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Today, Sunday, November 22, 2009
from the boiler department...
phosphate hideout in boiler
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by ghj on 21 November, 2009 - 11:34 pm
phosphate hide out in boiler
from the Automation Applications department...
Rotart Shear cutter into Metal sheet cutting
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Edwin on 16 November, 2009 - 3:03 am
Machine which we are going to do with Rotart shear cutter for cutting metal sheets from 800 mm to 5000 mm
New Replies:
The shear will need to wait at the top when the cut length is approximately 2X the shear...
For longer sheets, you just go slower on the backside. You match speed for some angle, say 30...
Thanks for your reply I too agree for this, but my doubt is if the shear is 314 mm and we have...
I agree that the rotary cutter should not have to stop between cuts. With a decent controller you...
your customer is correct you should be able to develop a profile for constant motion... you...
If you are getting over voltage faults, then you probably do not have enough braking resistors for...
from the E&I department...
Turbine Ground Fault Rectification
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
Originally posted by Adeel Imtiaz on 14 November, 2009 - 12:11 am
Mark-II is installed on one of our turbines. We have faced grounding faults both Speedtronic and 125VDC fromlast 8 years. Recently i have traced these grounds and rectified them. I have also developed a complete case study of this hectic job.
New Replies:
Hi, could you please e-mail me the report at lockout07 [at] gmail.com. I'm facing same problem at...
Hi, please I need a copy of you report. My email is mk_katep77[at]hotmail.com Thanks ...
Hi, Can I have a copy of you report too. My email is fadzril_idzham [at] yahoo.com Thanks...
plz email me at: dezerthorse [at] yahoo.com thankx...
Hi Adeel, Thanks a lot for your help, Please send it to my email: bouarfab [at] yahoo.fr ...
Dear Adeel Imtiaz, You can check out the ControlWiki website at: ...
Dear CSA, The report has a lot of snaps/pictures and its in PDF format. Is there any other...
I would think this would be a good candidate for the control.com ControlWiki: ...
Adeel, Please send it to my email first! :) adil.ishaque [at] gmail.com...
from the Forum department...
SCADA- OSI PI Connectivity
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Gan on 11 November, 2009 - 2:46 am
data mapping between SCADA and OSI-PI System
New Replies:
PI has very good off-the-shelf interfaces for OPC-DA and OPC-HDA, and a huge reference list of...
from the Forum department...
Downloading a program to S7-400H
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Ranjith on 20 November, 2009 - 10:34 pm
How to download master and slave program to S7-400H station.
New Replies:
Dear Marco Thank you for the reply I can download the Hardware setting/Netpro to my CPU but...
Dear Ranjith, the right answer to this question depends on many things. Generally, there are...
I Got one PLC program backup in Simatic Manager. In this, if i am searching for Analog/Digital I/Os...
You have to connect to the CPU/PLC via the appropriate port (such as a MPI port), then you could...
from the Forum department...
HC900 samples applications
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Viriato Perez on 21 November, 2009 - 1:32 pm
I'm looking for samples or real applications for Honeywell HC900 Hybrid PLC.
New Replies:
1) Papers from conferences are usually available. Marian Popescu, "Hierarchical Control...
from the Forum department...
intrinsically safe cables
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by Dyke on 14 November, 2009 - 12:08 pm
Can some one please tell me, if there are special conditions considered during the construction of an intrinsically safe cables.
New Replies:
Dyke, Intrinsically safe cables are no different to other cables. It is common practice to use...
from the Forum department...
Flare gas measurement meters
Topic: Sensor technologies.
Originally posted by Nicolas D'souza on 15 November, 2009 - 6:37 am
Flare Gas measurement ultrasonic / optical meters
New Replies:
Nicholas I know nothing about optical meters but ultrasonics for that size will be very...
from the Tristation MSW department...
Tristation MSW virtual DOS environment
Topic: Computers in manufacturing; also hardware discussion.
Posted by John on 21 November, 2009 - 9:01 pm
Looking for experiences with running Tristation MSW in a virtual/VMWare DOS environment
from the AUTOMATION department...
MODBUS TCP/IP communications
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by GENJUA on 18 November, 2009 - 4:19 am
We are trying to built up communication of power meter pm-710 with egx-100.
New Replies:
One test that you are missing is checking the load to the EGX RS-485 port. May be that you are...
