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A robust data interfacing solution to easily store and retrieve plant data using a wide variety of tools (Part 2)
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Integrating a real-time data storage solution with an existing plant infrastructure (Part 1)
A global mining company sought to enhance efficiency, reduce energy use, and improve product quality in platinum...
Leveraging the Anybus ProfiHub B5+R to reduce common network faults and build a robust, high-availability PROFIBUS DP network
A large platinum mine in South Africa experienced a complete PROFIBUS network failure within one of its main Motor...
Reduce energy consumption in buildings with AC Cloud Control
Intesis’ Air Conditioning (AC) Cloud Control is a cloud-based remote-control system that allows comfortable and...
Revolutionising HVAC systems for a more sustainable future
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are key in buildings' energy consumption and greenhouse gas...
Harnessing the power of the right air conditioning connectivity in the hotel industry
Strengthening the relationship between guest comfort and hotel reputation can drive more bookings while reducing...
Setting up the Profitrace Troubleshooting Kit
This guide will take you through each step of setting up your ProfiTrace Troubleshooting Kit. It ensures you are ready...
8 Benefits of implementing Anybus ComBricks into your PROFIBUS network
Anybus ComBricks is a must-have tool for anyone who wants to ensure the efficacy of their industrial network. It is a...
Anybus Gateways voted top choice for network protocol converters
American machine builders have chosen Ewon remote solutions as their top choice for remote machine access, and Anybus...
Benefits of segmentation using a ProfiHub B5+R in a Motor Control Center (MCC)
Unplanned downtime and network failures are some of the major triggers of lost productivity, causing delays, unhappy...
ProfiHubs with diagnostic capabilities
Is network downtime getting you down? Introducing PROCENTEC’s range of ProfiHubs, now with new diagnostic...
PROFIBUS wiring error / B-line short
IDX attended a PROFIBUS call out for a gold mine situated in Welkom. The client reported issues such as “loss of...
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...
Remote monitoring of HVAC systems
What are HVAC Systems? Automated systems that incorporate Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) apparatus...
Remote monitoring of a power meter using a Netbiter EC350
Netbiter makes it simple to view your power meter data from a remote location. This week I had the task of setting up...
FREE ProfiTrace and COMbricks Training
Once you know the basics of PROFIBUS, come learn how to effectively troubleshoot PROFIBUS networks with ProfiTrace...
Remotely monitor tank levels: Part 1/2- installing the tank sensor
Utilising the following components, IDX was quickly able to monitor the irrigation supply tank at our offices in...
StarNET HDLC Controller Gateway solves legacy migration challenge
In August 2016, IDX completed the commissioning of its latest StarNET HDLC gateway development implementation which...
Ewon Netbiter Argos exporting and importing profiles
Sometimes you've built a great-looking dashboard associated with a Modbus device template that you are now ready to...
What you need to know about PROFIBUS Analysers
If you have an existing network, you are responsible for the installation and commissioning of new networks or...
PROFIBUS PA to Fibre Optics (PROFIBUS PA OLM)
We’ve been receiving numerous requests for converting PROFIBUS PA to fibre optics lately. I believe that really what...
IEC61850 to Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, M-bus, PROFINET or PROFIBUS
The SG-gateway family is a current leading Smart Grid application solution, acting as a remote terminal unit for the...
IDX StarNET Gateway update
In November and December 2015, we were hard at work with a major update of the IDX StarNET Gateway. Firstly, we moved...
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...
WiFi Netbiter promotion: Get your equipment online using WiFi!
Access your equipment from anywhere via your existing wifi with this time-limited Netbiter Remote Management package...
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 ifm VSE Gateway
We are proud to announce the IDX ifm VSE Gateway, our custom cost-effective gateway solution for the ifm VSE002/100...
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...
Netbiter remote access to ABB Analyser
When delegates visit the IDX Academy in South Africa for training, they are always encouraged to bring their piece of...
Bandini Cheese: One of the first companies to implement ComBricks into their operations
Bandini Cheese is a South African cheese manufacturer supplying their products to numerous pizza restaurants around...
Using ComBricks to permanently monitor your plant
Sometimes the intermittent and unexplained failures of a PROFIBUS network can only be explained as one thing: "My...
Certified PROFINET Training in South Africa
The PROFIBUS/PROFINET Competence Centre of South Africa recently ran two Certified PROFINET Engineers in a row at...
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...
Anybus IPconfig tool can not find my Anybus X-Gateway’s IP address
Hopefully, this post will help you if you are having trouble finding the IP address of your Anybus X gateway. The...
GEM80/StarNET to PROFIBUS Device Gateway successfully commissioned
The first IDX Gateway was successfully commissioned at Bluescope Steel, Wollongong Australia, at the end of February,...
Connecting the ComAp Generator Control Panel to the Netbiter
In this blog, I will discuss the steps involved in getting the Netbiter to record and display values coming out of the...
PROFIBUS PA Link with remote monitoring capabilities
It's here! Transparent PROFIBUS PA link for 12 Mbps with COMbricks! PROCENTEC’s transparent PROFIBUS PA link/coupler...
Converting PROFIBUS to ControlNet with Anybus at a smelter
In a call-out to a smelter in South Africa last week, the IDX Product Technical Support Team assisted in the...
Certified PROFINET training in South Africa and migrating from PROFIBUS to PROFINET
The popularity of PROFINET is growing in South Africa and so too is the requirement for training. One interesting...
Comvert from Serial to Ethernet (RS-232 / RS-485 to LAN)
What happened to the serial port on my laptop? Indeed it seems that our PCs are upgrading faster than the industrial...
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...
IDX HDLC Gateway being tested at BlueScope Steel
Two years ago we mentioned an HDLC gateway that we were developing to address the need to integrate legacy devices,...
PROFIBUS Connectors
The high-end PROFIBUS Connector EasyConn PB from Yaskawa (Profichip) has various features that speed up installation...
Outsourcing the migration of plant history
When an organisation decides to introduce a different Plant Data Historian the requirement to retain visibility and...
Migrating historical data between historians
Organisations that wish to change the data Historians use are often faced with the challenge of what to do with the...
IDX 8: Data exchange, alarms and events
Data Exchange has been the core of the IDX suite since its first inception in 1995. Data Exchange allows real-time tag...
IDX 8 Tag Manager: Managing the unmanagable?
Tag management of real-time data systems can prove challenging. As an industrial IT company, we frequently come across...
IDX 8 Historian
Industrial Data Historians are fairly commonplace. Generally, they fall into two categories: enterprise-class...
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...
IDX 8 – Solutions for industrial data problems
Our company, Industrial Data Xchange, shares its name with our software suite, IDX. IDX first came into being in 1995...
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...
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....
HDLC to PROFIBUS Gateway
The integration of legacy systems and modern technology is sometimes a challenge in the creation and maintenance of...
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...
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...
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...
IDX successfully hosts its first Anybus breakfast
IDX recently hosted our first breakfast targeted at the upcoming range of Anybus products available as well as some of...
Anybus Communicator
The ABC (Anybus Communicator) is a device that translates from serial communication to different fieldbus languages....
Handling late data into a historian
Handling "Late Data" into a historian can be tricky when that data changes over time. For example, we have a situation...
ProfiTrace version 2.4 released
ProfiTrace Version 2.4 contains 7 languages and includes bug fixes and lots of improvements like the amazing...
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