Using a Switch Matrix for Automated Testing In the world of Test & Measurement Automation, a turnkey test system may have tens, hundreds, or even thousands of individual signals or signal pairs that need to be verified during a test. Swi...
This is Part 3 of Getting Started with XTS. The first two posts in the series discuss Beckhoff XTS, walks through the installation process, setting up a base project, and configuring an XTS system. Today we will continue by setting up an XTS simulati...
Inductive Automation’s Ignition is a reliable, proven HMI/SCADA platform with powerful scripting capabilities. Ignition’s most well-known Vision visualization module has been used in plant floor HMIs and desktop screens for over 10 years....
ARM Cortex-M processors are popular choices for embedded applications, and the ability to easily update the code running in these devices without specialized equipment can be an invaluable asset. To achieve this, it’s common practice to use a b...
DMC's Road Warrior role allows controls engineers to travel to client sites and work directly with their automation hardware and software. My blog, Life on the Road: Who are DMC's Road Warriors and What Do We Do?, explains what DMC&...
Amazon S3 is great for storing any type of binary data or file you can need in a centralized location in the cloud. There is a dedicated URL for each object, which can be easily shared with anyone that needs to access it. However, say that your bu...
Do you need a CRM? Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs) have a place in almost every organization that works with customers and partners. A fully featured CRM system provides benefit to just about everyone in an organization, espec...
In the previous blog in this series, we introduced Beckhoff XTS and why you should consider using it. We also walked through downloading and installing the necessary packages and setting up a base project. In this post, we will continue to build upon...
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a low-cost service for storing and serving unstructured data, which makes it perfect for hosting any media that will be displayed or referenced in your React frontend (PDFs, images, etc.). However, if the me...
Visitors to DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board," documenting the best engineering jokes and team one-liners of the moment. Learn more about DMC's company culture and check out our open position...