John Correa yes we know about the webpage to read the parameters. We did the same to access each...
In the EGX you have the option (web page) to read parameters from individual devices. Try it one by...
Mark, ya i try with end terminal resistor as well. John Correa, know i am reading only 2...
Only thing that can suggest (by now) is that you change the update rate of your MB_TCP driver. May...
Hello, Jumping in the middle here and I might have missed something. How about termination...
John Correa, sometimes i get the error which is NEGATIVE ACKNOWLDGE and sometimes the error is...
The EGX100 supports a total of 32 open TCP/IP connections at one time with the 2.7 firmware. It...
Check the error message type in your EGX100. If the error message is TIMEOUT may be something wrong...
from the DCS department...
Honeywell Plantscape R500
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by ady on 20 November, 2009 - 8:26 am
Problem after rebooting the Honeywell Plantscape R500
New Replies:
Can I do this on live system? will it affect the controller, or what are the chances of the system...
I have experienced this several times and the only way I have found to fix the problem is to...
from the operation department...
GE 9FA gas turbine temperature matching
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Posted by denizm on 21 November, 2009 - 3:46 pm
Temperature Matching System on GE 9FA gas turbine
from the Forum department...
temperature control
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
Originally posted by ask on 5 November, 2009 - 8:02 am
about temperature control system of mark-iv for frame 6B gas turbine.
New Replies:
Temperature control system is using in GE turbine to protect turbine hot gas path equipment. Gas...
from the Forum department...
GE MARK V Manuals
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Originally posted by Marco on 21 November, 2009 - 6:54 am
GE MARK V Manuals
New Replies:
Hello BB, please use this: info [at] digimatrix.de Thank you very much in advance! Marco...
Let me know your email address. Regards, BB...
from the Forum department...
networking PLCs with via telephne lines.
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Posted by Mohsen Mazarei on 21 November, 2009 - 3:00 pm
connecting 4 PLCs via 4 telephone line to a PC for Monitoring
from the Automation List department...
Latest JimPinto.com eNews - 20 Nov. 2009 on the web
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Posted by Jim Pinto on 21 November, 2009 - 2:41 pm
The latest JimPinto.com eNews
from the astronomical instrumentation department...
C code on a PLC
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Wim on 18 November, 2009 - 4:12 am
We are re-implementing the motion control of an astronomical telescope, and need to include complex calculations (in C code) into the position loop.
New Replies:
I think the PMAC could work really well here, it is extremely flexible. A brief description might...
I think I see now how you ended up with a Transputer based solution on the old control system. What...
Hi, we are using LabVIEW too. Solar telescope, and "Pinocchio". Wi/Fi, Wi/Fi cameras,...
> [clip] > 3) on a PC: i.e. implement everything with a PC and linux compatible hardware....
> ==> Automation List post by M Griffin... > [ clip ] > I don't want to give the...
Sounds like a switch to a better supported card would get you going and preserve the work you've...
Thank you very much for spending your time and efforts... your views are most interesting, and very...
For each axis you will have a servo motor and drive. The motor will have its own encoder which will...
Hi, Thank you very much for all the answers. It is true that telescopes are mainly controlled...
The first thing I would do would be to ask the other observatories how they are running this...
> Bill Sturm, Once again, it's much easier to do PLC functions on a < I don't know how...
Depending on the time involved and the performance requirements with regards to positioning,...
Hello Wim: Our controllers have been used for many years now on many of the large telescopes...
Moderator's Note: post corrected to remove name at beginning of post. Once...
This sounds like a good application for a Delta Tau PMAC controller. The processing speed and...
Hello, We have customers which are using PLCs from Siemens together with QNX PCs for running...
Some of your details are a bit vague, but it sounds like you want to skip the PLC and go with a...
from the Forum department...
setting for 11/33 KV power transformers
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by ask on 20 November, 2009 - 9:17 am
setting for 20/25 MVA, 11/33 KV power transformers for 35 MW power plant
New Replies:
The starting point for any relay setting is the Short Circuit Level (Fault Level) of the bus where...
from the ELECTRICAL SERVICES department...
