Posted by Jim Pinto on 16 April, 2013 - 12:26 pm
Cybersecurity - Product or Service?"Cybersecurity - Product or Service?"- published by Automation World, April 2013
Posted by Vatsal Trivedi on 16 April, 2013 - 6:44 am
Modbus protocol function codesNeed Information about function codes from 30 - 40
Posted by Mohamed Salem on 15 April, 2013 - 4:45 pm
Back Pressure Control Mode In Toshiba steam turbine D-EHC control systemWhat is the Back pressure mode in Toshiba steam turbine ?and what is the running condition for this mode?
Posted by André Roussey on 15 April, 2013 - 4:27 pm
Flow capacity of a ValveFlow capacity of a Valve when changing the maximum flow
Posted by Warhawk on 15 April, 2013 - 12:30 pm
SIL2 System Design using Control LogixSIL2 System Design
Posted by Tommy Tollin on 15 April, 2013 - 9:59 am
Wonderware InTouch AlarmsHow an alarm could not be displayed when the bit is reset and the alarm is off
Posted by mhwest on 15 April, 2013 - 8:57 am
MK-V Date-Time in HistorianI would like to add the MK-5 Date and Time to a historian.
Posted by AB on 15 April, 2013 - 6:37 am
Tapping points for different processesTrying to work out tappig points.
Posted by Shabbir on 15 April, 2013 - 3:44 am
Mark VIe PDIO FailuresMark VIe PDIO cards failing very frequently. We are looking for a company to conduct an RCA on the failures and provide corrective actions to minimize/eliminate failures.
Posted by Kiwifrank on 14 April, 2013 - 10:37 pm
YSF6 Switchgear VTWe are derating a 22kV YSF6 panel to 11kV. We need 2 x 11kV/110V SQRT3, 3p, class 0.5 50VA busbar mounted VTs.
Anyone know we can get some
Anyone know we can get some
Posted by OZguy on 14 April, 2013 - 4:31 pm
Hazardous Area Certificate for Mechanical EquipmentWe are installing a multi turn pneumatic actuator for a gate valve, which runs on hydrocarbon gas. Do we need a hazardous area certificate for the rotary actuator?
Posted by Mohamad Nazzal on 14 April, 2013 - 7:26 am
Motor power maximumwhat is the accepted margin between motor power and pump-maximum power?
Posted by Joshua on 14 April, 2013 - 6:09 am
Modicon 200 I/OModicon Quantum PLC with 200 I/O as remote I/O
Posted by Lee McCartney on 13 April, 2013 - 5:43 pm
ABB ACS800 VSD Profibus DP to Yokogawa Centum VPHaving problems reading all the required words into Centum.
Posted by Hans Muller on 13 April, 2013 - 12:29 pm
Rockwell 1747-OC Open ControllerNeed to know who is supporting a more than 10 years old obsolete system from Alan Bradley / Rockwell
Posted by Sakram on 13 April, 2013 - 12:09 pm
RTDRTD PT110 and PT10 connection to DCS RTD Module in Yokogawa Centum VP.
Posted by mahnmooud on 13 April, 2013 - 11:51 am
Instrument couse for ConstructionI'm working in the instrument construction field, i would like to ask all of you if somebody knows some cources can increase our skills?
Posted by ZHAK on 13 April, 2013 - 11:32 am
Recycle Valve control from remote locationWe want to control recycle valve of a compressor installed at remote site from Main control room 50KM away.
Posted by Santanu Das on 13 April, 2013 - 11:04 am
When 2 out of 3 poles of the circuit breaker of a Generator are closedWhat will happen when 2 out of 3 poles of a 220 kv circuit breaker of a 330MVA Generator (of a steam power plant) is closed and one open when the generator (via GT) is connected (or synchronized)with 220kv bus?
Posted by erin on 12 April, 2013 - 11:08 pm
PLC projectWorking on Project. Still in idea stage. Got one, but not sure if within the realm of reality considering my abilities...Just looking for someone experienced to yes or no whether this would work.
Posted by gsh on 12 April, 2013 - 8:08 am
Vibration Sensor Outputwhy vibration sensors output is adjusted for -10v for different sensitivity sensors?
Posted by ashutosh on 12 April, 2013 - 6:12 am
Lube oil filter on GE Frame 9FAThe lube oil filter on GE Frame 9FA machines only works when we are opening the 1/2" Filter drain valve.
Posted by koukos on 11 April, 2013 - 11:50 am
load rate (stag ms9001fa)Behavior of a power plant when its load rate (stag ms9001fa) drops.
Posted by Rockwell on 11 April, 2013 - 10:01 am
How to create password in Rs View SE SCADAHow to create password in Rs View SE SCADA
Posted by psingh on 11 April, 2013 - 5:38 am
HMI for Purge PanelsHMI suitable for Purge Panels (Class 1 Div2)
Posted by SB on 11 April, 2013 - 3:04 am
Honeywell Enraf Data DisappearnceEnraf data display suddenly disappears.
