Ethernet / Serial / Wireless Communications
Practical Industrial Control and Information Communications
Use AutomationDirect’s communication products to provide a link via phone, Ethernet or serial connection to your industrial controllers.
- Serial products include cable kits, RS-232/422 network adapters and converters and an industrial modem
- Ethernet products range from switches and hubs to adapter cards for your PC
- Wireless products include our series of radio modems
Coordinated control
Communication links between controllers can be used to create robust, modular control systems. Sharing data between separate operations enables each local controller to better contribute to the system's overall performance. Whether separated by feet or by miles, your controllers can access what’s going on in the world around them.
Remote support
Remotely access machine or process controllers for troubleshooting, configuring, updating or monitoring the system. Whether it’s your production facility or your controller in a customer’s facility, having convenient and secure remote access ensures maximum production with minimal support costs.
Commercial Grade vs. Industrial Grade
Before you take a risk with commercial grade products to save a few bucks, ask yourself how much just one field failure will cost you in service time, reputation, and money.
- Communication
products not designed to operate in the heat, cold, or humidity of
an industrial site or products not ruggedized for power spikes and
vibration don’t have to quit working to cause headaches.
- Communication products, along with cables and connectors, are
notorious for causing those irritating intermittent control system
bugs that inevitably absorb loads of troubleshooting man hours
over a few dollars in parts.
- Neither your customer nor your family
wants you onsite resolving a late night or weekend communication
link issue.
Sometimes commercial grade will do, but for those times when you and your customer need rock-solid reliability, AutomationDirect has the best values in industrial communication products.
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Industrial Communication Products Available from AutomationDirect
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Ethernet
- Ethernet Hub
- Unmanaged Ethernet Switches
- Ethernet-to-Fiber Optic Converters
- Wireless Ethernet Modems
- Ethernet PC Network Card
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Serial
- Serial Isolators & Converters
- Wireless Serial Modems
- Serial Connection Kits
- Serial Port Connectors & Adapters
- Telephone Modems
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Wireless
- Wireless Serial Modems
- Wireless Ethernet Modems
- Antennas & Accessories
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Fiber Optic Connectivity
- Ethernet-to-Fiber Optic Converters
- PLC Fiber Optic Ethernet Modules
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USB Connectivity
- USB-to-Serial Converters
- USB Flash Drives
- USB Cables
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