jcampbell79
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The RPM of the motor can be accurately scaled to the RPM of the gearbox output. If I can in the PLC code generate a boolean output pulse with the same frequency then my SCADA program can read that over the network instead of the prox it is currently looking for.
Currently it is counting pulses from a Prox switch but due to the nature of the machine something on a semi regular basis either damages the prox or the bolt it is sensing. I have in my PLC communication to a VFD drive that is controlling the motor driving the Gearbox with an encoder feedback for precise control.
Currently it is counting pulses from a Prox switch but due to the nature of the machine something on a semi regular basis either damages the prox or the bolt it is sensing. I have in my PLC communication to a VFD drive that is controlling the motor driving the Gearbox with an encoder feedback for precise control.