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I am sure this has been discussed before, but the search didn't turn out anything for me. I was wondering how someone would delete an element...
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Hi all, I have what is likely a simple problem. My program says when 2 buttons (we can call them buttons A and B) are held for 1.5 seconds...
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We are trying to set up a newer generation Omron PLC (NX/NS Series) with Citect / Aveva Plant SCADA using the Ethernet/IP CIP Protocol to read...
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Hello, Anyone here have any suggestion for a nice fail over user program for the SEL RTAC. Specifically having two RTAC sharing one 2440 Axion...
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Hello Folks, I'm an instructor at a community college and have greatly valued the advice I've received from this group in the past. I find...
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Hi. This is pretty basic but I'm struggling to find an efficient solution. I have a float value of let say 666.555 that I want to move / split...
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I am going to need to use HART multi-drop in order to handle a series of Vega Radar units. There are a lot of options and I'm wondering what...
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Hi, I'm programming in RSLogix 500, and I'm wondering how I would program a Jog command that does not increase the encoder count. Basically we'd...
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I'm trying to fix a mess of code on an older machine that's running a Micrologix 1400 and an RS232 ASCII barcode scanner. The previous guy had...
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I am trying to connect to a Chiller through Modbus TCP that has been setup as a Modbus slave and I see the Rockwell AOI and it looks pretty...
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Hi all. I just received my brand new Prosoft Modbus modules and I'm playing with one in a L82 rack. I managed to set it up well enough so I...
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Hello everyone, One of our machine we use Siemens Cpu315-2dp. And this cpu communicate with 4 Lenze servo drives series 9300 via profibus. Also...
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I am having trouble running the application throught my PLC, tm221me32tk with magelis HMIGTO6310 I have prepared the plc programme, also created...
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Hello, Im looking to train myself up in PLC's and VFD drives - add another string to the bow as it were. We use them at the company i work...
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Hello, I have a balluff network i/o block, BNI EIP-538-005-z063, and I can't establish a connection with it from my PC or PLC. I tried pinging...
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Hello, I have to deal with iFix again and am looking at the most efficient way to create alarms to display in iFix, i.e. not creating an...
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Hi, I have an iFIX 5.5 project (Windows 7) that needs to be updated to version 6.5 (Windows 10). iFIX communicates with the "Siemens Industrial...
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Hi, Is there a way to set the IP of a micro dynamically, based on a variable value.?
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hi! Has anyone experience doing linear interpolation for servo motors using omron CJ2M PLC and CJ1W-NJ413 PCU. If you do, can you show me...
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We upgraded our systems to FactoryTalk Service Platform 6.31 and ran patch roll up from Dec 22 after software updates. We have a network...
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I'd like to talk this through a little: Relays are regularly used for PLC outputs, regardless of a need for signal conversion. But what about...
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I am having a silly problem with Studio 5000 ladder element toolbar. I cannot see the individual elements inside the the toolbar. I can scroll...
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I'm running into a problem when trying to use the RSLinx Backup Restore Utility where it throws an error when it tries to restore a backup. The...
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Hi Lads, I want to implement a flood prevention system with my domestic water pump. The intention is to have the water pump cut off on a daily...
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Hello all. I went to a customers location, uploaded from the S7-300 (CPU312) and performed a save, performed some work then came back to the shop...
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