Industrial Networking

Industrial Networking

Data Communications

There are two main issues to consider in data communications:
1. The interface standard (e.g. the physical wiring and voltage consideration)
2. The software protocol (e.g. the order and type of characters being transmitted)
Before discussing this, a few brief words are necessary on the format of data on a serial link.

Industrial Networking and TCP/IP

A LAN is a communications path between one or more computers, file-servers, terminals, workstations and various other intelligent peripheral equipment. A LAN allows access to devices to be shared by several users, with full connectivity between all stations on the network.

Theory of Fiber Optic Transmission

An optical fiber consists of a tube of glass constructed of a number of layers of glass, which when looked at in profile appear to have a number of concentric rings. Each layer (or ring) of glass has a different refractive index.

Glossary of Industrial Networking Terms

Glossary of Terms that are used in Industrial Networking TCP/IP and Fiber Optics

Tables and Formulas for The IDC Engineers

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most commonly used character encoder used in data communications.