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The road to PROFIBUS reliability: minimise faults and maximise savings
Are PROFIBUS faults causing downtime and impacting your operations? Do not let these issues drain your resources! Our...
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...
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...
What is serial communication?
To understand communication protocols we first need to understand digital systems. A digital system communicates a...
ProfiHubs with diagnostic capabilities
Is network downtime getting you down? Introducing PROCENTEC’s range of ProfiHubs, now with new diagnostic...
How to achieve high PROFIBUS network availability
The difference between three 9's (9.99%) and four 9's (99.99%) availability on your PROFIBUS communications network...
Common pitfalls when installing a Modbus RS485 network on site
Last week IDX was called to the site at a large commercial residence building in Pretoria, South Africa. Where our...
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...
PROFINET Installation Tips & Tricks On Guidelines
Are your PROFINET assets installed within specification? How do you ensure high network availability? PROFINET is a...
Bridging SQL to PROFIBUS
A client required some data on his SQL database to be sent to his PLC. He had a few sensors inserting data directly...
FREE ProfiTrace and COMbricks Training
Once you know the basics of PROFIBUS, come learn how to effectively troubleshoot PROFIBUS networks with ProfiTrace...
PROFIBUS multi-colour connectors
Finally, an out-of-the-box cable solution for the ever-evolving PROFIBUS network. Device connections are sometimes...
Modbus to PROFIBUS converter (Serial to PROFIBUS)
Not only is it possible with IDX but simple, quick and cost effective. Anybus is your ideal solution, dominant when it...
StarNET HDLC Master 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...
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...
January 2016 newsletter
January 2016 Newsletter - Industrial Data Xchange IDX aims to provide world-class industrial connectivity solutions...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Choosing the right PROFIBUS cable
When it comes to selecting the optimal Profibus cable, several key considerations can significantly impact the...
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...
Free Anybus Communicator training presented to Eaton at The IDX Academy
As the renovations are coming to a close at the IDX Academy, the trainers have become eager to get training up and...
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 Slave 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...
PROFIBUS Connectors
The high-end PROFIBUS Connector EasyConn PB from Yaskawa (Profichip) has various features that speed up installation...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
So I have been bugged by my colleagues to get this post out into the world. Now as an engineer the last thing on my...
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...
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...
PROFIBUS PA for Hazardous Areas
Profibus PA was designed as a solution for automation in Process Applications where it is often necessary to guarantee...
PROFIBUS diagnostics
I often have people asking for a copy of my slides from a Profibus Diagnostics Seminar that we gave at the Eskom...
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