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Wireless – Forever evolving technology

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Written by Gareth Chamberlain, Product Manager- Cyber Security & IT Automation

Wireless- it really is an amazing technology. The ability to send data from a PLC to remote I/O still surprises me, especially when customers bring a new application to me with what they want to achieve.

There have been some changes regarding our wireless portfolio which I would like to talk about today to bring you up to speed on what is available and achievable.

First, the bad news. I think you would be surprised to find anyone who does not know about the global semiconductor shortages and one of the articles that we provide has fallen victim to this, but of course we have a replacement for the item.

Our old faithful, FL WLAN 5110 is to be made obsolete with short notice. This is due to the aforementioned component shortages.

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How can you install your Smart Building projects with the least amount of wiring?

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Written by Deepan Patel, Industry Manager- Infrastructure

With Niagara 4.11 recently released, I have some new innovative features that are now available from our Infrastructure solutions to share with you. Don’t take these solutions only for Building Automation projects, we can do so much more with Niagara. Speak to me today and I can explain how!

  1. Our ILC 2050 controller now offers,via its Shell environment, the ability to create IP Static Routes. For those networking experts this reduces the requirement of a Layer 3 switch. Now that’s a game changer offering benefits in cost & time saving in your projects.
  2. Further improvements in CPU utilisation.

Have you ever wondered how you can install your projects with the least amount of wiring in retrofit applications? Have you ever struggled with how to turn legacy buildings into Smart Buildings?

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How can you make an old building smart?

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Written by Deepan Patel, Industry Manager- Infrastructure

New features alert!

With Niagara 4.9 recently released, I have some new innovative features that are now available from our Infrastructure solutions to share with you. Don’t take these solutions only for Building Automation projects, we can do so much more with Niagara such as Email/SMS alerts, Data Logging, HTML5 autogenerated pages, visualisation engine, etc. Speak to me today and I can explain how!

  1. Our ILC 2050 controller now offers via its Shell environment, the ability to create IP Static Routes. For those networking experts this reduces the requirement of a Layer 3 switch. Now that’s a game changer!

2. Improved CPU load performance with the latest firmware release.

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Why go wireless?

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Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager- Saftey, I/O & Networks.

WirelessWireless technology has moved on in recent years to the point where there are few applications where it cannot be used. The obvious requirement for wireless technology is where it is too costly (cable and copper costs) or where it is  impossible to run cables.

Examples are:

  • Between buildings
  • Across roadways
  • Airport runways
  • Across water
  • Across third party property
  • Escalators/Lifts
  • Cranes
  • Long distance cable runs (Ethernet 100 metres limitation)

The list goes on and on.

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What we have in store at IP Expo 2018…

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Written by Gareth Chamberlain

Is it me, or has this year flown by so quickly?

It seems only like yesterday that we were lapping up and then moaning about the UK heatwave like the typical brits we are. But, with October on the horizon, we are getting ready for taking our network technology on the road to the IPExpo in London on the 3rd and 4th of October.
What is IPExpo? I hear you typing away on google. IPExpo is an IT exhibition that is renowned for its speakers and technology on display. It is one of the biggest IT fairs in Europe.

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Is your power supply ready for the Industrial Internet of Things? The QUINT4 DC UPS sure is.

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Written by Mark Lloyd

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In 2004, we released our first DC UPS, the first generation QUINT-UPS, which is still in use and purchased today.

Then in 2011, we released the QUINT UPS-IQ, which for the first time allowed some monitoring of the connected battery to see such things as battery status, battery lifetime, and remaining runtime. With this generation of UPS it is possible to pass this info up to higher level controls but requires additional hardware.

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How to MUX with Phoenix Contact

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Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager – Safety – I/O & Networks

MUX has many different meanings depending on who you are and where you are from. Look it up, it is quite amusing.

For the purposes of this blog, I will use MUX as being short for MULTIPLEX.

In its simplest form, a MULTIPLEXER transfers an input signal form one controller to an output signal on another and in both directions.

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My Top 5 Phoenix Solutions

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Written by Andy Mills, Key Account Manager

I have been with Phoenix Contact for just under 8 years now and have seen many new products launched every year.  Quite often it is said that the amount of products Phoenix Contact launches every year at the Hanover Messe is both a blessing and a curse – a blessing because there is always something new to help our customers and a curse because keeping track of thousands of new products can be tricky.

So, with that in mind, I thought it would be interesting to list my personal favourite products/solutions we have launched in the 8 years I have been here.

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Top Five Tips for Industrial Wireless Applications

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Written by: Mark Harries, Business Development Manager- I/O and Networks.
To discuss your application in more depth please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at mharries@phoenixcontact.com or if you would like to speak to me in person please ring my mobile on 07717 335 477

1. Planning

If you are unsure of the best wireless product to use then I strongly suggest you download our free Wireless Network Planner tool. This helpful software is free to download and with the aid of a wizard takes the user through the best product to select in a step by step way.

Download the software  –    You can then download the demo version from here.

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