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Friday, November 7, 2008
Floating vs. Grounded Power Supply for computer systems.
Do we need a flowrater in bubbler method?
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By Roy Matson on 7 November, 2008 - 4:35 pm -
By Roy Matson on 7 November, 2008 - 4:35 pm -
David,
That's what I was taught also, but in reality if you connect the bubble tube to the...
We have a GE HMI and it's about dead. It reboots at random, last random reboot brought the BLUE Screen up - Hardware Failure.
We are using Triconex PLC in our Plant Emergency Shutdown Systems. As we know Triconex is Fault Tolerant and a very rugged PLC but costlier as compared to other make PLCs
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 3:02 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 3:02 pm -
Ajay,
It is obvious that you have not examined the voter circuit on a Tricon DO. The switches...
How long does Triconex plc take to become active after power on?
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:59 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:59 pm -
The major factor here is the size of the control program which is stored in flash then loaded into...
We want to change UCVE card in "R" processor but are not allowed to do so.
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By MarkVI on 7 November, 2008 - 2:56 pm -
By MarkVI on 7 November, 2008 - 2:56 pm -
The last time I had to do this we still used the. I got a text capture from it and hope it helps. I...
TSAA to TCP/IP protocol converter
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:54 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:54 pm -
The Trident MP only supports TriStation 1131. It does not support TSAA, which is an open source...
Communication TRICON-Modbus simulator
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:44 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:44 pm -
Modscan32 works well, so do others. The Tricon EICM and TCM support RS232, just use a Tristation...
How to read/decode the contents of Triconex TCE log files?
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By thelion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:32 pm -
By thelion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:32 pm -
The Triconex Enhanced Diagnostics Monitor now allows users to read Tricon (and soon) Trident event...
want to know the architecture and detailed operation
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:25 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:25 pm -
If you aren't a registered user on the Invensys Support site, then contact their call center and...
GE Mark-II control system upgrading with latest and reliable control system.
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:23 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:23 pm -
Contact Jim Jacoby with Triconex. He's based out of Houston and one of the most knowledgeable Turbo...
ESD with Siemens PLC - replace for Triconex
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:20 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:20 pm -
Triconex has installations for applications ranging from ESD, Fire & Gas, Rail, Critical...
Line monitoring facility in Triconex TMR PLC
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:17 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:17 pm -
Triconex has two active platforms. The Tricon (Chassis) and the Trident (baseplates). The Tricon...
best way to communicate?
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By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:12 pm -
By lion76 on 7 November, 2008 - 2:12 pm -
The Safey Manager Module (SMM) is proven, but getting $$ as Honeywell is pushing vendors such as...
from the Process Control department...
Communication Between a Quantum Master and Momentum Slave using ModbusI am currently working on a PLC project. I would like to establish a master and slave communication using Modbus protocol.
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By Robert Willis on 7 November, 2008 - 12:49 pm -
By Robert Willis on 7 November, 2008 - 12:49 pm -
The I/O Scanner is designed to work with a Ethernet connection. Since you indicated that you want...
I need a comparison between Modbus and IEC 101
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By lee on 7 November, 2008 - 10:57 am -
By lee on 7 November, 2008 - 10:57 am -
Could you please send me the info as well?
A thousand thanks.
My email is cclee7828 at yahoo....
Looking for a method to detect stuck start buttons to prevent unexpected motor start-up when controls are energized.
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By Phil Corso on 7 November, 2008 - 10:54 am -
By Phil Corso on 7 November, 2008 - 10:54 am -
James, your answers are usually level headed. So, I am puzzled about your suggestion to use a VSD,...
Request for a free sorware tool for orifice calculations.
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By Carlos Alvarez on 7 November, 2008 - 9:18 am -
By Carlos Alvarez on 7 November, 2008 - 9:18 am -
Bruce thanks for your info, very appropriate and useful.
Carlos...
Make and break duty of circuit breaker
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By Phil Corso on 7 November, 2008 - 9:10 am -
By Phil Corso on 7 November, 2008 - 9:10 am -
Adding to my 06-Nov-08 (22:43) response:
1) Phase-to-ground fault-current is not always greater...
By R.Shaikh on 7 November, 2008 - 6:28 am - Thanks Phil. I was thinking on the lines that when fault occurs at maximum current (zero voltage),...
Multiplex sensors and send data on a current loop
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By Don Lupo on 7 November, 2008 - 7:47 am -
By Don Lupo on 7 November, 2008 - 7:47 am -
Do you need to use HART protocol? Can you use Modbus RTU, Ethernet
Modbus TCP/IP, Ethernet IP,...
By sandeepa on 7 November, 2008 - 5:33 am - The sensors are right now connected to a regular controller, where in the multiplexing and...
By Steve on 7 November, 2008 - 4:16 am - There are a couple of multiplexer systems that exist that will take a number of temp signals at one...
By Y.K.JARIWALA on 7 November, 2008 - 1:47 am - Are you referring to extrusion machines? Is it possible to have more information on the same?
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what kind of electrical CAD software is most used by you guys?
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By Marc Sinclair on 7 November, 2008 - 5:54 am -
By Marc Sinclair on 7 November, 2008 - 5:54 am -
I love it when an ad slips through. :)
Just for balance, EPLAN Electric P8 currently only runs...
Help Designing a Control Panel
The author wishes to go for upgrading from PLC2 series to PLC5 series on 1771 platform.
How to add MA output signal to Mark 5 panel?
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