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Greeting! I am new to this area so I am wondering if anyone can help me or guide me how to solve the problem. I inherited projects for plants done...
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Hello, I am trying to connect a PLC (Matsuhita Nais FP1 C40) to FPWIN Pro. I have the programming cable USB 8550. I installed the driver for the...
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Good morning colleagues, Does anyone know the cost of an EPLAN license and where I can buy it from an official distributor?
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Hi, Experts: We have 20 + years old GE PLC series 90-30 stop running (the run led not on and battery led not on) and HMI showing that "PLC has...
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Hi all, This is going to be a long post apologies. I'm also a complete beginner to the world of PLCs. I'm currently working on my first ever...
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We have several PLC programs that came from Japanese built equipment. When i open these programs in CX-Programmer, most of the comments appear as...
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This is my first time using a 1500. Now that it's installed I see that the minimum change (input) is 128 bits. I suppose this is what's meant by...
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Hello, can someone share/explain How to check comms between PC and PLC via TeamViewer? TIA
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Apparently there are a lot of these systems still running the field today so I thought perhaps this information might be helpful to someone in...
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Very similar issue as the last post I had here with communicating our Linux Gateway to an AB CompactLogix controller. I have assigned a gateway...
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I have a 170AAO92100 card that I am interested in using as a 10 volt output. Is there setup that I have to do in order to change output or simply...
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Scenario: 1. An employer has a machine that isn't up to code/standards: hydrogen gas torch systems without safety shutoff valves, industrial...
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I have an 1769-L16ER that I use to test code and I just found that I can't create MSG tags at the local program scope - they have to be done at...
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Sorry if this has been asked before, and apologies if this seems like a trivial issue, but I am new to Beckhoff and have been banging my head...
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Hello everyone, Recently, my Archestra IDE shut down while I was editing. After restarting the IDE, I noticed warning symbols under my opened...
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Hi all, I'm new to plctalk (this is my first post actually ). Anyway I am trying to program a micrologix 1400 plc using RS logix 500 . The scope...
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Good morning! I'm trying to find a DIN rail-mountable 4-0channel PWM amplifier that is capable of accepting a 5VDC PWM with a maximum frequency...
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Hello. I am working in FTVSE v8. I have many trends set up some of them work others do not. The ones that don't work show the foot print of the...
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Hello Guys, I want to establish profinet communication between siemens plc and my system using python programming. Which python lib can i use to...
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I have Allen Bradley plcs, I have had Circuit breakers and other automation equipment in the past. There's no solid buyers local. How much do you...
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Siemens question: If communication between HMI and PLC fails, how can I detect that in the HMI? I thought it would show some kind of error by...
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Hello guys, I am new to this forum and have some problems with my PowerFlex755 EENET frequency inverter. I want to do a point to point...
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I have an array of 55 REAL values. Is there a way to multiply based on the array location ? I have 55 transfer belts that are equally spaced...
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First off, I'm a hobbyist-level programmer, and this program isn't controlling anything anything that could even remotely be considered "life...
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I have an AOI with revision notes. Someone entered the last note into the description instead of the notes. I cannot just click into the revision...
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