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Insights from the PROFIBUS wire (understanding equipment behaviour)
This blog is a by-product of a recent project to investigate and validate the sequence of events on some electrical...
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...
Your path to becoming a PROFIBUS expert in South Africa
The PROFIBUS Competence and Training Centre of Southern Africa (PCC) has been providing internationally certified...
Change a device’s PROFIBUS address using the Nettest II handheld PROFIBUS tester
The Nettest II is one of those tools that our PROFIBUS Engineers ensure that they have with them when going on a...
The new Certified PROFIBUS System Design course comes to Johannesburg
NEW! Certified PROFIBUS System Design Course Johannesburg: 25 to 28 July 2016 PROFIBUS Installers are certified, and...
Anybus Communicator training at IDX
Did you know that IDX in Johannesburg regularly runs free Anybus Communicator Training? Learn how to convert between...
Procentec product training day
Today was the last Procentec training day for 2015 and we have a packed class of 10 attendees from companies such Sick...
Ixxat, one of the pioneers within CAN technology, revamps its website
The IXXAT brand of HMS Industrial Networks has just undergone a revamp of its website. Designed with responsiveness,...
Africa Utility Week (AUW): 12-15 May 2015
This year IDX took part at AUW 2015 at the Convention Centre in Cape Town. We were part of a group of emerging export...
Onsite Certified Installer with troubleshooting and maintenance
Spreading the word of the PROFIBUS to a new group of potential Certified PROFIBUS Installers at Rand Water in...
Promotion on the PROFIBUS Troubleshooting Kit Pro!
Save over R7 000 on ProfiTrace now! Now selling for only R48 000, ProfiTrace is the most powerful mobile analyser for...
IDX at the Africa Automation Fair
If you're interested in certified Profibus and Profinet training, network test equipment, remote monitoring solutions...
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...
How to connect to a Pepperl & Fuchs Advanced diagnostics module (ADM) using RS485 and Pactware
A quick guide to getting access to the P+F advanced diagnostic module via RS485 and COM converter. In order to do...
Promoting the various engineering disciplines at Africa Engineering Week
The Africa Engineering Week is running this week from 1-5 September 2014 at the Doornfontein Campus of the University...
The essential PROFIBUS survival kit
Embarking on the journey of Profibus implementation demands meticulous preparation, where having the right tools at...
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...
PROFIBUS testers and troubleshooting kits
We at IDX run the only PROFIBUS competence and training centre in Africa and also develop solutions that get legacy...
Remote and permanent monitoring of PROFIBUS in Botswana
IDX has just returned from Botswana having done an installation of three shiny new COMbricks to monitor PROFIBUS...
PROFIBUS Connectors
The high-end PROFIBUS Connector EasyConn PB from Yaskawa (Profichip) has various features that speed up installation...
Remote monitoring solutions for Africa
On 11 September 2013, IDX attended a “bullring” meeting at the Nigeria Inward Mission Event hosted by the South...
OSIsoft PI Datalink and ProcessBook Training
IDX now offers a 1-day OSISoft training course covering PI Datalink (Excel) and ProcessBook. The course takes...
Advanced file content search in Windows 7
If you have ever wanted to search for specific content within your files and not just the name of files, we have...
Case Study: InSQL to PI Migration
This case study describes the process, the challenges and the outcomes of a historical data migration project. This...
Siemens S7 PLC programmer and communication interface
We are excited to add a new product to our offering: The NETLink PRO Compact can be used as a programmer for an S7 PLC...
PROFINET training in South Africa
The IDX Academy ran its second internationally certified PROFINET Engineers course in Johannesburg this last week....
PROFIBUS training in Durban
A little-known fact is that the IDX Academy runs certified PROFIBUS training in the Durban area. The training is run...
How to configure an Anybus COM Port Transport Path
When configuring an Anybus Gateway device, some of the configurations need to be downloaded using a COM Transport...
How to use the Anybus NetTool for Profibus
This guide describes the process of using the Anybus NetTool for Profibus so that you don't need any previous...
