Older serial and parallel buses aren't going away. Instead, they are speeding up. It's now possible to get a 40-Mbaud RS-485 serial connection—that's 5 Mbytes/s ...

RS-485 is the chosen physical layer standard for numerous industrial communication systems, such as PROFIBUS systems, or for connecting devices like PLCs, SCADA systems, RTUs, or MODBUS systems.

This project employs a protocol conversion gateway as the core device to build a communication bridge between the EtherCAT network and the RS485 network. The specific implementation plan is as follows ...

Modbus TCP connections pose many benefits over RTU RS-485 alternatives. Image: PV Tech. In the last couple of years, the market has seen a few commercial and industrial (C&I) inverter models and ...