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The Sparkplug Specification Is Now an ISO/IEC Standard 

Gary Mintchell

MQTT is a fast and lightweight transport protocol, but using it required engineers to specify their own payload technology. MQTT is a fast and lightweight transport protocol, but using it required engineers to specify their own payload technology. OPC UA has a place in the toolbox, but many engineers desired a lightweight alternative.

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Softing Industrial introduces edgeConnector for the integration of Allen-Bradley controllers into industrial edge applications

i4.0 today

This enables flexible integration into on-premises or cloud environments without modifying the existing Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) configuration. edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC is easy to configure locally via an integrated web interface. There are now five edgeConnector products available for the most common control systems.

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Open Source Software Gateway to Standardize Industrial Edge Data

Gary Mintchell

This is news from HiveMQ about some more Edge-Optimized technology. HiveMQ Edge helps manufacturing organizations simplify and modernize their Industrial IoT infrastructure by converting proprietary OT protocols like Modbus and OPC-UA into the standardized MQTT format at the edge for easy integration with enterprise and cloud systems.

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PACTware 6.1 Now Supports FDT3 and Expands Device Integration Model 

Gary Mintchell

This one is expansion of the device integration model enabled by the latest version of FDT. I sat in a couple of sessions where a senior engineer at a consumer packaged goods company pleaded with suppliers to make integrating and applying technologies more user-friendly. This is one such technology. The post PACTware 6.1

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IEC 62443: Ewon® Remote Solutions from HMS Networks Strengthens Security

i4.0 today

As the industry evolves, so do the standards of excellence, with IEC 62443 emerging as the benchmark for cybersecurity in industrial automation technology. The IEC 62443 standards outline the essential requirements for protecting industrial systems from security breaches. This leads to the creation of a robust security plan.

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Three Tips from Moxa on Getting IIoT Networks Ready for the Future

Gary Mintchell

Tip One: Achieve Greater Integration with Unified Infrastructure Over the years, various devices using different protocols have been deployed on industrial networks to provide diverse services. Under these circumstances, network integration usually costs more than expected or becomes more difficult to achieve.

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IIC’s Vertical Standards Landscape reference paper: A guidance for IIoT standards

Automation Mag

“This reference paper follows up on our previous paper proposing an IIoT standards strategy,” said Erin Bournival, distinguished engineer, office of the corporate CTO at Dell Technologies, co-chair of the IIC Standards Task Group and co-author of the paper.