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Why Does PROFINET Need an IP Address?

By Carl Henning - Then-Deputy Director, PI North America Filed in Technology focus, Gateways

An oft-heard question: “Why does a PROFINET device need an IP address? PROFINET uses names.” You may have heard the misinformation that PROFINET does not use TCP/IP. The correct information is that PROFINET does use TCP/IP and devices do have IP addresses!

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Did you know ProSoft’s Siemens Industrial Ethernet driver can be used with an S7-1500 CPU?

By Clément Bitsch - Technical Support Engineer Filed in Technology focus, In-chassis

ProSoft Technology’s Siemens® Industrial Ethernet driver acts only as a Client. It initiates the communication to the S7-1500 CPU in order to read and write application data to the controller [...]

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Choosing the best wireless network frequency

By Jérôme Prat - Technical Support Manager Filed in Technology focus, Wireless

ProSoft's IH Browser can provide you with essential information for your wireless application.

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CompactLogix™ solutions for remote racks

By Jérôme Prat - Technical Support Manager Filed in Technology focus, In-chassis

Did you know ProSoft Technology’s modules for Rockwell Automation® CompactLogix™ controllers can be used in a remote rack using a 1769-AENTR adapter?

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How You Benefit from an RJ45 Cross-Over Ethernet Cable

By Jérôme Prat - Technical Support Manager Filed in Technology focus, In-chassis

A simple RJ45 cross-over Ethernet cable can help you auto-check that your MVI56-MCM, MVI69-MCM, MVI56E-MCM, or MVI69E-MBS works well when troubleshooting your RS485 network [...]

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Need help while planning your wireless network?

By Jérôme Prat - Technical Support Manager Filed in Technology focus, Wireless

ProSoft Wireless Designer allows you to plan your wireless network by selecting the right material for you based on your requirements in term of number of radios, distance between antennas, cable length [...]

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