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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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Saturday, August 2, 2008
I need a solution to continuously measure the water level in a tank.
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By wboyes on 2 August, 2008 - 8:01 pm -
By wboyes on 2 August, 2008 - 8:01 pm -
Roy, all of the options you mention will work just fine, but they range from spendy to spendier to...
By wboyes on 2 August, 2008 - 4:56 pm - Cheapest way to do it with a 4-20 mADC output I can think of is a (cigar shaped) submersible...
By Roy Matson on 2 August, 2008 - 12:41 pm - Do you really mean 18 inches?, this is very short for a DP cell.
A few more Options
Ultrasonic
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Comparision Bewteen Iconics and ABB
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By wboyes on 2 August, 2008 - 7:58 pm -
By wboyes on 2 August, 2008 - 7:58 pm -
Ok. Let us not compare apples to oranges.
Iconics is a software company. They make HMI and...
By Curt Wuollet on 2 August, 2008 - 5:15 pm - White papers are seldom, if ever, unbiased.
Regards
cww...
Does any PLC programming software implement the object-oriented-programming concept of "inheritance"?
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By David on 2 August, 2008 - 7:55 pm -
By David on 2 August, 2008 - 7:55 pm -
Check out Codesys, an object oriented development platform that is device independent (specific...
By DAVE FERGUSON on 2 August, 2008 - 5:00 pm - RSLogix 5k does this today in version 16 and above with something called an AOI (Add On...
I can not get my ML1100 to communicate with my honeywell 8010m comms module.
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By Issac on 2 August, 2008 - 7:52 pm -
By Issac on 2 August, 2008 - 7:52 pm -
What is a 'Honeywell 8010m comms module'?
Can you provide a link to the communications...
150HP Quincy air compressor motor pulling 206A,
motor is running 3@ 260VA/170A
motor is running 3@ 260VA/170A
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By Phil Corso on 2 August, 2008 - 7:37 pm -
By Phil Corso on 2 August, 2008 - 7:37 pm -
The motor is not OK! Tt's overloaded by about 22%. Scott's comment to check the input voltage is...
By Curt Wuollet on 2 August, 2008 - 5:14 pm - Also, unless it is a straight across the line arrangement, (and sometimes even if it's an across...
By Scott Biscobing on 2 August, 2008 - 12:40 pm - Have you checked input voltage? A defect in a step up/down transformer or a load elsewhere in your...
I need to choose a suitable PMdc motor for a flywheel (Diametre = 0.38m, m =10kg).
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By Curt Wuollet on 2 August, 2008 - 5:18 pm -
By Curt Wuollet on 2 August, 2008 - 5:18 pm -
Sure it will spin the flywheel, with proper bearings. What you haven't mentioned is what power you...
Deciding wheteher to use SPPA-T2000 fail safe processors or not.
Trying to read data of an energymeter VM22-DIN from CARLO GAVAZZI using rs485 and AK-Nords Din-Rail-Lan device server. Trying to use modpoll to read data.
How do you rationalise situations in which machines replace workers?
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By TonopahJoe on 2 August, 2008 - 5:12 pm -
By TonopahJoe on 2 August, 2008 - 5:12 pm -
As a former employee of a semi-conductor company, I once automated an RO system that had been run...
Flow and MOV
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By John Catch on 2 August, 2008 - 5:10 pm -
By John Catch on 2 August, 2008 - 5:10 pm -
There are a number of factors when it comes to straight run requirements. The ASME has some...
By Roy Matson on 2 August, 2008 - 12:39 pm - 1/ 20 & 10 is the minimum I would aim for but I don't claim to be a specialist. i.e. for...
analoge to fiber optic converter
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By Roy Matson on 2 August, 2008 - 5:02 pm -
By Roy Matson on 2 August, 2008 - 5:02 pm -
Ignacio - Excelent solution, have you experience with these? I like the multiplexer on page 22 of...
How to calibrate DPT for boiler drum level control? How to decide range of DPT?
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By CTTech on 2 August, 2008 - 5:01 pm -
By CTTech on 2 August, 2008 - 5:01 pm -
The drum level transmitter generally uses hydrostatic head method of measurement. The span is...
Is there any limit for Na + K in Furnace Oil/HSD used in GE Frame9 Gas Turbines? Can't find any in their operating manuals.
in my transformer i need to check the protection.
anyone have any experience communicating ifix 4.0 with the older Johnson Controls DSC 8500 DDC's?
GE Source book FJ3B for power augmentation
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By CSA on 2 August, 2008 - 1:20 pm -
By CSA on 2 August, 2008 - 1:20 pm -
GE Sourcebook articles would be proprietary information, not for public dissemination. It might be...
Does Anybody Know The Different PLC Manufacturer's Market Share?
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By Saji.T.R on 2 August, 2008 - 12:46 pm -
By Saji.T.R on 2 August, 2008 - 12:46 pm -
Dear Gurmeet
I acannot exactly remember the source, I hope it was from web or some presentations,...
Can anyone tell if SPPA-T1000 system from Siemens has reference outside of India? We want to have real feedback for this system and comparison with SPPA-T3000.
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By Robin Ray on 2 August, 2008 - 12:45 pm -
By Robin Ray on 2 August, 2008 - 12:45 pm -
Deejay,
(1)We are getting supply of big steam turbines from Siemens together with SPPA-T3000. We...
A question on temp control mode.
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By CTTech on 2 August, 2008 - 12:44 pm -
By CTTech on 2 August, 2008 - 12:44 pm -
You should have a warm up period where exhaust temp is regulated to 550 F. When the warm up...
I changed the data using spec binder module. when I updated the revision the change did not show but it shows on the summary report.
Presentation of PLCC
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By P. Wakhale on 2 August, 2008 - 12:38 pm -
By P. Wakhale on 2 August, 2008 - 12:38 pm -
Dear Anonymous,
For practical example & details, I would suggest you to visit a nearby 132 /...
We're adding critical controls at a distance of 3,200 ft. & are debating digital vs. analog control.
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