We have previously written about various industrial Raspberry Pi systems and gateways that come with RS-485 built in, but we had yet to cover a dedicated RS-485 Raspberry Pi HAT. To fill this gap, ...

Status: Core engine, Click PLC dialect, CircuitPython dialect, and VS Code debugger are implemented and tested (~26k lines, 1,600+ tests). Not yet on PyPI. API may still change. AutomationDirect CLICK ...

Modbus remains widely used in industrial settings and the market is expected to grow from $1.2 billion to $2.5 billion by 2033, making it far from obsolete despite being an older protocol with no ...

The long, squiggly lines that the humans cling to, one-handed, suggest a structure woven together of grass and vine, a far cry from the rigid, portable variety we’ve come to improve and rely on ...

Earlier this month, 36 sharp-witted high school students from around the globe stepped foot on the warm and breezy campus of Stanford University. Out of more than 4,000 students from more than 2,000 ...

Abstract: Teaching Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) requires both theory and hands-on practice, yet traditional training setups are often costly and unengaging. This paper presents a novel, ...

A new survey, 2024 Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey, from the American Ladder Institute, found that from 2020 to 2024 there was 21% decrease in ladder related accidents that resulted in ...

Ladder logic uses switch or relay contacts to implement Boolean expressions. In years past, ladder logic was made possible with discrete relays and was sometimes termed “relay logic.” Today most ...

Apple today released Logic Pro 11.1 for Mac and Logic Pro 2.1 for iPad, adding new features for songwriting, producing, and mixing. There's a new Quantec Room Simulator plug-in that uses the original ...

The Maryland-raised artist announced his retirement in 2020, though he's since returned with three albums, the last of which closes the chapter on his first act Harmony Gerber/Getty After years of ...