Posted by umair on 11 April, 2013 - 3:00 am
LEVEL TRANSMITTER 3300 SERIES ROSEMOUNTWhen temperature fluctuates the level goes beyond correct level giving some peaks. How to control the level even if the temperature changes?
Posted by Sergey Chekh on 10 April, 2013 - 1:53 pm
Mavilor MO4500 Servo motor Info for Mavilor MO4500
Posted by Lead plant engineer on 10 April, 2013 - 6:51 am
Oil floating in the bearing drain enlargement Reasons for oil floating in the bearing drain enlargement
Posted by satyan on 10 April, 2013 - 2:32 am
encoder count wrappingCan any one help for coding encoder counts wrapping?
Posted by Jack on 9 April, 2013 - 6:39 pm
Converting XBT-L1000 to Vigeo Designer fileCan a XBT-L1000 file be converted to a Vigeo Designer file?
Posted by Karl on 9 April, 2013 - 6:14 am
Crouzet Millenium II programming cableCrouzet Millenium II XT20 controller programming cable missing-
Posted by Shahab Ahmad on 9 April, 2013 - 3:27 am
OPC Server for Honeywell Total Plant Alcont - TDC3000I want to communicate with Honeywell Total Plant Alcont - TDC3000
Posted by dotfix on 8 April, 2013 - 7:25 am
Modbus concurrent accessparallel reading registers using different ports
Posted by shine on 8 April, 2013 - 12:00 am
iec 60870-5-101 communicationConnecting Emerson DCS with ABB IED with iec 60870-5-101 protocol.
Posted by praveen on 7 April, 2013 - 3:35 pm
Temperature compensation for level sensing techniqueTemperature compensation for density variation of air in hydrostatic measurement
Posted by edris on 7 April, 2013 - 10:35 am
deltav device controldifference between the command with 'discrete output function block' and the 'device control function block'
Posted by Santanu Das on 7 April, 2013 - 1:34 am
Electronic Energy meterDoes an electronic blinks (though the pulse rate is too low, about one pulse in 8-10 min, in a rated 3200pulse/kwh meter) even when i am not consuming any power at all?
Posted by Sakram on 6 April, 2013 - 3:39 pm
24VDC power supply fuse protection24VDC Floating power supply fuse protection.
Posted by Rashid Iqbal on 6 April, 2013 - 2:10 pm
Cable Voltage Rating Internal Panel Wiring Cable Voltage Rating
Posted by Rafluska on 6 April, 2013 - 7:27 am
Advice on how to reach Oil & Gas industryI'm trying to find a way to go to work on an Oil plant.
Posted by papaya72 on 5 April, 2013 - 2:24 pm
Finding Min and Max in AB SLC 500 Looking to find Minimum and Maximum values from a series of Register values.
Posted by khan on 5 April, 2013 - 7:54 am
temperature and velocity control of sandy air in ductI need some help with selection of air velocity and temperature sensors & actuators that will work on hard environmental conditions inside the air-duct.
Posted by suprita on 5 April, 2013 - 6:07 am
Modbus request/response timingRate for sending Modbus requests to slave and the timing for request/response
Posted by Chandra on 5 April, 2013 - 5:02 am
Frame 9E gas Turbine Axial probeHow to adjust 96VC axial probe after a major outage?
Posted by Khawaja Aniq on 5 April, 2013 - 1:09 am
Loss of communication with PCU how to resolve Outage of data of the PCU for 1 to 2 minutes and automatic resumption to normal operation.
Posted by NVS on 4 April, 2013 - 12:36 pm
Alarms in frame V machine in <R> core (L39VF12, L39VF8 and etc)Diagnostic Alarms in frame V machine in <R> core (L39VF12, L39VF8 and etc)
Posted by syurish on 4 April, 2013 - 9:41 am
All about SensorsNew issues of IFSA Newsletter and Sensors & Transducers journal have been published
Posted by Rushi Shroff on 4 April, 2013 - 8:54 am
Difference between DCS and SCADAWhat's the difference between DCS and SCADA systems?
Posted by 12add3 on 3 April, 2013 - 10:35 am
Twido with Modbus/TCPExtend Twido PLC for Modbus/TCP communication
Posted by KIRAN on 3 April, 2013 - 10:12 am
LOW RPM BLDC MOTORUp to how much low rpm can a BLDC motor be designed?
Posted by raghavendra on 3 April, 2013 - 8:29 am
modbus TCP protocolIs Modbus a synchronous or asynchronous protocol?
Posted by Chris Keith on 2 April, 2013 - 4:31 pm
CONTROL TECHNIQUES SERVO DRIVE INTEGRATIONControl Techniques Multi Axis Application
Posted by Jo-NathanBSCHE on 2 April, 2013 - 4:09 pm
DeltaV Newbie Needs HELPDesire to speed up Drawing
Posted by nagarajan on 2 April, 2013 - 3:01 pm
Need Technical Detail of Energized Cable Sensing Devicewe are having 15 number of Ring main units with Schneider 11kv,RE2c type.we need a detector which will detect from outside of cable, we are using trefoil 630 sqmm xmpl cable.Any sensor's available,just we need to know which RMU's powe
Posted by Shimon Flaishman on 2 April, 2013 - 11:21 am
how to download software to number of plc at onceI have a system with multiple AB micrologic 1400 plc's that are runing the same program.
how can I download an updated program to number of plc's at once? 10, 20 or more.
how can I download an updated program to number of plc's at once? 10, 20 or more.
