Industry 4.0
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Smart manufacturing and smart factories rely on the building blocks of Industry 4.0, namely the internet of things and cloud computing, which allow machines, sensors and people to connect and communicate with each other in real time
Big data brings opportunities for more human-machine interactions, leading to business intelligence and analytic capabilities powering instructions to the physical world through networks of intelligent devices. With this industrial connectivity, we see the supply chain talking to the production line, manufacturing becomes more versatile, production leaner, maintenance more efficient and running costs lower. Stay tuned to this hub for all posts and content relating to Industry 4.0.
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Hi Mark,
could you please explain what specifically you are asking about when using the term "industry 4"? Leonie has given you a link to several wireless IoT technologies. But industry 4.0 is generally... -
6 months ago
Hi Mark, I know this is IoT more than IIoT, but it might give you a starting point: https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/eleven-internet-of-things-iot-protocols-you-need-to-know-about You could also check... -
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@PeterTecks DesignSpark moderator here. We've been back through all comments and can only find one deleted comment - which was a test comment as Sven Sager was unable to post his comment due to some code... -
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Why have most of the comments dissapeared on this article series? There was useful information in several comments that I came back to refer to and it's disappeared. -
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@SalceyForest
Hope you've got this right: This is a demonstrator, not an example for a typical real application and not a DIY project ;-)
In my next series of articles, I will show a more...
May 28, 2020 08:59
Industrial Security Part 5: About embedded authentication
We are now ready to have a look at embedded solutions for industrial security. Embedded authentication and brand protection can be done with 3mm x 3mm chips, connecting only 3 pins and costing less than 1.50 €. This part explains the Maxim DS28E38.
May 21, 2020 08:12
Industrial Security Part 4: About Digital Certificates, CAs and Elliptic Curves
It’s time to find applications for the concepts we’ve learned in part 1 to 3. Digital signatures and certificates are such applications which are elementary for secure internet connections.
May 14, 2020 09:38
Industrial Security Part 3: About Hash and Signatures
Have you heard security nerds talking about the best hash and thought: Well, they better should stop smoking drugs? Then you should go on reading and learn that hash algorithms are not produced by plants but by sophisticated mathematics.
May 7, 2020 13:02
Industrial Security Part 2: About Asymmetric Keys
More than forty years ago, scientists found what has become the fundamental concept of modern IT security: Asymmetric Cryptography. Without a public key exchange, there would be no secure internet business.
April 24, 2020 08:53
Industrial Security Part 1: About Keys and Encryption
Many engineers think about industrial security as a limitation of physical access to security-relevant systems. When controllers get internet connections, things need to change. This series explains the basic concepts of cryptography.
1 month ago
IoT2020 on board SPI
Hi been busy with my project where I am using IoT2020(Intel Galileo Gen2) and I am faced with the
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1 month ago
I have a MEGA Arduino, can I use with this IOT2020, else what other model?
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March 30, 2020 12:15
Single pair ethernet (SPE) an industrial communication revolution!
Single pair ethernet, or SPE for short, connects the IP20 world of the enterprise and operating level with the IP6x world of the control and field level using a single pair of wires thus reducing space and weight.
March 2, 2020 15:16
TE Connectivity Webinar - Today’s Factory and the Road to the Future
Join TE Connectivity to learn which new types of connectivity are vital to IIoT and why sensors are vital to the next generation of data-driven technology.
5 months ago