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Common pitfalls when installing a Modbus RS485 network on site
Last week IDX was called to the site at a large commercial residence building in Pretoria, South Africa. Where our...
Creating a Java program on the HMS Anybus Communicator hardware platform
Time to dust off the cobwebs and do some "legacy" development! In this blog, I'm going to show you how to get to a...
StarNET HDLC Controller Gateway solves legacy migration challenge
In August 2016, IDX completed the commissioning of its latest StarNET HDLC gateway development implementation which...
Ewon Netbiter Argos exporting and importing profiles
Sometimes you've built a great-looking dashboard associated with a Modbus device template that you are now ready to...
IEC61850 to Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, M-bus, PROFINET or PROFIBUS
The SG-gateway family is a current leading Smart Grid application solution, acting as a remote terminal unit for the...
Anybus Communicator training at IDX
Did you know that IDX in Johannesburg regularly runs free Anybus Communicator Training? Learn how to convert between...
The Netbiter EasyConnect EC250 firmware update
Connectivity is not uniquely about industrial devices and machines, but more importantly, it is also about connecting...
Anybus Communicator converts Modbus to PROFINET for WEG SSW06 Soft-Starter
Another notch under the Anybus Communicator's belt as it successfully proves that a WEG SSW06 Soft-Starter (that...
Easter special on the Netbiter EC350
The new Netbiter EC350 Was: R11 190 Now: R7 870 The promotion runs from 22 April to 30 June 2014. Price excludes VAT...
Connecting the ComAp Generator Control Panel to the Netbiter
In this blog, I will discuss the steps involved in getting the Netbiter to record and display values coming out of the...
Anybus Bluetooth Wireless Bridge
Anybus has created a wireless bridge that allows industrial Ethernet-based devices to communicate using wireless...
The lesser known features of the Netbiter Solution
The Netbiter® device along with its ArgosTM web service technology is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa....
Use your old GEM80-400 PLC to control PROFIBUS devices
We have recently designed a gateway for one of our clients that allows them to use their old GEM80-400 PLC to control...
Anybus Wireless Bridge
I have often been asked if there is a possibility to convert from Modbus to Ethernet and then back to Ethernet, in...
Anybus Communicator
The ABC (Anybus Communicator) is a device that translates from serial communication to different fieldbus languages....
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