3 essential steps before deploying a Step 7 project in TIA Portal

A very useful post from the Blog of DMC Inc. if you use one of the latest Siemens PLCs (1200, 1500). These three hints will make your life a lot easier: https://www.dmcinfo.com/latest-thinking/blog/id/9594/3-essential-steps-before-deploying-a-siemens-plc-project This article gives advise on how to configure your PLC to startup in RUN mode, with a Webserver and how to not get …

European Robotics Companies

The most promising European Robotics companies are listed here: As mentioned already in a post before, we see Universal Robots as the leader in the promising field of collaborative robotics. In almost every research institute you visit, you will come across one of these species made in the land of Lego. Universal Robots Headquarters: Odense, …

Arduino Yún Essentials

The Arduino Yún is the frist true IoT board from Arduino which gives you a real-time controller combined with a Linux environment with almost unlimited connection possibilities (Ethernet, WiFi, USB) It is the best tool to monitor and control your devices, and here you find a few instructions to get you up and running. Upgrade …

Galileo 7 + 8 in Space

Two additional Galileo satellites are now in space  and also additional  projects have started to prove the core technology. By 2019 there will be 30 satellites in space and the system ready for civil applications. According to a report on  02elf.net two additional research activities (“automotive GATE” and “train Gate”) recently started. Goal of these …