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RIO Pocket PLC and Power over Ethernet (POE)
POE (Power over Ethernet) is a convenient way to power the RIO-47xxx Pocket PLC. A power supply is not needed at the RIO installation because the power is delivered over the Ethernet cable.
Servo Motor Controller Basics
This article is a brief introduction to servo motor control and explains the different components in a servo motor system and how each component works to create the entire motion control solution. An example system is shown here: 
BiSS encoder interface for Galil motion controllers
This article discusses the basics of the options for using a BiSS encoder with a Galil motion controller or Pocket PLC.
The Galil BiSS interface is a standard upgrade option for the following controllers:
Using Custom Classes in a GalilTools C# Application
This article deals with using custom Classes with the GalilTools API. In the first article located here:
http://www.galil.com/news/software/how-create-custom-class-library-galiltools
we created a new custom class that was able to access the RIO Data Record and parse it. In this article, we will use the class that was created (RIO_DataRecord.cs) and show how to include it into a new C# application. First create a new C# project and call it RIO_DR_class_demo as shown here: