TSN + OPC UA PubSub: Reference Architectures
- October 29, 2025
TSN + OPC UA PubSub: Reference Architectures The future of industrial Ethernet lies in the combination of TSN for determinism and OPC UA PubSub f...
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Migrating Motion Control to TSN: A Stepwise Plan
- October 29, 2025
Migrating Motion Control to TSN: A Stepwise Plan Moving from proprietary motion networks (EtherCAT, SERCOS, PROFINET IRT) to TSN-based motion con...
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Lab Testing TSN: Tooling, Traffic, and KPIs
- October 29, 2025
Lab Testing TSN: Tooling, Traffic, and KPIs Before deploying Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) in production, engineers must validate timing, inter...
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Determinism over Ethernet: What TSN Guarantees (and Doesn’t)
- October 29, 2025
Determinism over Ethernet: What TSN Guarantees (and Doesn’t) TSN brings determinism to Ethernet — but not magic. Engineers must under...
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TSN 101 for Controls Engineers: Time Sync and Queues
- October 29, 2025
TSN 101 for Controls Engineers: Time Sync and Queues Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) extends standard Ethernet to deliver deterministic communica...
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Testing Python Pipelines in a Simulated Plant
- October 29, 2025
Testing Python Pipelines in a Simulated Plant Before deploying Python in live production, engineers should validate every data pipeline in a digi...
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When to Keep Python Off the Line: Risk-Based Rules
- October 29, 2025
When to Keep Python Off the Line: Risk-Based Rules Python is flexible, powerful, and easy to deploy — but that same flexibility makes it ri...
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Scheduling Data Jobs in OT: Cron, MQTT, and Triggers
- October 29, 2025
Scheduling Data Jobs in OT: Cron, MQTT, and Triggers Automation engineers increasingly run data scripts — for logging, analytics, or AI inf...
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Pandas + Historians: Fast Root-Cause Analysis
- October 29, 2025
Pandas + Historians: Fast Root-Cause Analysis Traditional historians are great at storing process data — but not always at analyzing it. By...
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Python Next to PLCs: Safety, Sandboxing, and IPC
- October 29, 2025
Python Next to PLCs: Safety, Sandboxing, and IPC Python is rapidly entering the factory floor — powering analytics, dashboards, and mainten...
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Unit Testing for PLC Logic: Yes, It’s Possible
- October 29, 2025
Unit Testing for PLC Logic: Yes, It’s Possible Software testing has long been part of IT, but OT engineers are catching up. With modern PLC...
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Version Control for PLC Projects: Git without the Pain
- October 29, 2025
Version Control for PLC Projects: Git without the Pain Version control has long been standard in IT — but only recently practical in OT. Th...
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Open PLCs and Linux-Based Controllers: Pros and Cons
- October 29, 2025
Open PLCs and Linux-Based Controllers: Pros and Cons Industrial control is evolving beyond proprietary rack PLCs. A new wave of open, Linux-based...
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IEC 61131-3 Patterns for Maintainable Code
- October 29, 2025
IEC 61131-3 Patterns for Maintainable Code Maintainable PLC code isn’t about clever syntax — it’s about structure. The IEC 6113...
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From Ladder to Structured Text: When (and How) to Switch
- October 29, 2025
From Ladder to Structured Text: When (and How) to Switch Ladder Logic has served automation engineers for decades, but modern systems increasingl...
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Lifecycle and Spares: Designing for 5-Year Support
- October 29, 2025
Lifecycle and Spares: Designing for 5-Year Support Unlike consumer devices, industrial edge hardware must survive long life cycles — often...
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GPU Sharing at the Edge: Containers and Scheduling
- October 29, 2025
GPU Sharing at the Edge: Containers and Scheduling Edge AI platforms are getting more powerful — but GPUs remain expensive. To maximize uti...
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Real-Time Considerations: Determinism Next to AI
- October 29, 2025
Real-Time Considerations: Determinism Next to AI Edge AI promises intelligence near the machine, but not all workloads can tolerate latency. When...
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Thermals, Enclosures, and Dust: Designing Rugged Edge Nodes
- October 29, 2025
Thermals, Enclosures, and Dust: Designing Rugged Edge Nodes Deploying AI at the edge means running compute in the harshest conditions: vibration,...
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Jetson Orin vs Intel iGPU vs AMD: A 2025 Buyer’s Guide
- October 29, 2025
Jetson Orin vs Intel iGPU vs AMD: A 2025 Buyer’s Guide Choosing edge hardware for industrial AI is no longer just about TOPS (tera-operatio...
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