Practical Sharing: How I Built the Siemens S7-1200 IoT Gateway Hello, old friends! Hello everyone, I am Engineer Wang, and I have been engaged in automation and IoT integration for over ten years. Today, I would like to share with you a project experience I recently completed—how to build a reliable IoT gateway using the … Read more
Click the blue text to follow! Practical Communication Optimization of PLCs in Factory Information Systems Last week, the newly installed automated production line in the workshop encountered issues right after it went into operation. The data collection was unstable, intermittently dropping, and the production reports were filled with missing data. The factory manager was furious … Read more
With the advent of Industry 4.0, device interconnectivity has become a crucial direction for upgrading and transforming factory automation. Today, let’s discuss how to utilize ABB PLC to achieve device interconnectivity and create smart factories. Industrial IoT Infrastructure The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) essentially allows devices to “speak”. Just like chatting on WeChat, it … Read more
PLC Data Conversion: Data Format Conversion Technology to Solve Heterogeneous System Interaction Issues! Introduction Hello everyone! Today we are going to talk about a magical technology that allows different brands of PLCs to “shake hands”—data format conversion! In factory automation, have you ever encountered the awkward situation where Siemens PLC and Rockwell PLC “speak different … Read more
As an engineer with over 20 years of experience in industrial automation, I have witnessed the evolution of industrial control from traditional PLCs to Industry 4.0. I remember in 2015, I took on a remote monitoring project for a large pharmaceutical company. At that time, the client wanted to achieve real-time data collection and analysis … Read more
PLC Data Analysis: Real-Time Communication Data Analysis and Network Health Visualization! Estimated reading time: 5 minutes > Have you encountered these issues? – How to monitor PLC communication data in real-time? – Difficulties in locating network faults? – Inability to visually display system operation status? – Data analysis reports cannot be generated automatically? ⚠️ Industry … Read more
How to Perfectly Combine Siemens PLC with Real-Time Database? Unveiling the Core Technology of High-Speed Data Processing to Support Industrial Big Data Applications! Hello everyone, I am Hanhan! Today we will discuss the “super combination” in the industrial field— the perfect combination of Siemens PLC and real-time databases. This duo is like the “Superhero Alliance” … Read more
Recently, I encountered an interesting challenge in a production line renovation project at a large pharmaceutical company: how to use real-time data collected from the Siemens S7-1500 PLC, combined with AI technology, to predict equipment failures. This project made me deeply appreciate the powerful potential of combining PLC and AI technologies. Today, let me take … Read more
Edge computing integrates technologies from IT, CT, and OT fields, with MEC technology being a representative of the CT field, primarily addressing network connectivity issues. However, in addition to this, edge computing also involves technologies from the IT and OT domains, and MEC technology must work in conjunction with these technologies to enable the practical … Read more
Dedicated to the research and development of digital twin technology Benefiting humanity through solutions and engineering applications Source: Digital Enterprises Author: Peng Yu Abstract The success of smart manufacturing and industrial digital transformation plans requires consideration of many factors. The most critical is to solve the acquisition of the correct data, convert it, and transmit … Read more