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Looking for fast remote I/O

Originally posted by dss on 29 December, 2008 - 6:17 am

Looking for fast remote I/O

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By M Griffin on 11 April, 2009 - 3:03 pm -

I have measured *average* polling cycle times of 750 µs with an Advantech 6000 series DIO module....

By pvb on 11 April, 2009 - 1:11 am -

>>800 µs / 150 = 5.33 µs = 0.00533 ms >I disagree with the logic here. Really? ping...

By Curt Wuollet on 10 April, 2009 - 12:15 am -

And you would want to do everything you could to prevent collisions. But certainly doable. I would...

By Ken Emmons Jr. on 9 April, 2009 - 3:03 pm -

I second James Ingraham. Most Ethernet IO will have "at least" 8-16 DIO on it. You could...

By James Ingraham on 9 April, 2009 - 12:58 pm -

>800 µs / 150 = 5.33 µs = 0.00533 ms I disagree with the logic here. If you needed to...

By pvb on 9 April, 2009 - 2:32 am -

800 µs / 150 = 5.33 µs = 0.00533 ms Sounds like that is impossible to do with any...

By Curt Wuollet on 8 April, 2009 - 10:29 pm -

Haven't used it, but I know B&R is doing a lot of cool things with Linux. They may be the first...

By Don Lupo on 8 April, 2009 - 4:38 pm -

For fast remote i/o, checkout the following Acromag Ethernet I/O products: EtherStax Products: ...

By Ken Emmons Jr. on 8 April, 2009 - 2:06 pm -

Has anyone used B&R X20 with their modbus TCP/UDP coupler option? I noticed the other day that...

By Markie on 8 April, 2009 - 8:26 am -

Check out B&R : www.br-automation.com have a look at their X20 over powerlink. speed is no...

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from the Forum department...

PACTware

Originally posted by James on 1 April, 2009 - 10:17 am

anyone using PACTware?

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By James on 9 April, 2009 - 8:16 pm -

I have been to PACTware site, downloaded the application (from a members site) and have had success...

By Marc Sinclair on 9 April, 2009 - 12:05 pm -

There is nothing (digital) that any program can do that can't be communicated to and from the...

By Chris on 9 April, 2009 - 11:11 am -

James, I believe that you can purchase an iDTM from CodeWrights: ...

By James on 8 April, 2009 - 5:21 pm -

Thanks. So using the FDT program PACTware for bench configuring and maybe a little field...

By Chris on 8 April, 2009 - 9:28 am -

It appears that we are discussing very different things. Technologies like FDT are addressing...

By Marc Sinclair on 7 April, 2009 - 3:58 pm -

Someone has lost the plot. All I want to do is configure the device ...

By Chris on 6 April, 2009 - 5:36 pm -

PACTware is a "frame" or "container" application that supports the Field Device...

By Chris on 6 April, 2009 - 1:54 pm -

PACTware and DTMs are based on FDT [Field Device Tool] technology. The FDT standard is entirely...

By Marc Sinclair on 4 April, 2009 - 9:08 pm -

> So, what would be the one good solution for parameterisation of various industrial...

By James on 4 April, 2009 - 11:04 am -

So, what would be the one good solution for parameterization of various industrial instruments?...

By Marc Sinclair on 2 April, 2009 - 2:52 pm -

Hmmm , I suppose anything has to be better that TOFTOOL. The problem is that each manufacturer...

By Curt Wuollet on 2 April, 2009 - 12:24 pm -

Somehow that doesn't surprise me. In automation, Open is generally used to deceive. A day doesn't...

By James on 2 April, 2009 - 8:38 am -

Well, I'm not sure what to think about that. I downloaded PACTware and Endress and Hauser's DTMs...

By M Griffin on 1 April, 2009 - 9:05 pm -

In reply to Marc Sinclair: Your response was interesting, so I had a look at the Pactware link you...

By Marc Sinclair on 1 April, 2009 - 7:56 pm -

I went to the road-show in Manchester last year after reading the website which still states...

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from the Automation department...

Looking for Electric Arc Furnace Information

Originally posted by Alfredo Mendez on 8 April, 2009 - 2:39 pm

looking for electric arc furnace

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By Fred Loveless on 9 April, 2009 - 10:31 am -

I did a simple google search and found the following website which may be useful to you. ...

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from the Innovation in Switchgears........... department...

AS-i to MODBUS RTU ( RS485) Convertor

Originally posted by Valli on 8 April, 2009 - 6:13 am

ASI to MODBUS Converter

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By Patrick Lansdorf on 8 April, 2009 - 10:02 am -

Hi, HMS have a gateway from AS-i Master to Modbus RTU slave. For information about the gateway...

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from the Automation List department...

Embedded systems summer training in Delhi

Originally posted by Anonymous on 9 February, 2007 - 2:41 pm

I want to know about the company that provides training program on embedded systems located at Delhi sites.

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By Thinklabs,IIt-Powai on 8 April, 2009 - 3:19 am -

Hi, We are offering summer Training and Internship Program in Bangalore. The training is from...

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from the Forum department...

What is the "standard" for 4-20 mA?

Originally posted by Manolo on 1 April, 2009 - 3:30 pm

4 mA close 20 mA open or 4 mA open 20 mA close

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By Padli on 3 April, 2009 - 5:17 am -

Minalo, Many other system use 0-20 mA or 0-10 VDC. As you may already know they are not quite...

By DAVE FERGUSON on 2 April, 2009 - 8:35 am -

Ah You have stumbled upon something that not many think about (any more). All should but in todays...

By Roy Matson on 1 April, 2009 - 8:46 pm -

I would say that about 80% of valves would be fail closed i.e. 4 mA = closed, 20 mA = Open. It...

By Hugo on 1 April, 2009 - 5:27 pm -

No Manolo, in the areas I'm involved with it's more to do with what is the safest valve position if...

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from the Engineering department...

Write request to the RNI through the Matrikon OPC.

Originally posted by Felipe Cela on 1 April, 2009 - 9:48 am

Write request to the RNI through the Matrikon OPC.

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By Felipe Cela on 2 April, 2009 - 2:24 pm -

Thank you for your help. I already configured the parameter for allow the write request in a...

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from the Need Help department...

Top 4 HMI Programs Data

Originally posted by Dennis B on 30 March, 2009 - 1:39 pm

As part of an interview for a new job, I need to determine the top 4 HMI packages and cite sources.

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By Ed on 1 April, 2009 - 8:42 am -

The only way to know that is to get a market research report from a company like VDC, which is very...

By Dennis B on 31 March, 2009 - 3:58 pm -

OK My bad. I just need a list of the top 4 HMIs by market share and their share. I actually know...

By William Sturm on 30 March, 2009 - 4:45 pm -

I don't know how you could learn any of these programs without actually having a copy to use. Do...

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from the Forum department...

125 VDC UPS charger output setting

Posted by Rick on 29 March, 2009 - 2:26 pm

charger output setting on ups systems

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