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Application Questions and Problems

APPS: Applications

- Re: Multiple Building Management System (reply posted by Jerry Miille)

- GE turbine MARK V control (posted by Nikki)

- Multiple Building Management System (posted by LT)

- Re: LFBV Calibration (reply posted by CSA)

- LFBV Calibration (posted by SI1405)

Communications systems and equipment.

COMM: Communications

- Re: help with RS285 serial port (reply posted by CSA)

- Re: help with RS285 serial port (reply posted by Jerry Miille)

- Re: help with RS285 serial port (reply posted by Matthew B. Miller)

- Modbus communication between Micrologix 1100 and Siemens SPPA-T1000 (posted by Sanjib Roy)

- Data Type Configuration in Modbus Master (posted by Neeraj)

Engineering and workplace issues.

ENGR: Engineering

- Re: ge gas turbine frame 9 e (reply posted by CSA)

- Determining a Transfer Function of 3-phase Induction Motor (posted by Brianne)

- Auto Voltage Regulator (posted by NYO)

- Custody Transfer Metering Skid (posted by Purna)

- RE: Hazardous Classification (reply posted by Bruce Durdle)

Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.

HMI: HMI

- Re: What is the "Contact Sense" for IO report in Mark V system? (reply posted by CSA)

- Re: IDOS autocalibrate screens (reply posted by CSA)

- IDOS autocalibrate screens (posted by Brian)

- What is the "Contact Sense" for IO report in Mark V system? (posted by Richard)

- Re: CSP.PRN file creation in IDOS (reply posted by CSA)

Information resources, documentation.

INFO: Information

- Great Article on DRM (posted by Curt Wuollet)

- Re: Electrical & Ladder logic drawing study (reply posted by CSA)

- Documents about Component, System and Bus Load and Storage Capacity Calculations (posted by Alex Petrov)

- Re: Electrical & Ladder logic drawing study (reply posted by CSA)

- Electrical & Ladder logic drawing study (posted by sunny)

Programming languages.

LANG: Languages

- Need to learn Visual Basic or C++ (posted by gante)

- How to send data over serial port RS232 using vb6 (posted by Anonymous)

- Interfacing LCD with PIC16F690 (posted by Nayna)

- RE: RSLogix5000 FBD and Add-On-Instructions (reply posted by Dave Ferguson)

- RSLogix5000 FBD and Add-On-Instructions (posted by V Robert)

Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.

MOTION: Motion Control

- Servo drive issues (posted by John MacLean)

- Reversible A/C Motor Control (posted by Scott McLeod)

- Re: More info about servo motors (reply posted by George Younkin)

- Re: More info about servo motors (reply posted by Curt Wuollet)

- Re: More info about servo motors (reply posted by Michael Griffin)

Industry news stories.

NEWS: News

- Latest JimPinto.com eNews - on the web (posted by Jim Pinto)

- AList disaster recovery (posted by Ken Crater)

- Re: SCADA Control room management (IT vs Maintenance) (reply posted by Michael Batchelor)

- JimPinto.com eNews - 7 December 2006 (posted by Jim Pinto)

- JimPinto.com eNews 22 November 2006 - on the web (posted by Jim Pinto)

Computers in manufacturing; also hardware discussion.

PC: PCs in Automation

- Modbus write to register 40002 (posted by Joe Oliphant)

- Re: Converter for PCI to PCI Express (reply posted by Curt Wuollet)

- Re: Converter for PCI to PCI Express (reply posted by Michael Griffin)

- 'POS7' loadable for LL984??? (posted by woo)

- Storms SCADA??? (posted by woo)

PLCs and related questions.

PLCS: PLCs

- B&R PLC to PC online cable (RS232) (posted by A_Sundar)

- Re: Why do you pay for PLC programming software? (reply posted by Curt Wuollet)

- Re: PLC with 3 HMIs (reply posted by Marc Sinclair)

- Re: Why do you pay for PLC programming software? (reply posted by Michael Griffin)

- Finding Forced bits in Unity Pro? (posted by Benoit Galarneau)

Continuous process industries, DCS questions.

PROC: Process Control

- Re: Effect of Supl firing grid plate on gas turbine air flow (reply posted by CSA)

- Mark V ribbon cables (posted by sd)

- Re: PLC vrs. DCS for air compressor control (reply posted by John Catch)

- PLC vrs. DCS for air compressor control (posted by saeed)

- delta v alarm mgt. problem (posted by equere)

Sensor technologies.

SENSOR: Sensors

- Volumetric flow measurement (posted by praveenkmr)

- Re: Display Problems (reply posted by Ken Emmons Jr.)

- Display Problems (posted by anonymous)

- Re: Portable hand held level measuring instrument (reply posted by wboyes)

- Portable hand held level measuring instrument (posted by Suresh)

Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.

SOFT: Software in Automation

- Cimplicity Scripting (posted by Dibu)

- Re: Modbus with sc23 (reply posted by Michael Griffin)

- Modbus with sc23 (posted by kprabu_24)

- Eprom program for Mosley SR-4000 (posted by ESTEBAN MACKAY D.)

- RE: Moving RSLogix license (reply posted by Bob Peterson)

Local and wide area networking in factory automation.

NET: Networking

- Re: Ethernet... (reply posted by Michael Griffin)

- Plasma Screen in CCR (posted by Gray)

- Ethernet... (posted by RANA EHTASHAM UL HASSAN)

- Comparison between Modbus and IEC 60870-5-101 (posted by adnane)

- Re: 1794-AENT losing communication (reply posted by Bob Peterson)

The Business of Automation and Control

BUSN: Automation Business

- JimPinto.com eNews 9 May 2008 - on the web (posted by Jim Pinto)

- JimPinto.com eNews No. 246 - 25 April 2008 (posted by Jim Pinto)

- JimPinto.com eNews 9 April 2008 - on the web (posted by Jim Pinto)

- Wiring for ESD and F&G System (posted by c.k.visavadiya)

- MCA and embedded systems (posted by Arvind Kumar)

Open interfaces, software and hardware

OPENC: Open Control

- Info About ABB Open Control System / Addvant 410 (posted by Pavan Kumar)

- OPC server client authentication (posted by OPC Matrikon)

- PI System OPC HDA to Yokogawa ExaOPC HDA (posted by Anonymous)

- RS232 as power source (posted by LastRamses)

- OPC or SOAP (posted by thefro)

Open-source control projects, related links.

LinuxPLC: LinuxPLC Project

- How we interface our SCADA with PROFIBUS (posted by Rainer)

- breakout boards for hobby cnc applications (posted by Arturo Duncan)

- Re: modbus_tcp for linux (reply posted by Jiri Baum)

- modbus_tcp for linux (posted by John-Michael Taylor)

- Pacific Scientific PC 800 Servo Drive (posted by Roy Da Rosa)

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