Welcome to Automation 101
Learn the basics about automation in these new videos.
Useful data about equipment and processes is often trapped in the physical world.
To improve efficiency, we must move that data into the digital world—software—for tracking and analysis.
In this series of videos you'll explore ways to liberate the trapped data and move it to a variety of software applications.
Each video focuses on typical signals and a typical scenario like monitoring temperature or controlling a discrete output. You'll learn how to:
- Wire the sensor or actuator to I/O
- Configure the I/O in a control program
- Send data locally or to the cloud for storage and analysis
Video pages include wiring diagrams, links to the hardware and software used in the video, and more information.