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- Windows, real time
- PID loops
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- Replacing people
- MS 'monopoly'?
- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Monday, October 27, 2008
DeltaV OPC Mirror OPC Server for odbc
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By Tim Alosi on 27 October, 2008 - 11:54 pm -
By Tim Alosi on 27 October, 2008 - 11:54 pm -
If you need OPC HDA for GDA server, OPC Mirror will not work with it... OPC Mirror only supports DA....
I have a DCS system of Foxboro that its HMI is very old. I want to upgrade this HMI without change...
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By srinivas on 27 October, 2008 - 10:21 pm -
By srinivas on 27 October, 2008 - 10:21 pm -
Dear Sudhakar,
Hi. I am srinivas and I am new in this Foxboro I/A series DCS for combined cycle...
from the Automation List department...
Stepper Motor control and Encoder monitoring with Parallel Port
designing a relativly cheap (under $100) circuit board that connects a stepper motor and 2 optical encoders to the computer...
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By cnc002 on 27 October, 2008 - 9:19 pm -
By cnc002 on 27 October, 2008 - 9:19 pm -
Actually, both you and Robert are at least partially correct. Robert is correct that the parallel...
I need some guidance on where and what to use to generate the signals desired.
Help with the shell command in VB 6
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By JR on 27 October, 2008 - 6:23 pm -
By JR on 27 October, 2008 - 6:23 pm -
Opening a file with the program via shell is great, but is there any way of automatically printing...
What makes a generator coupled to a gas turbine increase load when load raise command is issued to Mark V
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By Kushwaha_r_k on 27 October, 2008 - 4:12 pm -
By Kushwaha_r_k on 27 October, 2008 - 4:12 pm -
It's true that more fuel to prime mover increases the torque, which increases the load angle in the...
Help with VBA script in RSView
I would like to control the discharge of a flywheel using current mode control.
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By Hadé on 27 October, 2008 - 3:01 pm -
By Hadé on 27 October, 2008 - 3:01 pm -
Thanks Bob,
In fact my motor inductance is 3.3mH from the manufacturer's data sheet. When...
There was failure in our control valve. Then the drum pressure increased. Why?
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By Arnold Dillon on 27 October, 2008 - 12:53 pm -
By Arnold Dillon on 27 October, 2008 - 12:53 pm -
It's hard to know why the fuel valve went to 100%. Normally, a load-following boiler is controlled...
I would like to read a text string from a device which connected to the serial port and save this string to a text file or in to a database..
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By James Ingraham on 27 October, 2008 - 12:45 pm -
By James Ingraham on 27 October, 2008 - 12:45 pm -
cww: "Of course, there's also the problem of having to have Windows on a machine. I suppose...
Occasional nuisance tripping of RCCB
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By shahvir on 27 October, 2008 - 12:33 pm -
By shahvir on 27 October, 2008 - 12:33 pm -
Dear Rasam,
How do you define a bad RCCB? Could you please list factors contributing to a bad...
I need a simple utility to run on my PC and communicate with a Modbus RTU slave...
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By Brian on 27 October, 2008 - 11:19 am -
By Brian on 27 October, 2008 - 11:19 am -
Any of the Modbus Master emulation programs mentioned should do what you require. My favorite can...
Problem in reading loadcell output through RS232
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By Robert on 27 October, 2008 - 11:06 am -
By Robert on 27 October, 2008 - 11:06 am -
That's the way I did it:
Define 1 character that is ALWAYS in the string send by the bridge,...
PID coding
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By George Buckbee on 27 October, 2008 - 10:42 am -
By George Buckbee on 27 October, 2008 - 10:42 am -
Your question highlights some very important points about signal
filtering...
There is an...
How to calibrate any SMART transmitters without using HART communicator?
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By Jonas Berge on 27 October, 2008 - 10:38 am -
By Jonas Berge on 27 October, 2008 - 10:38 am -
This video clip shows how EDDL wizards on software with interface (or
handheld field communicator)...
What would be a practical method for detecting hand/finger motion?
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By Pete on 27 October, 2008 - 10:12 am -
By Pete on 27 October, 2008 - 10:12 am -
Thanks for the suggestions. I might end up using those mentioned flex sensors (if not also...
how can i decide the best ramp time?
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By Robert Scott on 27 October, 2008 - 9:06 am -
By Robert Scott on 27 October, 2008 - 9:06 am -
About the only danger I can see in ramping down too fast is that the cylinder will lose contact...
(Originally posted Tue, 25 Aug 1998) I am interested if anyone in the group has any specific reasons why they are still buying PLCs and not PC based controllers.
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By Mark Forrester on 27 October, 2008 - 4:31 am -
By Mark Forrester on 27 October, 2008 - 4:31 am -
To the one who is doing a school project on bearing wear: As a Navy veteran, we used DVSIs for...
.NET interface for simple digital I/O between PC and A-B CompactLogix series 1768 with 1768-ENBT Module.
Vendor or Software house for ABB Advant-MB300 interface.
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By venki on 27 October, 2008 - 3:50 am -
By venki on 27 October, 2008 - 3:50 am -
Hi,
We need more details. We are facing problem with Matricon OPC server.
Please give your site...
Slow communication between Citect SCADA and Quantum results in long time SCADA's screens opening.
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By Pablo on 27 October, 2008 - 3:13 am -
By Pablo on 27 October, 2008 - 3:13 am -
Description of application:
-Configuration:
1. Local I/O Quantum Drop - 140 CPS 114 XO, 140 CPU...
New release of open source Web Based HMI.
Graphic design of PCV software
EExd smoke detector
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By Node17 on 27 October, 2008 - 12:00 am -
By Node17 on 27 October, 2008 - 12:00 am -
F2000 EExd Flameproof Infrared Optical Beam Smoke Detector by Fire Fighting Enterprises Ltd. ATEX...
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