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Member Information and Posts by spacecadet
from the Automation List department...
Why do you pay for PLC programming software?
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Stephen on 6 June, 2002 - 9:45 am
A question that has been on my mind for some time...
New Replies:
James, I hate to put it bluntly but, I know who you work for and I know some of the history of...
Isn't this just the dumbest argument ever. When you write a program for a PLC or DCS or setup a...
from the engg department...
About career in triconex and Foxboro
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by sen on 9 February, 2009 - 2:41 am
Need a advise about my career in triconex or DCS. Foxboro
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My A$0.02 worth. If you cant answer this question already then what are you even doing in SIS....
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Jose Rodriguez on 11 February, 2009 - 3:03 pm
PAC Suggestions. I have small project for a continuous process with a very tight budget that does not allow the luxury of going to a full scale DCS of the majors (Honeywell, Emerson, etc).
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Jose, Go the Compact Logix. It has 1 huge advatage and that is the PID tuner. Make sure you...
from the Automation department...
SIMOREG
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Lutfi Daw on 31 January, 2009 - 5:06 am
I am trying to connect a 6RA70 to my DP network.
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I haven't done this for a few years and my last effort was a S7-315DP master CPU and linked to...
from the automation department...
SCADA
Topic: Local and wide area networking in factory automation.
Originally posted by Jan Michael on 4 February, 2009 - 9:22 pm
Integrating the SCADA systems
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Jan, Yes you can do these sorts of things. Most SCADA systems can be linked to web servers, but...
from the Back to Basics department...
Input Impedance
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by ktbedok on 5 February, 2009 - 7:26 am
Input impedance calculation
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Before you blow up the plant you are in there is a couple of things about IS barriers you need to...
from the circles around SIL department...
Can SILa be shifted to the DCS
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Anon on 19 January, 2009 - 12:29 am
Can SILa initiators be shifted to the DCS
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I am a TUV FSeng. The Sil rating of a function is the summation of the ratings (failure rates)...
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Hamid on 25 January, 2009 - 11:38 am
Using a field bus system, are all the information sent by each device considered as a Tag?
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Hamid, I think you are getting screwed! One of the main differences between DCS tags and PLC...
from the Forum department...
"Integrated" Control Systems
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Originally posted by Anon on 31 January, 2009 - 2:51 am
Definition on "Integrated" Control Systems
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Based on what you have said I think what you are refering to are systems that combine the safety...
from the Forum department...
DCS controller configuration
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Luis on 16 January, 2009 - 3:25 am
Distributed CPUs or only distributed I/Os
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I have just done a project using 800xA Profibus DP and PA. The company I work for has extensive...
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