Open Source and Automation

Trumpf Laser Cutters

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:00:00 GMT

Trumpf ( http://www.trumpf.de ) has released its new laser cutter which is based on linux , dotgnu (http://dotgnu.org) and winforms. Now that is extremely exciting for Open Source in Industrial Automation and Control.

Wireless in Automation

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT

The ISA-SP100 wireless standardization comitee has come up with a survey for users on the usage of wireless in Automation. Check the link out http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=73812924482

OSADL

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:00:00 GMT

OSADL (Open Source Automation Development Labs) is an initiative by the open source community to have greater penetration of open source technologies in automation. The impetus for this consortium has mostly come in the form of the new rt-preempt branch of the linux kernel, which claims to provide hard-real time performance which is an absolute necessity for IA and Robotics.