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- Where do we go from here?
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- PC reliability?
- 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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By Jayaprakash on 14 August, 2006 - 11:50 pm -
Dont worry Mr. Rahul. Your decision is correct. There is a huge potential for I&C, especially ...
MOD BUS Training in the Gulf region
MOD BUS Training in Saudi Arabia
The latest JimPinto.com eNews No. 214 - 10 August 2006 is on the web
What do you think of OPTO 22 Products?
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By Walt Boyes on 5 August, 2006 - 11:39 am -
I would strongly recommend that if you have an issue with OPTO22 that you contact them directly....
By Arlading on 4 August, 2006 - 8:38 am -
I had used the snap I/O series, the quality of them is not good, a lot of them need to back to the...
By Curt Wuollet on 30 April, 2006 - 7:43 am -
Hi Benson I have never indicated that I didn't like Opto, I would like very much to have as many...
By Michael Griffin on 30 April, 2006 - 7:30 am -
In reply to Benson - By all means, please do tell us the maximum polling rate for Opto-22 Snap I/O....
By Benson on 28 April, 2006 - 12:10 pm -
Enough already, Curt. Your characterization of Opto's Ethernet I/O (that you have relentlessly...
By Curt Wuollet on 5 April, 2006 - 11:27 pm -
Ethernet is great for IO and reliable enough that we all use it extensively every day. The Opto22...
By Bob Peterson on 2 April, 2006 - 3:10 pm -
Here is my take. I work for a systems integrator. One of the things we do is make some...
This concerns A/B's pricing policy
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By Anonymous on 4 August, 2006 - 9:09 am -
Try Advance Controls, Inc. (ACI) DIN rail Terminal Blocks. Great Prices & Service!...
By PSU-Kritters on 12 July, 2006 - 5:02 pm -
I have found similar pressure from them as well, I though maybe because we are a little shop, we...
By JKB Canada on 26 May, 2006 - 11:00 pm -
Stop right there. Every business feels global pricing pressure. Don't cave to this greedy vendor....
In every controls engineer requirement, I have seen that they ask for at least 2 years of PLC programming experience...
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By K.V.Subramanyam on 13 July, 2006 - 2:56 pm -
Dear Controlmaster,
me too like you have started career as helper to electrician at Chchin...
By Anonymous on 11 April, 2006 - 11:01 pm -
dear sir
i have done cource in dcs, scada & plc from honeywell but i am not geting a single...
i'm interested in knowing a payscale from Developers and scada people on this list...
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By Mike on 12 July, 2006 - 9:25 am -
get your industrial electricians ticket.. and specialize in controls.. you'll make that to start...
What do you have in your department for resources (Testing, Equipment, setup, etc.)?
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By Anonymous on 7 July, 2006 - 11:02 am -
You might also check out the simSCADA product at opalsoftware.com.au...
By Anonymous on 1 July, 2006 - 12:24 am -
You might be able to use RubySim (RubySim.com)
Hope that helps....
By DAVE FERGUSON on 24 June, 2006 - 3:43 pm -
In the case of AB processors............get the emulators for PLC 5, or 500 or 5000 if that is what...
By William Sturm on 24 June, 2006 - 3:02 pm -
Most companies have just what they need minus a little. Kidding aside, do you really need a PLC...
By John Barnet on 23 June, 2006 - 11:50 pm -
You did not mention what PLC lineup you are using. If it is Siemens then you can effectively...
This is the beginning of the end for a great company.
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By doug on 25 June, 2006 - 9:23 pm -
We had difficulty communicating over modems with Proworx 32 software.
Things worked reliably under...
By KK on 24 May, 2006 - 11:58 pm -
Is there a link to the various Modicon X84 series of PLC that have been pulled off the spares...
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 V R Unawane on 19 June, 2006 - 11:08 am -
Actually nothing is wrong!
Yes,I could sleep peacefully after giving up GE 90-30 PLC after 2...
By qdos3 on 20 May, 2006 - 12:23 am -
I have programmed with both GE VersaPro and AB RSLogix5. I find the programming with GE to be...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) No. 211 - 8 June 2006 - is on the web
Controlling heating loop return temp...
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By Anonymous on 29 April, 2006 - 1:04 am -
This may be called the lead_lag control model! Or some pre_return models....
The latest JimPinto.com eNews 26 April 2006 is on the web
I'm looking for a few demographics on your Automation Companies and services
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By kapil on 24 April, 2006 - 10:20 pm -
Hi,
Point wise reply to your queries is mentioned as below:
1 * Location of Company
Pune and...
By Trevor Ousey \(lists\) on 15 April, 2006 - 6:34 pm -
G'day Brian,
Hope this is useful.
* Location of Company
= Melbourne/Mt.Gambier, Australia
*...
PhD vs. work in the field
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By DAVE FERGUSON on 11 April, 2006 - 11:16 pm -
You can always make money, you will rarely go back and pursue education because you will be trapped...
By Dave Robins on 10 April, 2006 - 5:08 pm -
there will always be jobs/ Get the PhD. Technicians will give you a hard time, but only in jest. ...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) eNews No. 207 - 10 April 2006 - is on the web...
Rockwell Software has cancelled there forums.
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By Anonymous on 9 April, 2006 - 12:05 pm -
I suspect when they are back they will be moderated in some way to remove the newbie questions, the...
By Michael Barb on 7 April, 2006 - 12:38 am -
I just hope that the new forums have a good search engine.
About one third the postings were...
By Scott on 6 April, 2006 - 4:27 pm -
What really disappointed me about reaching the "no longer available" page was the lack of...
By Curt Wuollet on 2 April, 2006 - 5:42 pm -
I agree, but only to the point that the flames were undeserved. And when you sell and sell and sell...
By Nathan on 2 April, 2006 - 5:40 pm -
Eddie,
Do you work for Rockwell Software? I've never heard anyone so blindly defend Rockwell's...
By Bob Peterson on 2 April, 2006 - 5:32 pm -
I was told the other day by someone who probably actually knows that the forums will be back in a...
this is to show the cost of ownership Points
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By Brian E Boothe on 7 April, 2006 - 10:47 pm -
The below statement EXACTLY fits what i'm saying, with this situation, that's all our boss wants to...
By Brian E Boothe on 7 April, 2006 - 10:35 pm -
because i was made to get it from IBM ("oops" i said it...). Seagate 80GB HD and 512MB...
By Michael Griffin on 6 April, 2006 - 2:41 am -
A colleague was working on setting up a new machine with a CNC controller that used one of these...
By Curt Wuollet on 2 April, 2006 - 6:16 pm -
I think I was left with the impression that the cost had to do with staying within a...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews No. 206 - 29 March 2006 - is on the web
troubleshooting on a generator Alarm System onboard of a vessel...
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