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Communications
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Modbus distance Maximum
Topic: Local and wide area networking in factory automation.
Originally posted by Sathis on 16 November, 2009 - 3:29 am
modbus communication distance maximum
New Replies:
Modbus itself specifies no distances, as it doesn't even specify any particular physical layer. ...
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Daniel Barrera on 13 November, 2009 - 9:26 am
I have a problem when I want to read the modbus of SHARK 100, because I can't read 32-bit IEEE floating point format in VIJEO DESIGNER 5.0.
New Replies:
There is an option for each device communications driver to change the double word order. If the FP...
from the Help please! department...
S7-200 Wonderware Incontrol via USB PPI cable
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Posted by Kevin on 16 November, 2009 - 7:35 am
I need to program s7-200 using USB PPI cable and wonderware incontrol
from the instrumentation & control department...
DCS How to check the scan time of DCS
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Posted by Gaurav Kale on 16 November, 2009 - 2:03 am
How to check scan time of DCS & PLC
from the Phasor Measurement Unit department...
AIS spol PMU Software help
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
Posted by Ali Jalilvand on 16 November, 2009 - 1:12 am
Looking for any documents or tutorial about the AIS-spol PMU
from the EECS department...
gsm modem communicating with Matlab
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by milli on 15 November, 2009 - 9:56 am
communicate with a gsm modem connected to RS232 using matlab
New Replies:
Let me explain the problem more clearly... i am actually trying to get data from a oscilloscope...
from the Forum department...
Simplex Device
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by zarah on 4 November, 2009 - 1:00 am
Does anyone here has an experience using simplex device for Fiber Optics?
New Replies:
Thanks Paul! Will it be a good idea to use simplex operation for Process Control Network? Will the...
from the CAN I do it? department...
CANOpen
Topic: Open interfaces, software and hardware
Originally posted by Bill Code on 31 August, 2009 - 6:25 pm
CANOpen technologies
New Replies:
Have a look at http://www.canopen.nu. ...
>HBC-radiomatic has a wide range of radio remote controls with CANOpen interface. ...
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Posted by mayday_malone on 15 November, 2009 - 1:01 pm
How to determine update rate of GES driver to talk to RX3i.
from the Instrumentation department...
Fire Resistant /Flame Retardant Cables
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Srinivas on 29 December, 2006 - 9:44 am
What type of cable can be used for Gas Detectors in Zone 0.
New Replies:
i understood what ever u said. MAY i know the exact difference between Fire resistance Low smoke...
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Calle Lundin on 12 November, 2009 - 10:35 am
problem trying to connect a Advantys OTB 1S0DM9LP to Vijeo Citect through MODBUS RTU
New Replies:
By MPA from Slovakia on 13 November, 2009 - 5:40 pm -
Hi, OTB works with two data areas: static ones and user data table %MW2000:X0 up to X11 - is...
from the Forum department...
communication
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Chris on 12 November, 2009 - 2:10 pm
SLC5/03
New Replies:
the cable is 1784-pcm4/b...
from the Modbus department...
Liebert HPM
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Posted by Sohaib on 13 November, 2009 - 5:54 am
using a Liebert HPM need Modbus and Lonworks info
from the Forum department...
timout detection by a Modbus slave device
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by theo1976 on 12 November, 2009 - 9:10 am
timout detection by slave
New Replies:
That would be a watchdog function. There is nothing in the Modbus specification about that because...
from the Forum department...
Problem with Beckhoff BC9000 + KL6021
Topic: Local and wide area networking in factory automation.
Originally posted by mr24 on 10 November, 2009 - 4:12 am
Problem with Beckhoff BC9000 + KL6021
New Replies:
Thank you for the link...
You could try posting this question on the TwinCAT Developers forum on LinkedIn...
from the Hi all department...
Time synchronization in DCS system
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by jianjian2112 on 15 October, 2009 - 5:39 am
time synchronization in DCS system
New Replies:
Hi, please connect GPS to DCS directly through PPS or Ethernet in turn DCS will sync all other...
