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Which SIM card should I use with my ICX35-HWC?

By Romain Timmer - Technical Support Engineer Filed in Technology focus, Wireless Remote Connectivity Cellular

There are 2 types of SIM cards that could be used with the ICX35-HWC Industrial Cellular Gateway. Get the details on which one your application will require.

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Connect and control industrial assets with ProSoft, powered by the Azure IoT Gateway SDK

By Chipalo Street - Senior Program Manager at Azure IoT Filed in Technology focus,

For businesses around the world, connecting existing assets and devices to the cloud is a first step toward realizing the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things [...]

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Do you have a PROFIBUS PA network that needs to be connected to your PLC?

By Jérome Prat - Technical Support Manager Filed in Technology focus, In-chassis Protocol Conversion

Did you know you can use ProSoft Technology’s PROFIBUS DP Master Solutions in association with a DP/PA coupler to connect your PROFIBUS PA devices to your control network [...]

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Crash Course: Client/Server/Master/Slave

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

Sometimes, if you're not used to dealing with industrial communications, you may not exactly know what some terms mean, like master or client.

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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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