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- Replacing people
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- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Reading and writing to Watson-Marlow pumps using RS232
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By Sheng on 6 October, 2007 - 7:25 pm -
By Sheng on 6 October, 2007 - 7:25 pm -
you need to open up the labview sample "basic write and read". in the upper window...
In need of a air mass flow meter and a flow meter for diesel.
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By syurish on 6 October, 2007 - 3:38 pm -
By syurish on 6 October, 2007 - 3:38 pm -
This should be useful:
List of Flow Sensors Manufacturers
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By Walt Boyes on 6 October, 2007 - 12:27 am - You are not wrong in your recommendations, Rohit, but since this is a neutral, non-commercial...
PLC for oil rig control
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By serial_RJ485 on 6 October, 2007 - 3:19 pm -
By serial_RJ485 on 6 October, 2007 - 3:19 pm -
An ideal PLC for Rig Control should have:
1. Conformally coated I/O and Controller to handle...
By Rick on 6 October, 2007 - 12:15 am - Well, as I know, Siemens S7 3xx and 4xx is a good example. You can Google its training materials....
FISCO concept
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By A.K.Hait on 6 October, 2007 - 3:18 pm -
By A.K.Hait on 6 October, 2007 - 3:18 pm -
FISCO is Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe Concept. Another concept is FINICO concept. I have not heard...
Output of frame 6551B GE Gas turbine generator reduced to nearly 1 MW after Major Overhauling.
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By CSA on 6 October, 2007 - 3:17 pm -
By CSA on 6 October, 2007 - 3:17 pm -
Many times transducers drift and indicate higher than normal output before they are calibrated. If...
By CSD on 6 October, 2007 - 9:30 am - You mentioned IGV Blading, pinion etc have been changed. Did you calibrate IGVs after this change?...
By A. Kumar on 6 October, 2007 - 9:29 am - We are also experiencing a similar problem here as we have lost few MWs after comustion inspection...
By sheikh_arif on 6 October, 2007 - 12:45 am - Thanks to CSA for responsing. Here I try to provide the info you asked for:
1. We didn't change...
Calculation of phase to phase voltage
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By anon on 6 October, 2007 - 3:16 pm -
By anon on 6 October, 2007 - 3:16 pm -
Square root of 3 times line to neutral volage for Y config....
Incremetal Enocder and how it works with PLC
I have relatively no knowledge of PLC's and PLC programming but am keen to learn. What's the best system to learn the subject and how to approach it?
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By steve on 6 October, 2007 - 10:05 am -
By steve on 6 October, 2007 - 10:05 am -
just read this post and if you want a really good course tutor on any plc system i'd recommend a...
By Dave S. on 6 October, 2007 - 12:36 am - Gary,
Go to thelearningpit.com
That is by far the best online resource available for anyone to...
Looking for articles/publications/presentations on PCS technology selection.
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By Sugi on 6 October, 2007 - 10:04 am -
By Sugi on 6 October, 2007 - 10:04 am -
Hello I have been recently "know" and operating the siemens PCS7 and a few years a go...
Balancing load in parallel electric generator
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By Anonymous on 6 October, 2007 - 9:35 am -
By Anonymous on 6 October, 2007 - 9:35 am -
I believe the gensets shall remains in DROOP to allow voltage and frequency (thus Q and P) to...
By Chaterpilar on 6 October, 2007 - 12:09 am - Hello Luigi,
Well, first of all few tips.
Let us say 2 gens are running in parallel, then...
Part-time embedded training
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By Buvana on 6 October, 2007 - 9:33 am -
By Buvana on 6 October, 2007 - 9:33 am -
Hi
iSource Technologies, a total IT solution provider from Bangalore focuses on Web Enabled...
replacement for a Raimondi globe valve
How to connect PC & PLC with ASCII interface?
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By serial_RJ45 on 6 October, 2007 - 12:47 am -
By serial_RJ45 on 6 October, 2007 - 12:47 am -
1. You will need TwidoSuite, free from Schneider website.
...
By Mark on 6 October, 2007 - 12:29 am - If you configure the Twido port for Modbus, Automated Solutions offers several solutions for...
Servo valve adjustment (MOOG).
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By CSA on 6 October, 2007 - 12:46 am -
By CSA on 6 October, 2007 - 12:46 am -
It's been longer than 20 years since I've worked on a Mark II, but if I remember correctly the...
By rock313 on 6 October, 2007 - 12:08 am - But if it's not servo-valve, what do you think causing the problem? Is it from starting motor, or...
healy Ruff 940135-001 Mini Pro
Is it possible to have standalone FCS by Yokogawa?
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By Walt Boyes on 6 October, 2007 - 12:32 am -
By Walt Boyes on 6 October, 2007 - 12:32 am -
Since Chevron recently announced that they were moving from their previous vendor to Yokogawa, you...
A bit confused about the protocol layers.
Is DI water good for compressor wash?
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By brian hall on 6 October, 2007 - 12:23 am -
By brian hall on 6 October, 2007 - 12:23 am -
Where did you get the 16-20 degree number? We perform washes frequently here and always use hot...
Trouble on running WindowMaker
Interpretation of Transfer Function
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By student on 6 October, 2007 - 12:06 am -
By student on 6 October, 2007 - 12:06 am -
This is the equation of a valve positioner with its valve side tubing removed and connected to a...
Can anyone send me the mid value selection scheme with write up for training purpose?
Inlet separator interface level mesurement - want to share the experience of people having field experience.
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By tavakol on 6 October, 2007 - 12:04 am -
By tavakol on 6 October, 2007 - 12:04 am -
Dear sir,
If your seperator is full of both water & oil, displacer and dp cell work properly...
I am trying to set up a Read/Write communications from S7 PLC to a Quantum using the S7 Modbus TCP Driver from Siemens. I am having difficulty getting any communication between the two...
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