Posted by Subbu on 2 April, 2013 - 5:42 am
Problem with fc16 using NmodbusNeed help with using FC-16 using nmodbus library
Posted by Yegor on 2 April, 2013 - 12:19 am
Choosing an encoder and a PLC for a high-precision rotary tableI need to choose an encoder and a PLC to make a rotary table that could be positioned with precision of about 60 arcseconds.
Posted by DMx on 1 April, 2013 - 8:24 pm
plc m340 card errorProblem with a modicon m340 plc card error flashing red
Posted by Szklany1 on 1 April, 2013 - 1:27 pm
Modbus addressing with TWIDO and IconicsProblems with tag id's between Twido %MW and Modbus using iconics
Posted by LearningExciters on 1 April, 2013 - 11:18 am
Excitation system testingDuring the testing of the exciter controller, what test equipment is used, and what signals are monitored?
Posted by Jehangir Alam on 31 March, 2013 - 10:39 pm
NYOGEL 760 GreaseGreasing of Mark-V Ribbon Cables.
Posted by Stefan on 31 March, 2013 - 3:14 pm
Custom Faceplates in WinCC V6.0custom Faceplates in WinCC V6.0
Posted by ahdash on 31 March, 2013 - 3:06 am
turboline 3000 informationLooking for information or experience with turboline 3000
Posted by JFBjr on 30 March, 2013 - 11:46 pm
Abex Servo Failure ModeAbex 425 servo valve failure experaince
Posted by Asok Kumar Hait on 30 March, 2013 - 11:22 am
Siemens Gas Turbine cable gland issueSiemens gas turbine cable gland issue
Posted by Dries Van den Broeke on 29 March, 2013 - 9:37 am
Modbus RTU NO_RESPONSESlave Device does not respond to the master.
Posted by Rohit on 29 March, 2013 - 7:33 am
Siemens PCS 7 and Honeywell EPKS with C300 system integrationWhat are the ways available to integrated Siemens S7417 controller with PCS 7 system to Honeywell EPKS system with C300 controllers.
Posted by Santanu Das on 29 March, 2013 - 2:20 am
Transformer ChargingCharging a transformer when its LV side and HV side breakers are open
Posted by Rushi Shroff on 28 March, 2013 - 11:52 pm
Exploring industrial communication protocolsLooking to explore industrial communication protocols: rf, microwave and optical
Posted by krzysztof__g on 28 March, 2013 - 7:10 pm
looking for info on contelec PL302-25KOcontelec PL302- how does it work?
Posted by HV on 28 March, 2013 - 8:47 am
Cast Coil versus VPI Dry TransformerShould I picked Cast Coil or VPI type Transformer for my project?
Posted by mirza vaseem raza on 28 March, 2013 - 6:56 am
I want to know different ways of Serial Bit Communication is possibe..I want to know different ways of Serial Bit Communication is possible.
Posted by sginandjar on 28 March, 2013 - 3:53 am
Floboss Stop Updating the value after sometimes Floboss 503Modbus stop updating after sometimes from Floboss 503
Posted by Cheryl Hamilton on 27 March, 2013 - 12:35 pm
Calibration TrainingLooking for calibration training beyond the basics.
Posted by peter on 27 March, 2013 - 9:15 am
alstom p320 software manualwho can help us? we need the LEA instruction manual for alstom p320.
Posted by Ibrahim Abdelmohsen on 27 March, 2013 - 7:16 am
Junction Boxes for zone 0 what is the minimum requirements for junction box in zone 0?
Posted by NVK on 27 March, 2013 - 12:30 am
SRV/GCV stroke checksWhy do we need to force L4_XTP during stroke checks of SRV/GCV?
Posted by Braindead on 26 March, 2013 - 11:46 pm
Magnetorestrictive Level Transmitter issuesExtreme vibration and loss of signal on level transmitters
Posted by Reso on 26 March, 2013 - 7:47 am
Electrical deviation for drivesCan phase-phase 230VAC be given to a drive of 230VAC rating (instead of Phase-Neutral 230VAC)
Posted by Nizar on 26 March, 2013 - 3:51 am
PLC for Burner management systemHow a PLC can be more than a Burner management system..
Posted by Dhinesh on 26 March, 2013 - 1:12 am
static frequency converter in GTstatic frequency converter (SFC)
Posted by Declan Flynn on 25 March, 2013 - 11:58 am
Transfer Function of a Solenoid ValveLooking for a transfer function for a solenoid valve which regulates the quantity of steam that is provided to a heat exchange coil
Posted by BillNye on 25 March, 2013 - 9:14 am
Troubleshooting Modbus communications for a PLCTroubleshooting Steps for Comm Status 2
Posted by WB isme on 25 March, 2013 - 2:34 am
Problem with energy meter using ModscanProblem with energy meter using modscan
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