Serial connectivity – you’ve got to be kidding me, right? No one uses that anymore! Well, guess again! Business Ethernet switches and many utility devices still utilize a serial connection. Consider that utility devices use not only the RS-232 serial that goes strictly between two devices as most consumers would know about, but also use a variant called RS-422 and […]
Read moreAbout five years ago, I started working a lot more with Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3). I was used to working exclusively with MODBUS. There are so many advantages of DNP over MODBUS. Here are a few things I can think of that are improvements. Before going over the improvements, I want to expand on some terminology differences. Register Type such […]
Read moreAmericana Philadelphia was a great time. There is a lot to do there. And not a destination people think of first. It took a bit of thinking on my part to even think of it as a destination for a vacation. My current wife and I went here. Our flight there had issues. Our flight from Boston to Philadelphia was […]
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