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Introduction to Industrial Ethernet

From B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co. Inc.
 

 

When you talk about office and home networking, usually you are talking about Ethernet-based networkscomputers, printers and other devices that contain Ethernet interfaces connected together via Ethernet hubs, switches and routers. In the industrial area the networking picture is more complex, but as time goes on Ethernet is becoming a


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Moxa Inc. - Industrial Automation - Serial Device Servers
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Moxa Inc. - 1-port advanced serial-to-Ethernet, Modbus gateway
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