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Date Archive: 2017 March

Leading Edge

Communication in Industry 4.0 with Wolfram SystemModeler and OPC UA

Background

Explore the contents of this article with a free Wolfram SystemModeler trial. Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution of cyber-physical systems, is on the way! With it come sensors and boards that are much cheaper than they used to be. All of these components are connected through some kind of network or cloud so that they are able to talk to each other. This is where the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) comes in. OPC UA is a machine-to-machine communication protocol for industrial automation. It is designed to be the successor to the older OPC Classic protocol that is bound to the Microsoft-only process exchange COM/DCOM (if you are interested in the OPCClassic library for Wolfram SystemModeler, you can find it here).
Markus Dahl, Applications Engineer, SystemModeler
Education & Academic

Apply Now for the 15th Annual Wolfram Summer School

This year's Wolfram Summer School will be held at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, from June 18 to July 7, 2017. Maybe you're a researcher who wants to study the dynamics of galaxies with cellular automata. Perhaps you're an innovator who wants to create a way to read time from pictures of analog clocks or build a new startup with products that use RFID (radio-frequency identification) to track objects. You might be an educator who wants to build an algebra feedback system or write a textbook that teaches designers how to disinvent the need for air conditioning. These projects show the diversity and creativity of some of our recent Summer School students. Does this sound like you? If so, we want you to join us this summer!
Lizzie Turner, Team Manager, Advanced Research Group
Announcements & Events

The R&D Pipeline Continues: Launching Version 11.1

A Minor Release That’s Not Minor I’m pleased to announce the release today of Version 11.1 of the Wolfram Language (and Mathematica). As of now, Version 11.1 is what’s running in the Wolfram Cloud—and desktop versions are available for immediate download for Mac, Windows and Linux. What’s new in Version 11.1? Well, actually a remarkable […]

Stephen Wolfram