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- Windows, real time
- PID loops
- PCs vs. PLCs
- Replacing people
- MS 'monopoly'?
- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Does anyone have Fpsoft ver. 1.1 for the NAIS FPO
PLC. My Laptop was stolen. I have, but do not like the new ver Fpwin Pro...
PLC. My Laptop was stolen. I have, but do not like the new ver Fpwin Pro...
Communication between a ControlLogix and a computer
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By Trevor Ousey on 2 December, 2007 - 9:04 pm -
By Trevor Ousey on 2 December, 2007 - 9:04 pm -
G'day Billy,
I only DHRIO modules into the project if we have Remote IO (RIO) otherwise the IO...
Need for your help
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By Trevor Ousey on 2 December, 2007 - 9:02 pm -
By Trevor Ousey on 2 December, 2007 - 9:02 pm -
First thing, have you got the right firmware in the modules, it seems you have mentioned the...
By Bob Peterson on 2 December, 2007 - 9:01 pm - I would bet that the AB manuals for these devices will give you a good idea of what is going on....
Every time I plug in my Cat5 cable to the CPU the entire PLC shuts off.
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By Curt Wuollet on 2 December, 2007 - 8:59 pm -
By Curt Wuollet on 2 December, 2007 - 8:59 pm -
That would explain it. There's power on the port
Regards
cww...
By Bob Peterson on 2 December, 2007 - 8:57 pm - The 5/04 does not have an RJ45 port. The DH+ port is either a small circular connector or a phoenix...
By Mickey on 2 December, 2007 - 6:15 pm - The SLC5/04 does not have a ethernet port.
DH+ and serial only....
By Tom Tran on 2 December, 2007 - 6:14 pm - The SLC5/04 does not have an Ethernet port on the CPU. That RJ45 port is a DH+ port.
The...
By Bardes on 2 December, 2007 - 6:14 pm - Think you have some kind of a ground loop.
Try to isolate the fault by removing other...
By Bob Peterson on 2 December, 2007 - 6:13 pm - 5/04 plcs don't have ethernet....
Yokogawa communication issues
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By Amin on 2 December, 2007 - 6:59 pm -
By Amin on 2 December, 2007 - 6:59 pm -
Dear Friends,
I will be very thankful if someone could inform me for connecting DCS Yokogawa (CS...
We are in the middle of design for one of the most complex fish hatcheries ever to be built in North America. Our engineering consultant is recommending standard PLC and SCADA alarm and control system but one of our staff is really pushing a WinPLC based system...
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By Andrey Romanenko on 2 December, 2007 - 6:57 pm -
By Andrey Romanenko on 2 December, 2007 - 6:57 pm -
In addition to Michael Griffin comments: Another application where PC are used 24x7 is model...
By Victor Robert on 2 December, 2007 - 6:54 pm - We have had Windows 95 PC's in operation up until this year when the final one was replaced with an...
Explanation of so called test position of a drive
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By Hugo on 2 December, 2007 - 6:51 pm -
By Hugo on 2 December, 2007 - 6:51 pm -
Mikas,
It is not the motor that is put into the test position, it is the switchgear. There are...
seeking need cad sotware that generates all documents of cabling
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By Jerry C on 2 December, 2007 - 6:51 pm -
By Jerry C on 2 December, 2007 - 6:51 pm -
I am a representative of CommSYS Design LLC, and we develop CAD program for cabling systems. Our...
Interfacing of Parallel Printer with MARK-IV control system.
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By Michael Griffin on 2 December, 2007 - 6:48 pm -
By Michael Griffin on 2 December, 2007 - 6:48 pm -
In reply to CSA: You can get external serial to parallel converters (e.g. Blackbox) that are...
Momentary pushbutton inputs to control PC digital IO
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By Michael Griffin on 2 December, 2007 - 6:47 pm -
By Michael Griffin on 2 December, 2007 - 6:47 pm -
In reply to Tom Chubb: I think you may have a race condition with that configuration. The relay may...
What is ( C /C++ )in PLC or in Automation ?
100m distance sensor
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By Darius on 2 December, 2007 - 6:40 pm -
By Darius on 2 December, 2007 - 6:40 pm -
Is the ultrasonics sensor from siemens work at temperature up to 150C?
Darius...
By Darius on 2 December, 2007 - 6:40 pm - We will detect, whether something(products) is fall down on the floor of the drying oven. If yes,...
I was referred over here from www.MrPLC.com. We are developing a PC application in C/C++ and need to communicate to one or more Omron PLCs (CJ1M CPU12).
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By Van on 2 December, 2007 - 6:17 pm -
By Van on 2 December, 2007 - 6:17 pm -
Thank you all for your replies. Very interesting reading.
In this environment, each item (PC and...
Is it mandatory to have same X/R ratio of the transformers meant for parallel operation apart from same %impedance, voltage ratio and vector group?
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By PhilCorso, PE on 2 December, 2007 - 6:16 pm -
By PhilCorso, PE on 2 December, 2007 - 6:16 pm -
Responding to Mani's 27-Nov (00:33) problem... contact me for a Spread-Sheet solution.
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Can anyone send me the mid value selection scheme with write up for training purpose?
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By Peter Green on 2 December, 2007 - 6:11 pm -
By Peter Green on 2 December, 2007 - 6:11 pm -
Please search the "Alist" Archive or "Validation of transmitter signals".
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