The AEF European Plugfest 2024 took place from September 16 to 20 at the Savoia Regency Hotel in Bologna, marking the fourth time this successful event was held at this venue. This year’s Plugfest set a new record with over 350 participants, showcasing the growing interest and importance of interoperability topics in the agricultural electronics industry.

At its recent General Assembly meeting in Bologna, Italy, the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) re-elected Andrew Olliver, Digital Product Manager for CNH to serve as its Chairman.

The Agriculture Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF)’s largest-ever Plugfest was buzzing with excitement as new connections and combinations were made in support of improving agriculture equipment interoperability to simplify farming operations worldwide.

At the AEF Fall PlugFest 2024, the HSI Team hosted its 6th “Discovery Station” event – so named because the team is researching and experimenting (aka “discovering”) with possible Ethernet protocol standards that they think will align best with the next generation network – High Speed ISOBUS (HSI). HSI is based on a 1 Gigabit per second Ethernet technology designed for the automotive industry – a technology of which aligns very well with the mobile machinery industries like Agriculture, Earth…

During this year’s AEF Fall Plugfest 2024 in Bologna the Digital Camera System (DCS) team took the chance to test cameras and monitors from AEF member companies for compliance with the specified DCS guideline for the consolidation of minimum protocol requirements for ISO 17215 on the HSI station.

The AEF CM Team recently had the opportunity to speak at two conferences in the US. AgIN and TIM were presented to demonstrate how AEF is dedicated to turning new technology opportunities into practical business advantages on the farm.

At the AEF Fall Plugfest 2024, an important announcement was made regarding the transition to the new Online SUT Editor. This new editor will officially replace the desktop version from January 2025, and brings with functions designed to optimize workflows and improve user-friendliness.

The AgIN (Agricultural Interoperability Network) team met at this year’s AEF Fall Plugfest in Bologna.

Considering the rapid development of autonomous technology, the Autonomy in Ag (AUT) project is becoming a central force within the AEF in addressing the standardization challenges associated with autonomy in the agricultural domain.

With a focus on identifying and removing technical barriers, defining interoperable architectures and modifying existing standards, the working group is committed to creating standards and guidelines used to develop autonomous systems. This article describes the…

The AEF will be discontinuing support for the AUX-O ISOBUS functionality. For several years there have been two different conformance tests for connecting auxiliary controls to an ISOBUS system. These are generally joysticks, switch boxes, and other hardware used to control devices connected to the ISOBUS. AUX-O referred to an older specification that was has not been widely used in the industry for some time. The majority of these types of devices and implements utilize the AUX-N specification…

These companies have recently joined the AEF.

We are excited to announce that the AEF will be present at the EIMA trade fair in Bologna, Italy, from 6-10 November 2024. Visit us at Hall 37, Stand C41 to learn more about our latest projects and initiatives in agricultural electronics.

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