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Good people of PLCs.net, I am currently working with an HMI that is advantech 1250H, that communicates with a 1769 Compact logix and Currently...
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A lifetime ago I built a couple systems with Modicon Micro84 controllers that are still running. But today one of those died and they reached out...
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Hi everyone. I'm trying to read values from a Loadcell with a 2080-TC card. I know the 2080-TC is a thermocouple card but it reads millivolts that...
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I am trying to automatically send an email via RSLogix 5k. I have already set up my msg instructions to configure the mail server and created a...
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I recently did a program conversion from logix 500 to studio 5000 and when machine runs it depends on two ton instructions to keep the machine in...
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Hello All, Please direct me to post to the right page. I am really new to PLC, and want to find a tutor who is familiar with Automation Direct's...
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Can you do online programming with a computer connected thru a 1761 NET-ENI to the serial port on a SLC 5/03. The current DH485 has become totally...
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Has anyone found information on using the variable message file? I keep looking for documentation on how to implement the message file name as a...
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All, I am trying to reset timers when a Work Order change occurs. The Work Order comes in as a string and I am comparing it to a tag...
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I'm testing the ability to make a custom ActiveX control for PVP7 applications to be able to write data out in an XML format. With my simple...
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Hey out there, I am trying to build an alarm que in CCW. I have got the FFL and FFU working, however the string that goes with the alarm can't be...
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I am kind of new to GE products, but we have several in my area. I made a minor logic change and it verified good, but when I tried to download I...
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Hello, I'm looking for a dirt cheap digital display + input, that would be wired to an analog input and analog output. This would be for my home...
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Hello everyone, I've had this issue for the last 2 days where I try to assign the profisafe address to an IO block (6ES7 146-6FF00-0AB0) but when...
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Hello, Can anyone recommend an expandible IO module with OPC UA? I've deployed the Emerson RSTIO-OM module and it works great, but it has a...
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I've been dealin with some intermittent CIP explicit messaging issues. I tried reducing the amount of small MSG instructions and converted them to...
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Anyone have those mentioned gsd file. Plase share, i do not know what the type of that profibus dp slave.
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Hey guys, I just wanted to see if any of the bright minds on here had any opinions on these relay interface modules. Particularly, I would love to...
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Hello. Has anyone ran into an issue with HSC on 2080-LC20. It run a cut off press and every so often after resetting to 0 it does not count...
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Hi, I am trying to set up a plc. I've never done any programming with ladder logic previously. I'm trying to set up a a program to turn a device...
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Hello all, I know its not good practice to have duplicate destructive bits when writing plc code, but I'm wondering about writing to the same tag...
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Hello everyone Iam working on washing machine which washing onion and water level is very critical for the process. The machine used IFM 121 for...
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Dear all, I want a communication between pc and fx5u. I am considering SLMP protocol. I think it is well documented. But many of the third party...
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Hey all, i have a panelview screen (image attached), with 4 items on it. Program 1, Program 2, ...3, ...4. The PLC i am using is a compactlogix...
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Hello. Why is my RSLogix 5000 start in grace period mode, even though I have a valid license? I also think I have a decently recent FT Activation...
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