Hello all, Thanks for all have taken care and explained for me. And now we have another related...
from the Maintenance department...
Modbus communication with S7-400
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Posted by Antonio Luiz on 12 November, 2009 - 7:14 am
S7-400 communicating with RKI INSTRUMENTS in Modbus mode looses communication
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Posted by Vern on 11 November, 2009 - 9:22 pm
Need help with hardware interface PLC Direct DL06 to Emerson Control Techniques EPP drive via Modbus DH485
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Posted by panson on 11 November, 2009 - 6:20 pm
information about devices Mayr with modbus communications
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Sekar on 6 November, 2009 - 11:11 pm
Communication between Tricon PLC and Siemens S5 PLC via Modbus TCP/IP protocol
New Replies:
I suspect that the problem is most likely in the Siemens computer ordering system rather than in...
> Exactly which modules did your Siemens rep say that you needed? < Hi Darrin, Im...
Hi, Thanks for the reply. Im currently using Simatic S5 133U and want to communicate with Tricon...
hello i do not think that You need a special communication, no triconex. if You got the siemens...
> I was told i needed a siemens communication module, sub-interface module and a specific modbus...
this is a common challenge in automation world usually solved by using OPC. have you tried that...
from the Old PLC system department...
Siemens Teleperm AS230
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Posted by deboneye on 11 November, 2009 - 10:56 am
Siemens Teleperm AS230 information
from the Forum department...
Modbus TCPIP master to many slaves
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by Miroslav on 30 October, 2009 - 6:03 am
Modbus TCPIP master to many slaves
New Replies:
>> thanks for your comments. You clarified what I was thinking. I will implement 1x socked...
from the Forum department...
Modbus RTU + Telnet over GPRS + Binary
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by RKay on 7 November, 2009 - 9:01 pm
Problem transferring Binary data over the GPRS Network while communicating to a modbus rtu
New Replies:
Telnet is designed for 7-bit ASCII. It doesn't allow raw 8-bit binary data - various bytes (such...
Hello again, > Modbus RTU can be sensitive to timing "gaps" in the message. < ...
Modbus RTU can be sensitive to timing "gaps" in the message. It could be the GSM modem is...
from the Forum department...
SCADA- OSI PI Connectivity
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by Gan on 11 November, 2009 - 2:46 am
data mapping between SCADA and OSI-PI System
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:
First of all, thank you for your answers. Yes, the EPROM version is 5.1. The problem here,...
from the Communication issue department...
Connecting Zelio Smart Relay with Kepware OPC Server
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Waleed El-Badry on 30 October, 2009 - 10:47 am
I'd like to pull data from the Telemecanique Zelio Logic Relay.
New Replies:
I really would like to thanks all of you for dedicating time to answer my post. I only want to...
from the engineer department...
How To Read Modbus register vales on SNMP?
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by GENNJUA on 29 August, 2009 - 2:06 am
Reading Modbus registers using SNMP Protocol
New Replies:
Have you considered using OPC for this? let me know Wassim Daoud Global solutions architect ...
By Gustavo A. Valero P. on 8 November, 2009 - 9:13 pm -
Hi, What you need is a device called "gateway" which translates your Modbus data to...
Salam GEN, you can read modbus device register by making a low level program using Visual Basic...
from the Forum department...
Beckhoff TwinCAT TCP/IP sockets?
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
Originally posted by arg on 9 October, 2009 - 4:34 pm
Does TwinCAT have Function Blocks for TCP/IP?
New Replies:
yes. Direct access to TCP/IP Stack is available for TwinCAT. It's called the "TwinCAT...
from the Forum department...
MARK VI Problem with TCI
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Originally posted by ahmed ali on 1 November, 2009 - 4:58 am
I have some problems on the TCI.
it stops when the operating system of the HMI start.
New Replies:
Dear Mr. CSA can you send me your e-mail so we can talk without any delays and I will do...
Ahmed Ali, I really don't understand the problem. I saw your 'photo album' and I've re-read your...
 
 
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