by IDX Team | Nov 5, 2013 | Anybus ProfiTrace, Articles, Diagnostics, Products, PROFIBUS, Solutions
We at IDX run the only PROFIBUS competence and training centre in Africa and also develop solutions that get legacy and other non-PROFIBUS systems to talk PROFIBUS. ProfiTrace is our go-to tool before we do any testing. It guarantees that our PROFIBUS network is up...
by IDX Team | Oct 25, 2013 | Anybus ComBricks, IDX News, Products, PROFIBUS
IDX has just returned from Botswana having done an installation of three shiny new COMbricks to monitor PROFIBUS network health remotely and permanently. This will be a pilot for the customer and make it the second installation in Botswana. The major mining companies...
by IDX Team | Oct 1, 2013 | Products, PROFIBUS
The high-end PROFIBUS Connector EasyConn PB from Yaskawa (Profichip) has various features that speed up installation and troubleshooting: Status LEDs which are visible from both sides indicate bus and device status. A piggy-back connector with a 90-degree cable outlet...
by IDX Team | Sep 12, 2013 | IDX News, Permanent Monitoring, Solutions
On 11 September 2013, IDX attended a “bullring” meeting at the Nigeria Inward Mission Event hosted by the South African Electrotechnical Export Council (SAEEC). The meeting was held at the Johannesburg Country Club. At this meeting, members of SAEEC could host a table...
by IDX Team | Jul 10, 2012 | Anybus NetTool, Network Commissioning, Products, PROFIBUS, Solutions, Technologies
This guide describes the process of using the Anybus NetTool for Profibus so that you don’t need any previous knowledge of configuring Profibus networks. To start you will have to install the Anybus NetTool for Profibus which will come with the installation CD...