While most AV manufacturers build their products with integration in mind, the effort to control third-party AV devices can still be a challenge. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Control system programming, like the entire AV system, should be looked at as having a finite lifespan. Even though programming does not break on its own, seem to become obsolete, or typically show ...

Virtual emulation reduces costs to about one-tenth of physical hardware, offering a more scalable and flexible solution for ...

In a continuing effort to expand the capabilities of traditional AV systems and support the greater community of control system programmers, Control Concepts recently announced the creation of a ...

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ABB introduced its Automation Extended program on Feb. 2, which is an evolution of its distributed control systems (DCS) for helping industries modernize without disruptions. Building on ABB’s ...

Low-code and modular programming environments are transforming PLC programming, with vendors providing pre-packaged libraries and objects that eliminate traditional IEC-61131-3 style coding, allowing ...

While programmable logic controllers (PLCs) have long been the cornerstone of industrial control systems due to their robustness in harsh environments, industrial PCs (IPCs) are increasingly bridging ...

Motion control has become a fundamental part of industrial, off-road equipment and other automation applications from simple to mechatronic, and programming motion control has been simplified with the ...

What is a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), and what does “real-time” mean anyway? What are the various kinds of state machines, and how to code them efficiently in C? What is object-oriented ...