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Now You Can Connect Installed Allen-Bradley PLCs with ControlLogix PACs Without Having to Write a Single Line of Code

  • cATM modules snap into an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix rack and communicate directly with SLC 500, PLC-5, MicroLogix, CompactLogix and other ControlLogix controllers. They offer an ideal way to upgrade to the many capabilities offered by ControlLogix PACs while protecting your investment in existing controllers. These modules feature:

  • No programming required. cATM modules feature a web browser based configuration tool for fast and easy setup. Eliminates the need to write message instructions.

  • Communications via Ethernet, ControlNet, Data Highway Plus and DH485 bridges.

  • Compatible with xCoupler modules to exchange controller data with business systems.

  • Secure operation. Since the module is not PC-based, there is little worry of software viruses, hackers or unintended operation form affecting production.

  • Factory floor tough. Designed and manufactured for the ControlLogix environment. No maintenance or upgrades required in the future.

The State of Automation Appliance Podcast, ARC Advisory Group

Automation appliances are designed to do just one thing and do it very well: exchange data between dissimilar devices. They eliminate the cost, complexity and programming required by other data bridge options.

In this five-minute podcast, Mr. Craig Resnick and John Kunzler of the ARC Advisory Group, provide insight into current automation appliance technology, its uses, benefits and a look into the future. Click on the link below to listen.

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xCoupler Module Makes the Exchange of Serial and Database Data Smooth as Cream

Although the Tillamook Country Creamery Association (TCCA) was founded nearly 100 years ago, the methods it employs for quality control are anything but ancient. The cooperative’s latest investment is in a statistical process control (SPC) system to monitor the creamery’s cheese packaging process. Four high-speed scales are used to weigh cheese blocks before being wrapped and three are used to weigh the cheese again after packaging.

The challenge faced by TCCA in applying SPC in this area was developing a cost-effective way for bidirectional exchange of serial data from the seven scales with the creamery’s Microsoft SQL server database that is used in the SPC process. Values that needed to be sent to the database included product name, weight, packaging line, date and time.

To see how the xCoupler module made the transition from serial data to the database a snap, Click Here.
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Xbox 360 Winner Announced

Congratulations to Gerald White for being our quarterly winner of a Xbox 360 game station for his story about the savings an xCoupler module provided his company. Mr. White used the module to connect his company’s IBM AS/400 database to core building machines for accurate production reporting to reduce stock outs and expedited shipping costs.

Thanks to everyone who entered their stories that are helping others get the true value from an xCoupler module.

Read the Whole Story by Clicking Here
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Share an xCoupler Success Story, Get an iPod – Become Eligible to Win an Xbox 360

Over the past several months, we have seen many creative ways that our customers are using the capabilities of the xCoupler information appliance module. And not just by exchanging plant floor data with a database or IBM MQ. Some are doing things like using its SMTP and TCP/IP communications capabilities coupled with sensors to create out of tolerance alerts as well. Others are using the xCoupler’s audit log to prove to suppliers or regulators that data provided is true and factual.

If you have a use for the xCoupler appliance module that you would like to share with others, we would like to reward you for your time in submitting it to us. Every qualifying story submitted will earn another great appliance, an Apple iPod. Plus, every quarter, we will have drawing from all stories submitted to win another great appliance, an Xbox 360 game station.

Click on the link below to enter your story today.

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Schedule a Webinar to Learn More About the Specific Benefits xCoupler and cATM Modules Can Provide Your Company

Contact us today to schedule a personalized webinar for you and your co-workers to see how an xCoupler and cATM modules can meet you plant floor to business system data exchange needs. In 30 minutes you’ll learn how it can be applied and how easy these information appliances are to set up and configure. To schedule your webinar, click on the link below or contact Alex Cuningham at 1-865-251-5238.

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