Industrial Communication Technology Handbook, 2nd Edition

23MTConnect: Different Devices, Common Connection*

Dave Edstrom

Virtual PhotonsElectrons, LLC

1. 23.1 Classic N2 Problem in Discrete Manufacturing

   1. Discrete Manufacturing after MTConnect

2. 23.2 MTConnect: An Overview

   1. What MTConnect Is

   2. What MTConnect Is Not

3. 23.3 MTConnect Standard

   1. MTConnect Standard Part 1

   2. MTConnect Standard Part 2

   3. MTConnect Standard Part 3

   4. MTConnect Standard Part 4

4. 23.4 Types of MTConnect-Enabled Devices

5. 23.5 Technical Pillars of MTConnect

   1. Adapter

   2. Agent

   3. Programmatic Conceptual Terms

6. 23.6 MTConnect’s Powerful Data Dictionary

   1. Application

7. 23.7 Your First MTConnect Hello World Application

8. 23.8 Summary

9. Reference

23.1 Classic N2 Problem in Discrete Manufacturing

The huge networking problem with manufacturing was that each machine ...