How to configure an AB7629 Gateway
This seems to be a common question, yet with the amount of time we do it ourselves, we end up forgetting the procedure...
Fieldbus foundation training in November 2012
In June 2012 David Bean, from IDX, travelled to Indiana (USA) to complete the FOUNDATION CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL...
New version of Profitrace released (v. 2.6.3)
PROCENTEC has released a new version of the Profitrace and in true PROCENTEC style has added some new and useful...
Anybus Bluetooth Wireless Bridge
Anybus has created a wireless bridge that allows industrial Ethernet-based devices to communicate using wireless...
How to License your ProfiTrace Software for your ProfiCore Ultra
It is recommended that you download the latest version of ProfiTrace from here. You’ll be asked to fill in your...
IDX Historian
IDX has been busy developing a plant data historian that bridges the gap between low-cost simple file logging and the...
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....
PROFIBUS PA Course
IDX has made a way for you to obtain your PROFIBUS PA certification less expensive and less time-consuming. The...
Foundation Fieldbus Training
IDX has been approached to run FF (Foundation Fieldbus) training by the South African FF Committee. We are very...
ECSA CPD validated training courses
For most of those out there looking to keep up their professional status, IDX is now offering ECSA CPD Validated...
HDLC to PROFIBUS Gateway
The integration of legacy systems and modern technology is sometimes a challenge in the creation and maintenance of...
IDX breakfast 2011
IDX hosted a breakfast at Blandford Manor, Johannesburg, on Wednesday 7th September. The presenter was Dennis Van...
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...
PROFIBUS training courses in Richards Bay
The PROFIBUS Competence Centre (PCC) travelled down to Richards Bay in September to give two consecutive...
IDX achieves Gold certified status from PROCENTEC
IDX recently attained the Gold certified status from PROCENTEC. So many of you may think “What does this mean?”...
KNX Training
We have been hard at work on our newest IDX Academy offering. Our strong industrial networking background has provided...
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...
IDX introduces AS-Interface (ASi) training
IDX has been successfully running certified PROFIBUS training for the last half decade and is now starting the IDX...
PROFIBUS – Full of adventure
For some of you, when you hear the word “PROFIBUS” you might cringe because of the problems you may have faced in the...
A need for tag synchronisation and management
Modern plant systems consist of various real-time data systems, often from different vendors and the data contained in...
ComBricks: A permanent monitoring solution
COMbricks™ - The first PROFIBUS and PROFINET-based automation system that unites network components, permanent...
My Profibus network doesn’t work
We are constantly faced with comments about Profibus network problems where the consensus is pure frustration. Helping...
Help us name our latest solution
Due to the fact that we are mainly left-brain thinkers at IDX (what else can you expect from a bunch of electrical and...
Anybus Communicator
The ABC (Anybus Communicator) is a device that translates from serial communication to different fieldbus languages....
IDX introduces OPC to Profibus (Profibus to OPC) device
I have been bugged by my colleagues to get this post out into the world. Now as an engineer the last thing on my to-do...
OPC end-user training in South Africa
IDX now has a 1 day end-user training course for the end user who wants to become competent in OPC. The course starts...
New embedded solutions
IDX provides unique embedded communications and remote monitoring solutions that solve unique industrial...
Tips on solving your PROFIBUS issues
For most of us, there was a stage in our lives, while growing up, that we went through, that involved us being the...
Exciting development: Siemens PCS7 direct PLC tag data retrieval
IDXOnline has an exciting solution in development to solve a long-standing challenge which involves collecting plant...
C# COM issue: “The application has called an interface that was marshalled for a different thread.”
Hello people. I bled a little on something, so I thought I might share and save you some pain: When calling code in a...
PROFIBUS PA for hazardous areas
Profibus PA was designed as a solution for automation in Process Applications where it is often necessary to guarantee...
ProfiTrace version 2.4 released
ProfiTrace Version 2.4 contains 7 languages and includes bug fixes and lots of improvements like the amazing...
Welcome to our blog
Welcome from the team at Industrial Data Xchange to the IDX Blog! We are a company of industrial data communication...
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