drive. The APT32F173 series adopts a fully domestic RISC-V core, featuring 8K ICACHE, single-precision floating-point, and DSP computing capabilities, … Read more
After the iTOP-RK3588 development board supports Preemption and the Xenomai kernel, Beijing Xunwei has joined forces with Wanghuo Real-time Linux system, achieving new breakthroughs in the field of industrial control. The iTOP-RK3588 development board has successfully adapted to Wanghuo Real-time Linux, and this update will provide stronger support for applications requiring higher real-time performance. Testing … Read more
In the field of industrial automation, the core board serves as the “brain” of embedded systems, and its selection directly impacts product performance, cost, and reliability. How can one choose the most suitable option from a vast array of solutions? Han Chuan Technology guides you from a professional perspective, outlining seven core evaluation dimensions to … Read more
From the small-scale power cycling and reset during controller debugging to the large-scale unforeseen shutdowns of power networks, every situation constantly tests the reliability of devices. High-end and complex control systems particularly highlight engineers’ attention to detail in their response mechanisms and protective measures against sudden power loss. NAND Flash/eMMC (NAND Flash with a Flash … Read more
Recently, with the joint efforts of Loongson Technology and Ruiseide Technology, the RT-Thread Professional Edition has achieved comprehensive support for the LoongArch32 and LoongArch64 architectures. As a high-security real-time operating system launched by Ruiseide Technology for critical information infrastructure, the RT-Thread Professional Edition has implemented support for the entire series of Loongson 1, 2, and … Read more
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1. Industry Background The steel industry is a fundamental industry in China and a pillar of the national economy. However, there are still many security risks in the industrial control networks of steel enterprises that need to be addressed, despite their seemingly stable operation. In the automation process of the smelting industry, continuous casting mold … Read more
Do you remember the awkwardness I felt when I first took charge of an automation project? With a limited budget and unclear customer requirements, the marketing hype from various PLC brands left me bewildered. It felt like stepping into an electronics market to buy a phone, only to be overwhelmed by a myriad of specifications … Read more
Optimizing Performance Design Patterns for Object-Oriented Programming in PLC Factory Informatization Yesterday, a new device arrived in the workshop, and Old Zhang complained, “This PLC program is too messy; changing one part affects the whole system!” This is not an isolated case. As the level of automation in factories increases, the traditional PLC ladder diagram … Read more