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Automation Business
from the Oil & Gas department...
DEHN Surge arrestor Selection
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by Cseabu on 6 November, 2009 - 12:31 pm
DEHN Blitzductor CT ex(i) or DEHNconnect RK (i) Surge arrestor Selection in Ex(i) loop
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by interop on 3 February, 2009 - 12:04 pm
Can only read 6 registers from Controlotron 1010 flow meter via Modbus
New Replies:
Yes, If you are experiencing a communication failure and the active light stays on then you will...
FUS1010 Problems with Comm Card for Modbus. Make sure you have the latest Firmware on the card....
Hello everyone, I have the same problem as the first entry. I have a 1015N-5M card assembled...
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Posted by Student - MBA project on 6 November, 2009 - 9:56 am
MBA project- Gathering information on what aging automation systems are present in plants and the mechanism to dispose of no longer used parts.
from the Are we being duped? department...
Honeywell's Remote Monitoring Center
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Posted by Nessty on 3 November, 2009 - 8:59 am
Honeywell proposes to monitor our Experion system from their remote location so that they can issue patches and anti-virus protection.
from the Forum department...
DC Drive tuning
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Edwin on 2 November, 2009 - 12:41 am
need to scale down the voltage in to 0 - 9 for running the motor in safe side
New Replies:
The normal method of doing this is to use a signal conditioner module with a DC input and a DC...
from the automation business start department...
How to start business
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Posted by eseq on 2 November, 2009 - 8:27 am
I need some information about automation businesses
from the Electrical department...
Atlas Copco ES100 Sequencer failure
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by james on 28 October, 2009 - 7:05 am
ES100 Atlas Copco Sequencer E4 not working.
from the Linear Motor tuning department...
How to tune Baldor Linearmotor with microflex drive
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Edwin on 13 October, 2009 - 12:54 am
Can anybody told me how to tune Baldor Linear motor .
New Replies:
OK, but I need more details of your application: - Microflex operation mode (i.e. current or...
Linear encoder: -ATEK MLS1 series linear encoder with hall sensor. Presently I am able to...
What type of linear encoder with Hall sensor do you have? Can Microflex drive perform brushless...
from the C++ Compiler for Siemens S7 PLC department...
C++ compiler for Siemens PLC
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Andy on 21 November, 2006 - 2:05 am
I need to convert my C++ code into S7 for siemens s7-300.
New Replies:
For using a nice version of C/C++, you might want to consider using a product line, like...
from the Automation department...
Modbus Slave Simulator
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Nishith Shetty on 21 October, 2009 - 4:00 am
Connect an Modbus Slave Simulator to Scada
New Replies:
Ruby with Modbus you'll find similar systems on Python, all free and open source i am...
Nishith, Simply Modbus offers a Modbus Slave Simulator. Here is a link to their website: ...
Calta produces a Modbus simulator package. A demo is available at www.calta.com....
Hello, Check out the free slave simulators at: http://www.peakhmi.com/ Good luck, Mark...
Topic: Local and wide area networking in factory automation.
Originally posted by Babak on 28 September, 2007 - 11:28 pm
An IPC connected to a Siemens PLC as a slave module. When I restart the PLC while IPC running then PLC can't find the IPC hardware on the Profibus network.
New Replies:
We download new GSD of Siemens et200m and set FC3101, Beckhoff Profibus cards, baud rate at 1.5 M...
from the Controllers migration department...
ABB Infi 90 DCS system upgrade
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Originally posted by Periasamy on 28 September, 2009 - 4:28 am
Replacement of ABB Infi 90 DCS controllers, IMMFP12 with new ABB BRC 300 controllers
New Replies:
Dear Sirs, We can supply a wide range of ABB Bailey INFI90. Please visit to our website...
from the Instrumentation department...
Modbus on TCP
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Francisco on 15 October, 2009 - 7:32 am
Is it possible to use any RS232 to TCP converter or should I use a specific converter for Modbus?
New Replies:
I use a B&B ESP901 Single Port RS-232/422/485, as an example, and it can be used with any...
Modbus over TCP is what you get when you use a straing serial to ethernet converter. This is...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by GOWRI SANKAR on 28 September, 2009 - 7:44 am
INTERFACING SIEMENS S7 PLC WITH ABB AC800M + COMPACT HMI
New Replies:
Yes, you can if you wish. No, you don't require any other methods. I assume your S7-313C PLC...
from the Forum department...
AVG Automation?
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Posted by balbinder on 1 October, 2009 - 12:55 pm
New in Automation; Please help
from the Forum department...
Siemens logo manual
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
Originally posted by ChuJack on 28 September, 2009 - 9:19 am
need Siemens logo manual
New Replies:
thank you very much for your help and good luck to you....
from the PLC department...
DF1 full duplex to USB
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Harish on 25 September, 2009 - 3:03 pm
Communicating my Allen Bradley PLC with DF1 configured processor.
For DF1 full duplex is it 9300-USBS? or any other converters are available
New Replies:
Yes, the 9300-USBS is fully supported for DF1 Full Duplex communications to all Allen-Bradley...
from the Vendors coin the phrase proprietary open department...
How important is multivendor interoperability to you?
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Originally posted by Thomas J. Burke on 16 September, 2009 - 9:13 am
Industry open standards versus vendor proprietary open. As the President of the OPC Foundation I'm trying to assess the importance of secure reliable interoperability, and the value proposition of interoperability from the end-user perspective.
New Replies:
Hi Michael All you need to do is check out where SOAP came from. It's the same source of bad...
So I'm not the only one who thinks these things are overly complicated? Power Point should be...
In reply to Adriel Michaud: I've got nothing against certification. What I am against is signing a...
Hi Mike:) and Ken (nice to see you came in from the field of dreams for a bit). We complained...
In reply to Curt Wuollet: There is a new version of OPC called "OPC UA" which dumps...
In reply to Tallak Tveide: I didn't intend for any of my arguments to be used as OPC bashing...
Without any kind of certification, specs tend to be "enhanced" by specific vendors past...
And something eminently useful like a block of memory mapped between processors could be described...
Yes, it is a means for some semblance or interoperability. But it's still like the bad old days,...
I agree with Mr Griffin on this topic. OPC is by no means an open standard. OPC has failed by...
In reply to Ken Crater: The original OMAC documents from 10 years ago are still on their web...
from the What are users using? department...
Technologies being accepted
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Tom Bullock on 22 September, 2009 - 11:26 am
Some technologies have been in development for years, but only a few enjoy commercial success.
New Replies:
If I knew the answer to all that for sure, then in 3 to 5 years I would probably be pretty rich. I...
from the Forum department...
Difference B/W PLC and Motion controllers
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Denson on 21 September, 2009 - 12:05 am
What are the difference between PLC and motion controllers
New Replies:
Modern motion controllers are closer to PAC vs PLC because except possibility to perform complex...
This is like opening a can of worms. My opinion is those who were historically Motion Control...
> What all are the main difference between PLC and motion controllers? < Well, the line is...
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:
Its very bad that companies charging for their own software. There are Companies like Baldor will...
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