These are exciting times in the industrial automation industry. After decades of incremental technology evolution, we’re now in the midst of a rapid-fire release of new products featuring technologies and approaches that are very new to the industrial realm. The most recent example of this is Opto 22’s release of a RESTful API (application programming interface) and server for its industrial programmable automation controllers (PACs).
The purpose of using RESTful APIs in industry is to bridge the communication disconnect between the physical electrical signals industrial assets use and the digital systems of the Internet. The common way of bridging this gap today is via gateways and middleware.
