Technologies
Learn more about intelligent communication technologies such as IO-Link, RFID, or Ethernet-APL, which enable transparent and digitized processes in your plant. These key technologies for setting up IIoT networks ensure reliable data transmission from the field level to the controller, to software systems, and into the cloud. In addition, Pepperl+Fuchs offers an IoT system based on an ultrasonic sensor using LoRaWAN® technology, which autonomously transmits data over a range of several kilometers.
Technologies
Learn more about intelligent communication technologies such as IO-Link, RFID, or Ethernet-APL, which enable transparent and digitized processes in your plant. These key technologies for setting up IIoT networks ensure reliable data transmission from the field level to the controller, to software systems, and into the cloud. In addition, Pepperl+Fuchs offers an IoT system based on an ultrasonic sensor using LoRaWAN® technology, which autonomously transmits data over a range of several kilometers.
Industrial Internet of Things with MQTT and IO-Link Technology
Do you wonder if switching to MQTT-compliant devices could improve your application? Here is what you must know to build an IIoT-ready system.
IO-Link Masters Make Factories Smarter
Industry 4.0 applications require sensors that are able to communicate with PLCs and higher-level SCADA or cloud systems. Pepperl+Fuchs IO-Link masters with MultiLink™ technology enable smarter factories.
4 Ways to Digitalize Your Factory
Digitalization can be daunting. But with the right technologies, you can prepare your factory for Industry 4.0 and build IIoT networks.
Four Scenarios for Using IO-Link Masters with OPC UA Interface
IO-Link master with OPC UA interface create a uniform basis for continuous information exchange from the field to the cloud. In this article, we will show you what applications are possible with the open data exchange standard.
8 Advantages of IO-Link
The IO-Link communication protocol is a standard interface and offers many advantages. We have picked up eight advantages of IO-Link.
Five Reasons to Use Industrial RFID in Your Meat Processing Plant
If you want to establish internal food traceability in a meat processing plant, you face a number of challenges: Diverse processes, harsh environmental conditions, hygiene requirements and different transport routes demand a flexible and at the same time reliable technology. Industrial RFID offers a solution for this and also, depending on the application, other additional benefits.
Ten Application Examples for RFID in Industrial Automation
RFID is one of the most versatile technologies in industrial automation. Whatever industry you may be thinking of—it is highly likely that RFID will be used there. We have compiled ten RFID applications that give you ideas for possible applications and demonstrate the advantages of this identification technology.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on RFID (Part 4): RFID Tags
RFID tags carry information on a certain object or transport container. The size of an RFID tag can vary from the dimensions of a match head to a brick. While some tags are used simply as an attachable ID for an object, others carry a variety of different attributes relating to the object.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on RIFD (Part 3): Frequencies
To enable noncontact data exchange via an RFID system, radio waves are used for communication. Depending on the application requirements, RFID systems utilize different frequency ranges. As a general principle, most RFID systems use the so-called ISM bands (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Band) in order to avoid cross-talk of radio systems and ensure reliable data information exchange. Commonly, passive RFID systems use either low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF), or ultra-high frequency (UHF).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on RFID (Part 2): RFID Readers
An RFID reader is an active device that uses radio frequency to read information contactless from a data carrier like an RFID tag. Most of the readers are also able to function as write units. Typically, RFID reading devices contain a microprocessor or digital signal processor. An RFID reader is equipped with an internal or external antenna that grabs the information from the RFID tags. The data is then passed on by the reader to a communication unit that transmits the information via interfaces to an external host system which allows the interpretation of mass data or the targeted search for certain tagged pieces.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on RFID (Part 1)
RFID stands for “radio frequency identification” and refers to technologies that use radio waves to identify objects or people automatically. RFID makes use of the so-called “air interface,” transmitting electromagnetic waves through the air. Typically, a serial number or other product- /object-related information (“identifier”) is stored on a microchip. This chip is attached to an antenna that enables the chip to transfer the information needed for identification to a reading device.
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