reider
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Here's my dilemma. At the sawmill I work at, we have a tarping machine and labeling computer that talk to our Rslogix 500 PLC. So basically what happens is this. The operator taps on say 96" Stud. The label printer spits out a label and the tarp automatically knows how much paper to wrap the package with. My problem is that we have now gone to a new HMI. Talking with the HMI developers, they have come up with a plan to send the data I need to a simple excel spreadsheet. The data I need is only 4 cells in excel. Then from there the PLC reads that data so the PLC knows exactly how much paper the package needs. Basically excel is acting as the middle man. Any help will be appreciated. Cheers!