I was reading a news today and found that article. I am vrey far from PC programming languages, so may I ask what is this .NET that is coming more and more popular in automation industryAllen-Bradley ControlLogix communication comes to Visual Studio .NET.
Phoenixville, PA – Sept. 2005. CimQuest INGEAR announces the release of NETGEAR.Logix. NETGEAR.Logix is a managed code assembly based on Microsoft’s .NET technology which enables Allen-Bradley ControlLogix communication and data management in Microsoft’s Visual Studio VB.NET and C# programming languages.
I.T. Departments will immediately recognize the benefits to deliver enterprise-wide, real-time factory floor content anywhere, anytime by leveraging ASP.NET Web Services built using NETGEAR.Logix.
Visual Studio .NET programmers will find NETGEAR.Logix offers a rich set of features such as self-optimizing read/writes, cached and immediate values, Quality Codes, Timestamps, DataChange events and Group Access in a few easy to use classes. Authoring Compact Framework applications for wireless Windows CE devices, or writing Windows .NET desktop applications implement the identical NETGEAR.Logix class structure for true cross-platform portability.
For OEM’s and System Integrators, NETGEAR.Logix licensing permits deployment of applications to customers and end users without the need to purchase software run-time licenses resulting in significant cost savings for both producer and consumer.
CimQuest INGEAR will offer free online WebEx training courses to introduce VB.NET and C# programmers to NETGEAR.Logix starting mid-October 2005.
BR
Lauri