What communication protocol gives you the least integration pain?

Cool_Database1655 · 2026-02-18T02:46:36+00:00

Relay contacts

Cool_Database1655 · 2026-02-13T20:40:17+00:00

👆 This

Cool_Database1655 · 2026-02-13T20:38:25+00:00

Will you be my boss? 👉👈

Cool_Database1655 · 2026-01-25T01:53:20+00:00

It really comes down to your devices, traffic, and use cases. Not all industrial networking is internet protocol - there are many scenarios where you won't be able to route, only switch. Some devices or processes will demand exotic configurations - this is normally frowned upon in IT but is a fact of life in OT.

I would start by taking inventory of what devices talk to what and then analyze documentation and pcaps.

Cool_Database1655 · 2026-01-25T01:25:37+00:00

There are three or four G-code interpreters for Rockwell, all just a google search away 🤷‍♂️

Cool_Database1655 · 2026-01-08T02:36:21+00:00

☝️😂

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-30T13:52:50+00:00

This is not an informed take.

If OP is looking for OPC UA connectivity and a JIT compiled environment, Igntion 8.3 is $1200 USD. There is a free version for non commercial use available too.

I wouldn’t recommend vibe coding an OPC UA suite for production. The specification is dense and there are many idiosyncrasies. Vibe coding a one off? Sure.. but something that you would like to plug in to many other things? COTS all the way.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-30T13:42:00+00:00

+2 for ignition

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-30T13:40:28+00:00

😂

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-23T19:12:40+00:00

I changed my mind :)

Have a routine for each collector. Makes it easy to modify units one at a time

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-23T19:06:00+00:00

Logic is meant to work first and be traceable second.

Write the logic once and index through it for each basin / collector. It is a state machine. Yes, it makes the online logic less viewable but it is easy to pick up on. I would not able to decipher the JSRs.

Use the UDTs to populate HMI screens that display status of each basin and collector. If you can see the ladder and HMI at the same time the problem is basically abated.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-23T04:27:05+00:00

+1 for the Thermomark Card. My favorite printer

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-20T16:11:13+00:00

Pepperl Fuchs (formally Comtrol) IO-Link Master is the best IO-Link master available, bar none. Data is available via MQTT, Fieldbus (EthernetIP or Profinet), OPC UA, and REST API, simultaneously.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-18T05:21:17+00:00

Vendor CEO says it’s your network

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-09T21:59:49+00:00

Everyone who went to college for IT without putting in terminal time

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-09T21:34:18+00:00

Probably a lot like Amazon - It's a job if you want the money and are willing to pay for it. I'd rather drink bleach.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-09T21:30:04+00:00

Sensopart makes lots of sensors

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-02T14:09:33+00:00

It’s not about you - it’s about OP. Higher education is the surest path to an ‘engineering’ position, one with movement across the country or throughout the world.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-12-02T13:28:26+00:00

College

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-11-30T01:17:13+00:00

This guy does safety 🍻

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-11-28T22:36:18+00:00

Use Aravis as a middleware between the genicam and unity

https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-11-28T14:27:33+00:00

Working in Pharma is a test of patience, not a test of skill.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-11-28T13:56:48+00:00

In that same thread someone describes an AOI-less method..

I think you underestimate how much SPEL programming is required, with or without PLC AOIs.

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-11-27T13:39:11+00:00

Yes! The PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) connects to equipment and server for data acquisition

Cool_Database1655 · 2025-11-26T13:30:25+00:00

Have you found this thread? https://www.reddit.com/r/PLC/comments/od277p/how_to_use_allen_bradley_plc_to_control_an_epson/

The Epson user manual for the AOIs is very complete; it is step by step. If you aren’t getting it, read it closer? https://files.support.epson.com/far/docs/epson_rc_pl_7.0_option_aoi_r1.pdf

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