Older serial and parallel buses aren't going away. Instead, they are speeding up. It's now possible to get a 40-Mbaud RS-485 serial connection—that's 5 Mbytes/s ...

RS-485 is the chosen physical layer standard for numerous industrial communication systems, such as PROFIBUS systems, or for connecting devices like PLCs, SCADA systems, RTUs, or MODBUS systems.

Connect One has launched two external device servers for secure machine-to-machine (M2M) IP connectivity. The Secure iLAN and Secure iWiFi enable any device with an RS-232/RS-485 port to immediately ...

Modbus TCP connections pose many benefits over RTU RS-485 alternatives. Image: PV Tech. In the last couple of years, the market has seen a few commercial and industrial (C&I) inverter models and ...

The NetLink Connect NLC Network Connectivity Module is an RS485-enabled device that communicates and controls power status over a local or wide area network. It is the primary module in the ...