Disqualified Redundancy Partner IO Issue?
I am investigating a failure that occurred... We have a L62 Processor with RIO and Redundancy, it was reported that a system "failed to stop" this system is started and stopped via outputs channels...
View ArticleWriting Data String Info to a text file
Please Help!!! I am very new to PLCs and need to have the capability to write the Data String(Part SN#) to a Computer connected via Ethernet. Am I in need of only loading an OPC server on the...
View ArticleFSC Instruction
Hi, I have an Array of 120 DINT's, 120 positions. Each Index of a Dial equates to One DINT (position), and if a bad part is detected then a "1" is put into this DINT, good part is "0". The DINTs are...
View ArticlePOWERFLEX 525 LOSING PARAMETERS
I have a powerflex 525 that loses it's parameters every time power is cycled. Is there a battery I don't know about? What could be causing this?
View ArticlePanel View 800 Password Problems
I have a Panel View 800 HMI communicating with a Micrologix 1100 over Ethernet. My customer wanted password protection for certain screens and certain people. I set up three users with passwords. I...
View ArticleContrologix 5771 and Point I/O
I have a couple of questions regarding a system I have been tasked to commission the I/O. I have a 5771 controller with ethernet card and 2 remote i/o(Point i/o) via ethernet and a vfd (powerflex) via...
View ArticleControllogix/factory talk 15 minute logging
Have a controllogix plc / factory talk view se . For state regulations I need to log a tag every 15 minutes. It would be nice to have it in excell.. but if I can just get the values (12 Values...
View ArticleFactoryTalk View - Parameters on VBA
Hi all, i'm creating a ComboBox using Visual Basics on Factory Talk View SE. My issue comes when i tried to add items to the ComboBox. But this items must be values from a P - Parameters List. How can...
View ArticleMicrologix 1400 Lookup Table over Ethernet/IP
My project is to read an RFID tag (ascii) with a Micrologix 1400, send the string to a PC using Ethernet/IP, lookup and compare in an Excel spreadsheet, and send back data (probably an integer) for...
View Articleallen bradley kinetics 300 user units
Have a machine with a allen bradley kinetics 300 servo and a compact logix plc. Machine is working but trying to understand the user units and scaling a little better. Motor has a pulley mounted that...
View ArticleHexaDecimal to String Conversion in Studio 5000 Logix Designer
I am working on calculating a checksum value for a command that is to be sent from an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC to a Mass flow controller. An example of a command is the following:...
View ArticlecONTROLLING A BIPOLAR STEPPER MOTOR WITH MICROLOGIX 1400
Has anyone tried controlling a 4 wire bipolar stepper motor with a Micrologix 1400? If so how did you do it?
View ArticleCCW Font Sizes Changes
Hi, I've been writing several programs in CCW using Micro800's and PanelView 800's. Several times now, the font sizes of every single element in every single screen changes. The first time it...
View Articleup-down counter
Hi, How would i go about using one input for the up count but multiple inputs (say 4 inputs) for the down count. Many thanks in advance. :)
View ArticleMessage block in an 1769-L24ER
I'm trying to set up a Message block to transfer data from an 1769-L24ER to a 1756-L61. i've got this working in 1/2 dozen Logix and Compact Logix PLC's. It's not rocket science. However, when I...
View ArticleMicro 850
Has anyone used the 2085-OV16 sink transistor output? I am trying to send pulses to a stepper driver. 5vdc to driver. Boss wants me to use a Productivity 1000 plc and I would rather use a AB.
View ArticleMAPC
I am in the process of making our Kinetix 6000 run using a MAPC instruction. I know that the master controls the slave and I want to set it up to where my encoder is the master. Motion is new to me...
View ArticleFactoryTalk View VBA gTagDb.QueryForTags
Hi. Anyone knows how to get tagnames in a folder from the tagdatabase ? (VBA) In Rsview32 the gTagDb.QueryForTags could get all tagnames. I can't find a way to do this in Factorytalk View version...
View ArticleControllogix and Ramsey Micro-Tech 9101
Hi, I would like to connect a Ramsey Micro-Tech 9101 integrator via Ethernet/IP to a Controllogix. I have read the manual from Ramsey and they show that I should add a Generic Ethernet Module in...
View ArticleStudio 5000 compatibility with Compact L32E
Hi, I am mostly new to the Studio 5000, more familiar with 500 stuff. I have licensed mini 5000 ver30 I believe and I want to work with a Compact L32E, when I try to upload it says install version...
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