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Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 24th, 2021, 03:36 AM

Replies: 8 Ignition SCADA - OEMs Views: 468 Posted By Manglemender Thanks for all the responses. I will... Thanks for all the responses. I will investigate further, Nick

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 23rd, 2021, 10:09 AM

Replies: 8 Ignition SCADA - OEMs Views: 468 Posted By Manglemender Thanks for the response. Many of the machines we... Thanks for the response. Many of the machines we build are in the $2M+ bracket and we are buying IPCs and SCADA licenses already so it may not be out of the question if it can offer an advantage. ...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 23rd, 2021, 09:09 AM

Replies: 8 Ignition SCADA - OEMs Views: 468 Posted By Manglemender Ignition SCADA - OEMs Hello All, I've not tried Ignition yet but it looks good. It looks to be aimed at factory level automation so I was wondering if anyone is using it in an OEM type environment with PLCs from...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 12th, 2021, 09:17 AM

Replies: 29 Automatic_Sequence Views: 1,442 Posted By Manglemender @Parky I was referring to multiple separate... @Parky I was referring to multiple separate sequences within the same machine. As I said, it’s a matter of style and preference. Have a great weekend all, Nick

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 12th, 2021, 08:36 AM

Replies: 29 Automatic_Sequence Views: 1,442 Posted By Manglemender Attached is an example of a design translated... Attached is an example of a design translated into an actual sequence. It was programmed in TIA Portal but the principles remain the same regardless of platform. Nick

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 12th, 2021, 08:32 AM

Replies: 29 Automatic_Sequence Views: 1,442 Posted By Manglemender If, for example, sequence A is waiting for... If, for example, sequence A is waiting for sequence B to be at state 10 but sequence B skips from 8 to 11 in the same scan then sequence A waits forever. There are ways around this of course; it's...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 12th, 2021, 06:24 AM

Replies: 18 Anyone looking for a job in automation, region Flanders Belgium? Views: 1,413 Posted By Manglemender Not sure if it still the same but in Bavaria,... Not sure if it still the same but in Bavaria, Beer was classified as food so was a basic human right and I remember visiting customers there that has beer in the vending machines. That would have...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 12th, 2021, 05:49 AM

Replies: 29 Automatic_Sequence Views: 1,442 Posted By Manglemender If your sequence is looking too complicated, is... If your sequence is looking too complicated, is there stuff in your sequence that actually belongs elsewhere? Break thinks down to smaller units if possible. To handle faults and exceptions you...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers February 12th, 2021, 05:36 AM

Replies: 29 Automatic_Sequence Views: 1,442 Posted By Manglemender Your sequence is good but rather than just having... Your sequence is good but rather than just having one state word I would recommend using and input state and an output state. Evaluate the Input state to determine state actions and then let your...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers January 19th, 2021, 03:56 AM

Replies: 6 Expanding networks in TIA Views: 544 Posted By Manglemender LOL Old habits of redundant process images... LOL Old habits of redundant process images die hard. Nick

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers January 19th, 2021, 03:47 AM

Replies: 32 Logic Diagram Software Views: 2,294 Posted By Manglemender Another application that has caught my attention... Another application that has caught my attention this week is the Draw package included with LibreOffice. I've used it this week to open some old Visio drawings of software designs I did more than 10...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers January 14th, 2021, 04:46 PM

Replies: 32 Logic Diagram Software Views: 2,294 Posted By Manglemender Check out draw.io Nick Check out draw.io Nick

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers January 12th, 2021, 07:55 AM

Replies: 5 Edge trigging in ST or SCL Views: 688 Posted By Manglemender If you wish to code it yourself then: IF... If you wish to code it yourself then: IF Condition AND NOT Condition_Memory Some Code End IF Condition_Memory = Condition

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers January 11th, 2021, 03:32 PM

Replies: 75 I have retired! Views: 11,251 Posted By Manglemender @Peter, The best places for getting away from... @Peter, The best places for getting away from things in the UK are in Scotland and it is quite well suited to truck campers to access the most out of the way places. My office is next to the Leeds to...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers January 11th, 2021, 03:32 AM

Replies: 75 I have retired! Views: 11,251 Posted By Manglemender Good luck on your retirement Peter. I... Good luck on your retirement Peter. I visited Alaska with a rented truck camper a few years back and really loved it but I guess AK isn't to everyone's taste and Northern California sounds good...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers December 14th, 2020, 10:35 AM

Replies: 12 Network IP routing, device on different IP range Views: 964 Posted By Manglemender Here's a thought? Does the PLC have a spare... Here's a thought? Does the PLC have a spare ethernet port that you could assign an address to on the other network? Another alternative might be to change the subnet mask from class "C" to Class...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers December 14th, 2020, 04:47 AM

Replies: 27 SQL to Excel help Views: 1,624 Posted By Manglemender In addition to the "Quite Easy" solution above,... In addition to the "Quite Easy" solution above, there is another alternative and that is to run stored procedures on the SQL server by calling them from VBA. The VBA subroutine below opens an ODBC...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers December 9th, 2020, 07:18 AM

Replies: 13 Edge computing Views: 1,267 Posted By Manglemender Hello, I guess it really depends on what you want... Hello, I guess it really depends on what you want to achieve. I think many of us are on a similar journey of discovery. Edge computing might mean different things to different people e.g. Remote data...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 30th, 2020, 07:36 AM

Replies: 2 ODBC remote server setup for FTView Views: 414 Posted By Manglemender Could it be set up as an ODBC source? Open... Could it be set up as an ODBC source? Open the ODBC Data Source Administrator(32 bit) (Type ODBC on the search box) and check for a System DSN. Nick P.S. You may need the 64bit version if it...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 30th, 2020, 07:29 AM

Replies: 6 How to commission remotely in 2021? (Siemens Plc, Lsis inverter) Views: 739 Posted By Manglemender We are just finalising the installation and... We are just finalising the installation and commissioning of a £3M vacuum coater in the USA by remote control. To facilitate this, we sent a laptop to site equipped with all the programming tools...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 24th, 2020, 09:07 AM

Replies: 5 SLC503 Comms to Ethernet/IP or Modbus? Views: 474 Posted By Manglemender Thanks All, That Moxa unit looks like it... Thanks All, That Moxa unit looks like it will do the job. I've used other Moxa units in the past so I should have thought to look at them. Nick

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 24th, 2020, 07:57 AM

Replies: 5 SLC503 Comms to Ethernet/IP or Modbus? Views: 474 Posted By Manglemender SLC503 Comms to Ethernet/IP or Modbus? One of my customers is interested in extracting some data from a machine running on an SLC503 and they really don't want to change the PLC in any way so upgrading to a 505 would probably not be what...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 23rd, 2020, 11:59 AM

Replies: 7 O/T Item designations on drawings Views: 681 Posted By Manglemender Reading the standard a bit more, every device now... Reading the standard a bit more, every device now gets a 2 letter prefix so: KF = information processing object for relaying electric signals. Example: electric signal relaying object coupler,...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 23rd, 2020, 08:14 AM

Replies: 7 O/T Item designations on drawings Views: 681 Posted By Manglemender O/T Item designations on drawings This is really a European question but all are free to chip in. It has come to my attention that the item designations used for many years in electrical drawings have been superseded. I'm talking...

Forum: LIVE PLC Questions And Answers November 23rd, 2020, 08:04 AM

Replies: 23 Data to SQL DB Views: 2,565 Posted By Manglemender I've used Transaction manager in the past but the... I've used Transaction manager in the past but the learning curve, and price, is steep! You also need to remember that put data in is the easy part and the real fun begins when you want to get...

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