With the growing belief in the diminishing value of custom AV systems, control system programming and control system programmers are finding their place in the industry being seriously challenged.

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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 ...

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 ...

You don’t have to be a coffee snob to realize that a drip machine or pour-over probably produces a better-quality cup than an instant coffee machine or “just add water” grounds. But both have a place ...

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 ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — March 27, 2006 — In its continual effort to increase support for dealers nationwide, Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI) introduced an upgraded version of its TheaterTouch Designer ...

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 ...

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

Old habits die hard. But change is inevitable. And in this case, if proponents are right, change is on the way in the form of an open PLC programming standard known as IEC 61131-3. Promulgated by 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 ...