WAUKESHA GAS ENGINES
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
Originally posted by ARSHAD on 20 November, 2009 - 9:56 am
i want to discuss GAS ENGINES BACK FIRE , DETONATIONS , IGNITION TIMING, CYLINDER TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS
New Replies:
what is engine model no. ?...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by eusuf on 20 November, 2009 - 7:33 am
receiving end voltage increase in 33Kv transmission line for same input
New Replies:
Eusuf, the voltage-drop between the sending-end and receiving-end of any transmission line is...
from the Operation department...
Modbus analyzer
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by James on 20 November, 2009 - 5:53 am
Searching some Modbus sniffer software. freeware if available.
New Replies:
Hi, see 232Analyzer 5.2 Free download. Software RS232/RS485/RS422/TTL Serial Port Protocol...
> I have a free WIN32 Console application that diode auctioneers two Async data < Please...
I have a free WIN32 Console application that diode auctioneers two Async data streams into one...
from the Automation List department...
orifice sizing
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by sunil on 18 July, 2008 - 11:53 pm
How to do orifice sizing for flowmeters?
Please send a link for material in depth.
New Replies:
Check this out.... http://www.lmnoeng.com/Flow/OrificeGas.htm else the best way is to refer...
from the ? department...
Scale and PLC
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Sosa on 19 November, 2009 - 2:11 pm
Digital Scale and PLC Allen-Bradley
New Replies:
Thanks for your help Roy. I need to send the weight to the PLC. Do you have some part number? ...
Thanks a lot Bill for your help. I am going to get information........
Hello, I have used digi scales into a Prosoft/AB module works fine but these scales DI 170 I...
I have used Mettler Toledo on several projects, Devicenet and Ethernet Roy...
GSE (Weigh-Tronix): www.gse-inc.com/ and Mettler-Toledo: us.mt.com/us/en/home.html. both...
from the Automation List department...
Calculating flow from analog input
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by outacontrolman on 19 November, 2009 - 2:23 pm
need help making the logic to perform the calculations to exchange 4-20mA into a pulse output
New Replies:
outacontrolman, What make/model of meter are you using? Depending upon the make/model, you...
"I am using a flow meter to measure the GPM and that sends a pulse signal to a converter that...
from the Forum department...
Upgrading from Mark-4
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
Originally posted by Devil_machine on 20 November, 2009 - 1:13 pm
upgrade of mark-4 control system to a newer version of control system.
New Replies:
Officially, the "e" in Mark VIe stands for "enhanced." The differences between...
One of the advertisers here on control.com, GTC (Gas Turbine Controls Corporation) has Mark IV...
I suggest you contact GE. They would probably recommend upgrading to Mark VI. I am not sure they...
from the applications department...
How can i retrieve data from ODH (OPC)
Topic: Local and wide area networking in factory automation.
Posted by lalas on 20 November, 2009 - 9:47 pm
How can i retrieve data from Matrikon ODH
from the Applications department...
Honeywell TDC 3000 Connectivity
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by lalas on 19 November, 2009 - 8:47 pm
LCN slow down when connecting TPN server to Matrikon ODH with OPC optimizer on the App-Node
New Replies:
>I am very interested to know about your OPC Architecture. OPC Optimizer should help you reduce...
I have a rticket with matrikon. after reading more about tpn and optimizer, i found that the number...
I am very interested to know about your OPC Architecture. OPC Optimizer should help you reduce the...
We are fetching 15000 parameters per minute with our PHD system. We have 2 history modules, 3...
from the None department...
Advant MB300 TCP/IP Interface
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
Originally posted by MAK on 5 February, 2009 - 3:55 pm
Vendor or Software house for ABB Advant-MB300 interface.
New Replies:
I have the novotek manual on pi if you want a copy. Go off forum and email to: sales [at]...
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Originally posted by Arvind on 18 September, 2009 - 3:16 am
how to check & configure the detailed logic by using different commands/tools.
New Replies:
> I don't think you can upload the program from the controller < From on line builder...
from the Protocol Archaeology department...
Looking for information on the ABB EXCOM protocol
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Peter on 2 January, 2009 - 11:41 am
I am looking for information about ABB's EXCOM protocol. It looks like there are some threads on here that have asked about EXCOM in the past, but most of them are long-dead...
New Replies:
I have the manual. Go off forum and email to: sales [at] workstationsexpress.com...
I tried this link "http://solutionsbank.abb.com/SBankData/S/LOC/Advant/AD...
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