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am want to integrate wincc 5.1 with ipc620-35 honeywell PLC
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By Bernd Bauer on 20 August, 2009 - 6:27 am -
The Company at once developed an interface to talk via TCP/IP to the IPC620 CIM / DCM Module. You...
Requirements and best practices to develop a SCADA system for wind farms
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By Sergey Sorokin on 19 August, 2009 - 11:02 pm -
You may want to have a look at this framework:
www.controlsystemworks.com
In brief:
-...
By Ronauld Weeks on 10 August, 2009 - 2:25 pm -
If you have a Plc why not just use ip21 (infoplus 21)....
Siemens WinCC HMI package to communicate to a Modicon Momentum PLC using MODBUS interface
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WinCC version 5.1 does support modbus master driver. I am not sure about the later versions of it....
Customer needs high accuracy resistance measurement to be logged into database and a barcode with serial number printed out.
Getting Kingfisher to communicate with wonderware via modbus
Where is the logic located on the HMI?
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Thanks for the information. I will probably be going out to the site this week and download the...
There is an ASCII text file that can be opened with Wordpad presuming that the proper fonts are...
You can copy the CSP and open it on any computer. If you do an F drive back up you can copy those...
I have just had a introductory training session for 2 days with intouch and need help with monitoring analog signal
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By kevin grey on 16 August, 2009 - 3:48 pm -
Hi,
No you can use the VBA built into Excel, Word etc. if you create a macro in Excel called...
Thanks for this Kevin
By using your help :-
I have managed to read tags :-)
I am still...
By kevin Grey on 13 August, 2009 - 4:19 am -
Hi, Interfacing to Excel can be done using the DDE interface,
To read a value out of intouch...
I have not registered with WW yet, but I intend to do so... I have worked out the Alarm AK at...
I dont think you can reinstall.. I was led to believe that the license would expire on a certain...
By kevin grey on 10 August, 2009 - 3:46 am -
Hi,
you need to look at the Intouchref.pdf. It has sections on the tag dot fields and Intouch...
By Trevor Ousey on 9 August, 2009 - 2:25 am -
Glad to help.
Have you registered with Wonderware, I have found the forum to be quite useful....
Kevin
I am not sure how to tell, because I am not sure how I would know. I do know I am using...
REF: How do I acknowledge And reset alarms
I know there are some preset buttons to help...
Trevor hit the Nail on the head, my trending works fine now.
Thanks everyone for replying..
I...
By Ramu on 7 August, 2009 - 3:03 am -
Hi,
I do not have any experience in InTouch, but I could explain something in general.
May be...
By kevin grey on 7 August, 2009 - 2:58 am -
Hi, Are you just using Intouch 10 window maker or are you using the ArchestrA IDE interface....
By Trevor Ousey on 6 August, 2009 - 6:46 pm -
Hi Mick,
From memory, in WindowViewer within WindowMaker, you need to enable historical...
We have a PC with Cimplicity HMI version 3.22 I need to change a point from read only to read/write.
Flow measurement of highly viscous material as line is over sized and this velocity is low,thereby decreasing accuracy
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By Roy Matson on 14 August, 2009 - 1:27 am -
What about a straight tube coreolis, that shouldn't create a bottleneck, more expensive than a mag...
By David on 12 August, 2009 - 10:40 pm -
The accuracy rating of the Siemens Ultrasonic clamp-on transit time flowmeter starts at 0.3 m/sec.
...
A few question regarding microswitches in electronics.
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By William Sturm on 13 August, 2009 - 10:29 am -
Could you use transistors to interface with the switches and use a higher voltage and/or current? ...
By curt wuollet on 13 August, 2009 - 1:21 am -
Hi Albert,
I would say you should be OK, based on the additional info. First of all, the Cherry...
By M Griffin on 13 August, 2009 - 1:02 am -
I think it has already been pointed out that there are two different life ratings - mechanical and...
Sorry for not being able to reply earlier as I have been terribly busy the past week. It is also...
By curt wuollet on 5 August, 2009 - 3:16 am -
Way too many variables. Is the limiting factor mechanical or electrical? Wiping contacts?...
By William Sturm on 5 August, 2009 - 12:36 am -
Many switches have a minimum current rating. If the current is too low, oxidation will accumulate...
I have a S7 PLC network with PROFIBUS protocol. There are WinCC HMI PC. How to integrate additional field devices by extending PROFIBUS
If I am using a modem for modulating my data over a leased line, which is a better choice, 2 wire or a 4 wire leased line.
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By Roy Matson on 12 August, 2009 - 7:18 pm -
Do you mean using 4 lines? I would expect that to increase the throughput but won't it cost more to...
Need a 'software serial port' that will allow my modbus RTU software to communicate with a modbus TCP/IP device
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I think you should use APC-Aftek's Protocol Converter (APC) series provide a solution for reliable...
I don't know about a software solution, but I have experience using the Digi One IAP, which...
link between PC and panelview 550
Download demo
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Please help on this issue.
with regards,
hamad...
Is it possible to calibrate weighting from HMI...
Use of conditional formula in an push button
Looking for a solution to setup communication of iFix with Moore APACS DCS
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By Rich Wargo, P.E. on 6 August, 2009 - 10:53 am -
Why do you want to use iFIX when Siemens has a defined upgrade path? Why do you want to do all the...
By Kevin DeWitt on 5 August, 2009 - 5:10 pm -
Is there any way to communicate from Moore Apacs to Ethernet I/P without using OPC into a IEM...
GE gas turbine firing temperature calculation
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By David Davis on 5 August, 2009 - 12:27 pm -
I'm updating this post because of the many inquiries we are getting for Turbine Inlet Temperature...
Communication for integrating S7-300 with Wonderware
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By kevin grey on 5 August, 2009 - 8:56 am -
Hi,
I assume that you already have the mpi network up and running and want to change it to...
We are try to write the ActiveX which would read and write data in WinCC tags in the graphic editor.
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By moosty on 5 August, 2009 - 3:56 am -
Developing an ActiveX for WinCC may be real headache.
Here is a link for it:
...
I am concerned about a lack of advances in PC based HMI/SCADA. ...
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By Bruce Durdle on 4 August, 2009 - 4:53 pm -
FORTH is an operating system/programming method/self-defining language designed for embedded...
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