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- Windows, real time
- PID loops
- PCs vs. PLCs
- Replacing people
- MS 'monopoly'?
- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Hi, I wanna interface an ABB dcs system including AC450 and MP200/1 with another type of DCS systems
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By bob on 26 July, 2009 - 1:32 pm -
With over 500 unix OS500s in inventory.....
When it comes to masterpiece and ac450 controllers, we...
I am concerned about a lack of advances in PC based HMI/SCADA. ...
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By Bob on 26 July, 2009 - 1:21 pm -
I have to agree with you that this fascination with Windows by hot shot IT college boys or...
electrical engineer doing research on medium voltage Variable Frequency drives
Bailey DCS (infi90) training and support these days???
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By Bob on 23 July, 2009 - 8:31 am -
Allen,
Bud Keyes first worked for Taylor Instrument Company back in the 70s and later became...
deciding between ABB 800xA and Emerson Ovation
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By Bob on 22 July, 2009 - 9:35 am -
Hello Walt,
Glad I ran into your post, so I share this very important information with you.
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I am new to this forum and a GE Fanuc system integrator. Why does everybody talk about AB, Siemens and Modicon?
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By Curt Wuollet on 21 July, 2009 - 8:54 pm -
The tools after LogicMaster have sucked. And that's from a GE fan.
Regards
cww...
By Steve Ward on 21 July, 2009 - 10:23 am -
GE Fanuc is still very active in the control market.
iFIX is still available and still being...
By James Ingraham on 8 June, 2009 - 10:42 am -
I still see a fair amount of GE Fanuc in the process (petro-chemical) industry down here in Texas....
By pandross on 7 June, 2009 - 9:23 pm -
Hello all of you,
I would like if any of you has any new comments on this subject. Or GEFANUC...
Safety fluid pressure hunting
How to select load cell?
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By Richard on 19 July, 2009 - 11:18 am -
Mmmh. I think it's a good idea....
By Sergey Yurish on 18 July, 2009 - 3:15 pm -
6.Choose load cells output: analog, frequency, digital.
In the last two cases the following web...
By tushar on 18 July, 2009 - 12:36 am -
pls give me your mail id, mine is tushar.inst [at] yahoo.co.in
tushar...
Deceide the total gross load acting on the reactor, i.e,
The empty weight of reactor
The weight...
We are facing problem while downloading tag number details on line in Experion PKS DCS.
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By rabia on 17 July, 2009 - 12:48 am -
Everyone has been contacted and paid to do something! but they don't seem to find any...
By wboyes on 16 July, 2009 - 5:42 pm -
You have several avenues of support.
You can contact your Honeywell sales people and demand that...
We are facing similar kinda situation.
We have Experion PKS R210 servers installed at our site....
By I Jones on 16 June, 2009 - 2:26 pm -
My background is HPM/LCN (20+ years) - and the approach on Experion I found totally different....
By James on 4 June, 2009 - 9:10 am -
It depends on your download strategy and what you will download.
It is a good question and very...
By arunmeyyappan on 2 June, 2009 - 11:21 pm -
My quiery is why do you want to inactivate the CM/SCM before downloading. Does it meant the System...
By Sulaiman on 2 June, 2009 - 1:59 am -
It is not clear what you were doing. If you did it from configuration studio, you should inactive...
Require a cheap PLC with approx 20 DIO and 8 AI signals.
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By Dweebyone on 16 July, 2009 - 11:45 am -
Try Schneider Electric Twido PLC. You could go for a 24 I/O (digital) base Twido. Then add-on...
By Edwin on 16 July, 2009 - 7:59 am -
I would suggest a Phoenix Contact ILC. Look at the ILC on:...
Hi,
Cheap and best controller, hmi, too. are available at
http://www.vipa.de/en/products/
...
Weighing scale design. Load cells are parallely connected adc count variation
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Hi Sathiya,
The best solution would be to use 4 loadcells with same outputs. The outputs of...
In intrinsic safety circuit we use isolator or barrier....
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By A.K.Hait on 9 July, 2009 - 7:55 am -
I think your question should have been the difference between Isolated barrier and zener barrier.
...
By Sri on 9 July, 2009 - 7:22 am -
Isolators or transformer isolated barriers do not require a Intrensically Safe (IS) ground while...
By Roy Matson on 9 July, 2009 - 12:44 am -
Barriers are usually used in Intrinsic Safe wiring, there is a direct electrical connection between...
Resources for automation and control freelancing in London?
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By Pedro on 2 July, 2009 - 11:56 am -
He Is in London, Ontario CANADA folks.............
By Ian on 1 July, 2009 - 2:31 am -
Hi,
I did what you are now doing back in 1997-2003. I never ended up getting contract work in...
Motor Speed Control
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By Alexandre Lima on 2 July, 2009 - 10:47 am -
It's is possible using a Varible Frequency Drive, or a Drive, it's an electronic device that can...
A question that has been on my mind for some time...
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By M Griffin on 1 July, 2009 - 3:50 pm -
In reply to James Ingraham: I'm not sure what web problems you are talking about, but I have...
By James Ingraham on 30 June, 2009 - 8:56 pm -
"A standard format won't do you much good without standard content."
True. Wanting an...
By M Griffin on 30 June, 2009 - 5:18 pm -
In reply to James Ingraham: A standard format won't do you much good without standard content. A...
By James Ingraham on 29 June, 2009 - 10:00 am -
" ... plcs ... should all have the same software application to cut cost and also to make it...
By e: Why pay for software on 29 June, 2009 - 6:34 am -
Lee,
why does it have to cost that much,nobody asked you to develop such costly software in the...
seeking guide lines to prepare logic diagrams
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By Salvador on 26 June, 2009 - 9:52 am -
Would you lease suggest a software to draw the diagrams. I tried to do that in AutoCAD, but it is...
I'm doing an article on the DCS market in India. Need inputs.
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As much as I know all the DCS manufacturers are multinational vendors and manufacturers. These hi...
Hi,
DCS are in demand still in all the large automation requirement. Even though it was...
What is the difference between Siemens, GE and Alstom Controllers
Does a MODBUS AI (MAI) make sense??
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By Tashar on 10 June, 2009 - 7:33 am -
If I `ve understood correctly then it means that MODBUS signal format is DIGITAL only i.e. the data...
indirect addressing which includes both analog as well as digital tags
I am looking for the best product to replace KMC
I am looking for the drivers for the Satchwell BAS 2800+ to JACE / Niagara / Tridium.
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Hi Steve,
Have worked it out we now have a Web interface for the BAS 2800+ without going to...
I understand OPC.But can you please explain the basics of OPC.
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By Adriel Michaud on 1 June, 2009 - 10:26 am -
For a basic overview of OPC, I'd recommend viewing one of our "What is OPC?" video's.
...
Hi Subhasish,
You might take a look here :
http://www.matrikonopc.com/
they have some very...
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