Sending Messages via SMS or Telegram Using an ESP32 PLC 14 with Integrated 4G Jun 18, 2026 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Introduction The integration of 4G communication into ESP32-based PLCs opens up endless possibilities for IoT and industrial automation. In a previous blog, "How to Use 4G with the ESP32 PLC" , we exp... Read more
Advanced Communication Setup: Two Raspberry Pi PLCs with LoRa Modules and a LoRaWAN Gateway Jun 18, 2026 Raspberry Pi for Industry LoRaWAN LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is a wireless communication protocol designed for low-power, long-range data transmission. It is used primarily in IoT (Internet of Things) applications ... Read more
Transformative trends in industrial robotics for 2026 and beyond Jun 18, 2026 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Industrial robotics is no longer growing steadily — it is accelerating. Global industrial robot installations exceeded 590,000 units in 2023 and are projected to surpass one million annual deployments... Read more
LTE Cat.4 with Raspberry PLC Jun 18, 2026 Raspberry Pi for Industry Ready to enhance your IoT projects with Raspberry PLC and LTE IoT Expansion Boards? The Raspberry PLC supports the LTE Cat.4 3 Click expansion board, which features the LARA-L6004D-01B module. This mo... Read more
Europe's energy digitalisation: regulation, smart grids, and the hardware that enables compliance Jun 18, 2026 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Europe's energy sector is being redesigned from the ground up. The combination of decarbonisation targets, the shift to distributed renewable generation, and an accelerating regulatory agenda is forci... Read more
Industrial automation trends for 2026 and beyond Jun 18, 2026 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Three forces are converging right now: AI is moving from the cloud to the factory floor faster than most roadmaps anticipated, EU regulation is making OT security and energy monitoring mandatory, and ... Read more
How to change MTU size on Raspberry Pi PLC Jun 18, 2026 Raspberry Pi for Industry Network packets have a maximum payload size defined by the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit). The standard value is 1500 bytes — a limit inherited from early Ethernet hardware. In industrial environment... Read more
ACS712 current sensor with Arduino-based PLC: wiring and sketch Jun 18, 2026 Arduino Industrial The ACS712 is a Hall-effect current sensor by Allegro MicroSystems that outputs an analog voltage proportional to the AC or DC current flowing through it. Connecting one to an Arduino-based PLC gives ... Read more
FZ0430 voltage sensor module with Arduino-based PLC: wiring and sketch Jun 18, 2026 Arduino Industrial The FZ0430 is a resistive voltage divider module that scales DC voltages up to 25 V down to the 0–5 V range readable by an Arduino analog input. Connecting one to an Arduino-based PLC gives you direct... Read more
How to reset a forgotten Raspberry Pi password: SD card method Jun 18, 2026 Raspberry Pi for Industry The default Raspberry Pi OS password is set during initial configuration. If you skipped that step, lost your notes, or inherited a device, you can still recover access without reinstalling the OS. Th... Read more
Industrial remote monitoring with ESP32 PLC 14 and GateBerry: wind, solar and machinery applications Jun 16, 2026 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Remote monitoring has changed. The question is no longer "how do we see what is happening without being on site." It is "how do we capture enough data from distributed assets to act before something f... Read more
LoRaWAN for smart farming: a field-to-server architecture with Industrial Shields Jun 16, 2026 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Connecting sensors distributed across hundreds of hectares is one of the core challenges in precision agriculture. WiFi reaches tens of metres. Cellular costs per-device per month. Wired infrastructur... Read more