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- PC reliability?
- 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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Monday, December 3, 2007
Trying to configure logic for lead/lag for 2 pumps (P1, P2,), and need to develop a logic diagram...
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By Deewar on 3 December, 2007 - 11:58 pm -
By Deewar on 3 December, 2007 - 11:58 pm -
Anon,
Thank you for this info. However, I am not able to open these file extensions. Do you...
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 Victor Robert on 3 December, 2007 - 11:57 pm -
By Victor Robert on 3 December, 2007 - 11:57 pm -
Some thoughts on selecting PC vs PLC...
Many if not most applications today use a display with...
By Nathan Boeger on 3 December, 2007 - 11:51 pm - I'm trying to avoid anecdotal stories of PCs lasting for several years - sure they can, but...
By Michael Griffin on 3 December, 2007 - 11:49 pm - In reply to Victor Robert: I was referring to the infamous 49.7 day bug. Microsoft Windows used a...
I have Frequency Inverters and Soft-Starters from WEG. They are MODBUS/RTU capable, and I started to link them to the computer through RS485 network.
What is ( C /C++ )in PLC or in Automation ?
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By Michael Griffin on 3 December, 2007 - 11:52 pm -
By Michael Griffin on 3 December, 2007 - 11:52 pm -
If I had to guess without seeing the actual item you are referring to, I would guess that the...
How should I configure SCADA and RSLINX to work together in order to get data from SLC 500 PLC?
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By Alejandro on 3 December, 2007 - 11:48 pm -
By Alejandro on 3 December, 2007 - 11:48 pm -
I am trying KEPServerEX OPC Server. Then I tell you more.
Thanks a lot!...
from the Automation List department...
Receiving data from a weighing scale using RS232 with VB 6 App
I have a digital weighing scale I need to connect to the PC using RS232 communication port.
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By hi on 3 December, 2007 - 11:45 pm -
By hi on 3 December, 2007 - 11:45 pm -
Dear sir,
I want to receive data from rs232 to text box in visual basic studio....
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 Nathan Boeger on 3 December, 2007 - 11:45 pm -
By Nathan Boeger on 3 December, 2007 - 11:45 pm -
Got it, and I agree. OP's requirements are pretty fundamental - thanks for the help. Hopefully it...
Can I use 230 Vac operated Solenoid valve in bio-gas plant or are 24VDC operated valves more suitable from a safety point of view?
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 Phil Corso, PE on 3 December, 2007 - 11:42 pm -
By Phil Corso, PE on 3 December, 2007 - 11:42 pm -
Responding to KDX's 14-Oct questions... based on the data provided:
1) The transformer with the...
famouse sensors company
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By John on 3 December, 2007 - 11:40 pm -
By John on 3 December, 2007 - 11:40 pm -
Thank you very much for your reply,
John Smith with best regards...
Looking for Proworx Demo software
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By Mike Rabaro on 3 December, 2007 - 11:24 pm -
By Mike Rabaro on 3 December, 2007 - 11:24 pm -
Cheers! That info really helped me, I have been after this demo for some time. Cheers and thanks...
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