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Monday, October 6, 2008
Equipment for transmission of vibration signal to PLC
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By CSA on 6 October, 2008 - 9:03 pm -
By CSA on 6 October, 2008 - 9:03 pm -
I believe there are many manufacturers of devices which can accept a signal from a proximity probe...
By Giz99 on 6 October, 2008 - 12:59 pm - You will need to purchase a complete system of their monitors for this purpose. You can connect...
How to calibrate any SMART transmitters without using HART communicator?
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By Malvern on 6 October, 2008 - 7:44 pm -
By Malvern on 6 October, 2008 - 7:44 pm -
Just because a transmitter is SMART, it doesn't mean that you have to have a calibrator,...
By Jonas Berge on 6 October, 2008 - 11:51 am - Use a handheld communicator or software based on EDDL (http://www.eddl.org) technology (IEC...
Trouble selecting and finding a local flow indicator.
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By Malvern on 6 October, 2008 - 7:27 pm -
By Malvern on 6 October, 2008 - 7:27 pm -
Yes, It is possible to have an unpowered dp gauge across your Venturi, but it would be a...
Pros and cons between ControlLogix and Quantum
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By James Ingraham on 6 October, 2008 - 12:32 pm -
By James Ingraham on 6 October, 2008 - 12:32 pm -
chud: "The comment made about the Quantum being out dated is rubbish."
The comment was...
By James Ingraham on 6 October, 2008 - 11:57 am - Miguel Lage: "I am not in North America, I'm in Spain, but I don't understand why it makes a...
What's differ between Fault tolerent ethernet and ethernet?
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By Jonas Berge on 6 October, 2008 - 11:51 am -
By Jonas Berge on 6 October, 2008 - 11:51 am -
Just adding a little to what Dick Caro already mentioned:
In the process control world high...
these two concepts are ambivalent, preventing one in maintaning single opinion about them...
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By Jonas Berge on 6 October, 2008 - 11:51 am -
By Jonas Berge on 6 October, 2008 - 11:51 am -
FISCO is intrinsic safety Exi which can be used in zone 0, 1, and 2. FNICO is non-incendive (energy...
Orifice plate issue
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By Roy Matson on 6 October, 2008 - 10:55 am -
By Roy Matson on 6 October, 2008 - 10:55 am -
Malvern, I think you are confusing liquid with gas for a vortex meter. The velocity for a vortex on...
DCS wet/dry digital output module application
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By Roy Matson on 6 October, 2008 - 10:45 am -
By Roy Matson on 6 October, 2008 - 10:45 am -
I haven't seen wet/dry used in the context you describe, perhaps it's a Mitsubishi term. Is it...
I would like to get the reading of a weighing scale on any controller/PLC.
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By Eddie Kim on 6 October, 2008 - 10:18 am -
By Eddie Kim on 6 October, 2008 - 10:18 am -
Any PLC can work. If you worry about cost, then use Automation.com. My company uses PLC-5/20...
By Patrick L on 6 October, 2008 - 2:59 am - Hi,
I work for a company called HMS and they make, among other things, gateways. I believe that...
PID with heating and cooling output
fire alarm system with low cost PLC and a smoke detector...
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By Mark on 6 October, 2008 - 7:29 am -
By Mark on 6 October, 2008 - 7:29 am -
Hello,
Would you please define low cost? How much/little is low cost?
Regards,
Mark
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By Zafar on 6 October, 2008 - 5:34 am - Dear Mark,
The best PLCs (SLC) is Allen-Bradley controllers because the software is also very...
Control Center will change configuration or parameters of an IED via an RTU. Control Center has direct communication with the RTU but not with IED. RTU has direct communication with IED via IEC 61850 protocol.
Ethernet & TCP/IP
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By sumit on 6 October, 2008 - 5:37 am -
By sumit on 6 October, 2008 - 5:37 am -
Hi!
James, I read your article... but I wanna to know how to implement Ethernet TCP, I mean,...
Basic INTools software for instrumentation
Does anyone know where on the web I can find resources for learning Intools?
Trouble printing spec data to one page.
Connect SIMATIC OP 17 panels
Configure CitectSCADA 6.1 for use with Modbus RTU over TCP/IP.
I have to interface an energy meter on Profibus communication from Honeywell PLC.
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By Patrick L on 6 October, 2008 - 3:13 am -
By Patrick L on 6 October, 2008 - 3:13 am -
Hi there,
I could not read the whole question, but gather that you need to get information from...
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