dschwartz
Member
Hey everyone,
So to preface the situation I'm the IT Manager for an electronic manufacturing company so PLC's aren't my area of expertise by any means, but it's electronics so I'm game to try and learn!
We have a series of Dynapace (who is out of business) conveyor belt systems for PCB boards to travel on between various pick n place machines and reflow ovens but the conveyors are non operational at the moment due to a power failure that seems to have wiped the PLC clear of it's programming. I'm sure if Dynapace was still in business they could re-program the machines for a cost but that's not an option.
I read to program the 90-20 PLC I need the Logicmaster software but I'm unable to find a working link to download the program (reference this thread here: http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=72143). I've also contacted GE about finding a copy of the program which I do believe I found here (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/CC_Knowledge?q=Logicmaster&contents=Downloads__c#top) but they haven't responded to my request to download from their knowledge base.
I have MS-DOS running on a Virtual Machine so that I can run the Logicmaster program when ready as well.
My questions is summed up as: How can I get these conveyor belts running again given my limited knowledge on the subject? Difficulty on a scale of 1-10?
Thanks in advance!
So to preface the situation I'm the IT Manager for an electronic manufacturing company so PLC's aren't my area of expertise by any means, but it's electronics so I'm game to try and learn!
We have a series of Dynapace (who is out of business) conveyor belt systems for PCB boards to travel on between various pick n place machines and reflow ovens but the conveyors are non operational at the moment due to a power failure that seems to have wiped the PLC clear of it's programming. I'm sure if Dynapace was still in business they could re-program the machines for a cost but that's not an option.
I read to program the 90-20 PLC I need the Logicmaster software but I'm unable to find a working link to download the program (reference this thread here: http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=72143). I've also contacted GE about finding a copy of the program which I do believe I found here (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/CC_Knowledge?q=Logicmaster&contents=Downloads__c#top) but they haven't responded to my request to download from their knowledge base.
I have MS-DOS running on a Virtual Machine so that I can run the Logicmaster program when ready as well.
My questions is summed up as: How can I get these conveyor belts running again given my limited knowledge on the subject? Difficulty on a scale of 1-10?
Thanks in advance!