Due to the high demand and requests for training in the field of industrial automation, AutomationDirect is now offering unlimited access to selected Interconnecting Automation training series for ...

DirectSOFT5, 32-bit Windows certified programming software for the entire DirectLOGIC line of PLCs, contains many new features that make ladder logic programming faster and easier. The most important ...

Custom Protocol over Ethernet (CPE) is a new feature that allows programmers to create their own Hex-based communications protocol between the Productivity series CPU and third party Ethernet devices; ...

User-defined instructions (UDIs) let engineers write logic once and reuse it across many components, eliminating tedious copy-paste duplication. Any updates to a UDI definition automatically propagate ...

This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style. DirectSOFT6 includes over 40 additional “IBoxes”. The popular ...

For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...