But I do envisage such a feature creating plenty of "work" for a lot of us regulars here on the Forum.
G.
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But I do envisage such a feature creating plenty of "work" for a lot of us regulars here on the Forum.
G.
cardosocea said:@G.
I'm curious as to why the concept of function is so alien to the people working with you. Are any of them, apart from the RS5000 training, trained in general programming concepts?
Certainly no Control Engineers. Again, I'd be the closest to that by a long way. We've had a raft of retirees in the last few years which has left a bit of a void. We now have new Electricians and Process Engineers who are only 2-4 years here. The Electricians get "official" programming training so they are certified, and then they are suddenly all experts. They mainly fault find and do some PM's and a small amount of project work. The Process Engineers have no such limitations though - they can do "everything". As "Electrical Coordinator", stroke everything else, I'm here to keep things grounded (pardon the intentional pun) and progress their learning at a suitable pace. Too often their eagerness far in exceeds their ability. My laptops kept disappearing off my desks and onto the floor. I had to put an abrupt stop to that.
After only 3 months in the job, one of them started taking an RSLogix 500 workstation laptop on their evening shift and trying, unsuccessfully, to connect to SLC and MicroLogix controllers on the floor. Knowing absolutely nothing about which cables to use, DF1, DH-485, or protocols for that matter. Often leaving the laptop open at a machine and walking off only for me to find it after searching for it the next morning. No respect, or cop on.
That's too bad. Shoulda' went Beckhoff. Can do so much more, plus loads better performance, at far less cost.extensive migration plan (Siemens S5 to AB everything).
G.
Oh, sounds soooo familiar.... I guess we all have seen or worked with the types.They think they don't need me or my guidance and forge ahead, bypassing or railroading me. They resent the fact that I have extensive knowledge of the business model, the process, and the control architecture underpinning it all.