The Intelligent, Connected Appliance - on the web
May 30, 2000 1:13 pm, by Jim Pinto
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from the Automation List dept.
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Automation List : My article from START magazine, May 00 - The Intelligent, Connected Appliance - is on the web at : http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/appliance.html Personal computers (and embedded equivalents) are already providing intelligence and connectivity in all but the smallest applications. With connection to an expanding network infrastructure, each network-node becomes intelligent and connected - bringing totally new functionality. I'd appreciate comments and feedback. Cheers: jim ----------------------------------------/ Jim Pinto San Diego, California, USA email : jim@JimPinto.com Web : www.JimPinto.com ----------------------------------------/
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• The Intelligent, Connected Appliance - on the web
  May 31, 2000 3:09 pm, by Walt Boyes
  The fact is, these connected appliances are already here in the industrial automation world. Even in the "lowly" world of industrial water treatment, TCP/IP over Ethernet and even TCP/IP over dialup is already here. LMI division of Milton Roy is introducing/has introduced a boiler controller that is Web-enabled already. The huge advantage of web-enabled equipment is obvious. There is a company called 2Bot (http://www.2Bot.com) which, if they can get their act together, may revolutionize the way we manufacture things. They have developed a web-based milling machine that can be used as a "printer analog" or can be controlled as part of a "web-based" control system. One manufacturer who has looked at it said, " we can just give each of our machinists one of these and a PC and send them home to do piecework!" A return to cottage-industry manufacturing? This time with all the ability of a complete factory floor, just without the floor. A wild ride is ahead, friends. Walt Boyes ---------------------------------------------------------- Walt Boyes--MarketingPractice Consultants 21118 SE 278th Place - Maple Valley, WA 98038 425-432-8262 home office - 253-709-5046 cellphone eFax: 801-749-7142 - email: wboyes@ix.netcom.com
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