by Alex Thalmann | Jan 11, 2016 | IDX ifm VSE Gateway, IDX News, Products
In November and December 2015, we were hard at work with a major update of the IDX StarNET Gateway. Firstly, we moved the entire gateway logic into our IDX 8 Data Exchange framework, which has some benefits. The Gateway is now part of the growing IDX 8-based software...
by Michael Garnham | Mar 10, 2014 | IDX News, IDX StarNET, Products, PROFIBUS
The first IDX Gateway was successfully commissioned at Bluescope Steel, Wollongong Australia, at the end of February, marking a new milestone for the adoption of the IDX Gateway as a proven legacy StarNET HDLC interface solution. This particular gateway is configured...
by Alex Thalmann | Oct 14, 2013 | IDX HDLC Gateway, IDX News, Products
Two years ago we mentioned an HDLC gateway that we were developing to address the need to integrate legacy devices, based on the GEM80 StarNet HDLC protocol, into modern automation systems. After successful commissioning on the AP2 line at Columbus Stainless in South...
by IDX Team | Oct 11, 2011 | Articles, Data Exchange, Data Migration, IDX HDLC Gateway, Products, PROFIBUS, Solutions
The integration of legacy systems and modern technology is sometimes a challenge in the creation and maintenance of robust industrial environments. The maintenance cost and shortage of spare parts for old equipment create a financial burden and production risk that...
by IDX Team | Oct 10, 2011 | Articles, IDX StarNET, Modbus, Products, PROFIBUS, Technologies
We have recently designed a gateway for one of our clients that allows them to use their old GEM80-400 PLC to control PROFIBUS devices. Their upgrade procedure requires the old system to run in parallel with the new system so they needed a gateway that was completely...