HMI, PC or what else to monitor?
Hello Friends I have 10 machines with Micrologix PLCs in the plant (1100 and 1400), I need to monitor in a central HMI or PC, the status of this machines, like Run, Fault, Standby. What do you...
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Studio 5000 Data Preserved Download Tool
Does anybody use it successfully? With what kind of RSLinx activation? I am using The Studio v28.00, which installed the v2.00 of the Tool and v 3.80.00 of the RSLinx. The latter is activated as...
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Error - the target hmi project is a legacy project
Hi, I tried to open a projecct and i kept getting an error. My computer is window 7 and 64bits. I have attached pics of the errors. can someone help me with this issue? Thanks Paul Kim
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Micrologix 1400 Timer
Hi, everyone, I started learning very recently, and I have been writing this little program in which I communicate through RS-232 with a machine. Every time I send a command from the PLC I wait a...
View ArticleLogin FactoryTalk View Se with Trigger from PLC and String
Good Evening Hope someone can assist me with this question I have. I want to Trigger a Macro or bit from Rockwell PLC (CompactLogix 1769-L33) to FactoryTalk View SE. This must run a Macro or VB that...
View ArticleAB point IO 1734-IT2I configuration
Hi Gentleman, I am new to 1734-IT2I configuration, Its default parameters in engineering unit is 7000 to 0 in range. When it is connected to K type thermal couple, I got 260 C reading, but the room...
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FactoryTalk View - Failed to set system time
Hi, I opened a project and I keep getting this alarm. I have attached a picture of the alarm. Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks
View ArticleDrive in RSLogix 5000
Hello everyone, this my project : We have a drive (Altivr61) which command Motor with 4 zones (6 machines in every zone) . They demand from me to automatise the system by forcing the altivar to start...
View ArticleAllen Bradley 1769-OF8V max voltage problem [SOLVED]
Good day, I have Allen Bradley Compact Logix PLC with few I/O cards, there are 5 analog output cards amongst them. Today one of the analog cards does not provide more then 3.8 Volt on the outputs. Any...
View ArticleData Type Conversion
I am using a MSG instruction (logix 5000) to extract the IP address of the controller. The octets of the IP address are correctly returned to my destination tag in HEX format. So does anyone know if...
View ArticleMicro800 family scan time?
I cannot seem to find any information about scan times for the AB Micro800 family, specifically looking at the 850. I have a MicroLogix 1400 sitting here and just some basic IO looks like it is in...
View ArticleRecording logic as it runs
Hey everyone, I'm new to the forums here. For a short introduction my initial training and first on the job experiences were with AB systems but not only was my job scope pretty limited(all I did was...
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FactoryTalk View ME -Failed to load Tag Config Server
Hi, guys I tried to run a mer and I got this error. anyone can help? Thanks
View ArticleAllen Bradley training
Evening everyone, New here and to PLC's in general along with a first time post, so I hope this is the correct place for this training question. The last year and a half at work I have transitioned...
View ArticleDifference between reset (RES) and clear (CLR) - RsLogix
Hello , can someone explain to me what the difference between the reset ( RES ) and clear ( CLR) in RSLogix software? Please respond ASAP
View ArticleDeviceNET Master Simulator
Has anyone ever found a DeviceNET Master simulator they like or have used? I have a need to test several DeviceNET slaves. I would also like to toggle some of the I/O using the simulator in the...
View ArticleFactortalk Expressions Help
I have done some searching, I hope this is possible but I have a bad feeling. Anyway, in Factorytalk View Studiio, I want to make string that is generated by a plc value. I want to basically do nested...
View ArticleSwapping out ControlLogix CPU's - Kinetix servo issue?
Hoping someone here can help. Our group purchased a ControlLogix L73 to replace a ControlLogix L71 currently on a machine (we needed more memory). We did the following: 1. Installed matching frimware...
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Programmatic Timer/Delay
Howdy, Wasn't sure the best place to post this Programmatic Timer/Delay question. I need to create a Timer whose 'time' will change programmatically. I am having trouble coding this in RSLogix/Studio...
View Article9300-ENA Clx to MicroLogix
Hello All, I am trying to setup a 9300-ENA to communicate to a microLogix. I am pretty sure I have the ENA configured correctly. I am only using 1 NAT IP Address. So it's pretty simple. But I am...
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