LLM-Generated PLC Code: Safety, Verification and Guardrails
Using LLMs to generate IEC 61131-3 Structured Text for PLCs: verification gates, simulation, IEC 61508 constraints, and where it is unsafe. Reference pipeline.
From OPC UA to Digital Twin: Time-Series Ingestion Architecture
Reference architecture for moving OPC UA and MQTT plant data into a digital twin: buffering, store-and-forward, schema, late data, and twin state sync.
Apache Pulsar Geo-Replication for Industrial IoT Telemetry
Design Apache Pulsar geo-replication for industrial IoT telemetry: replication modes, namespaces, failover, schema and cost, with configs.
OPC UA FX Field Exchange: The Complete Reference Architecture
OPC UA FX field exchange reference architecture: controller-to-controller and controller-to-device, TSN, UAFX connections, vendors and 2026 status.
DuckDB v2.0 vs 1.5.x: Benchmarks for IIoT Telemetry
DuckDB v2.0 brings a new PEG parser and async I/O: 2-3x faster Parquet/CSV scans, 40x faster recursive CTEs vs 1.5.5. Benchmarked for IIoT telemetry.
Digit 5 Safety Architecture: Reference Design for 2026
Agility Digit 5 ships with an independent safety controller that passed OSHA field evaluation - a reference architecture for coming ISO 25785-1 rules.
Ignition 8.1 vs 8.3: 2026 Migration Guide Update
Ignition 8.3.9 (Aug 2026) fixes real 8.1-to-8.3 upgrade bugs: SMTP settings loss, alarm-journal filters, MQTT module bumps, and more. What to check before you upgrade.
Sparkplug B vs Plain MQTT Topics: Do You Actually Need Sparkplug? (2026)
Sparkplug B 3.0 vs plain MQTT topic design in 2026: a decision guide on when the extra schema, state, and tooling actually pay off.
PROFINET vs EtherCAT vs OPC UA FX+TSN: The 2026 Deterministic Ethernet Decision
PROFINET, EtherCAT, and OPC UA FX over TSN compared for 2026 deterministic industrial networks: cycle times, convergence, and migration cost.
Unified Namespace (UNS) Reference Architecture for Industrial IoT in 2026
The Unified Namespace reference architecture for industrial IoT in 2026: MQTT Sparkplug B backbone, ISA-95 mapping, and rollout patterns.