AB PLC 1400, RS LOGIX 500 WITH ABB ACS 850
Hello PLC guys. I need some advice. I have 2 VFDs ABB ACS 850 with FPBA-01 PROFIBUS DP adapter module. I want to connect those vfds with PLC 1400. I want to read and write some parameters from and...
View ArticleCommunicating with a Panelview 550
Hi guys, We have just bought a new Panelview 550 terminal, but we have having problems communicating from the PC to the PV550. It is connected to a SLC 5/04 which can be seen through RSLinx, but we...
View ArticleCompactLogix L24ER StoredCount
I am using CompactLogix for the first time. I have set up a counter used for my encoder in linear setup to detect/control position using an incremental encoder. My question is can I use the...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - VBA and MS Office Chart 11
I have made an ActiveX Control with a Microsoft Office Chart 11. I would now like to add data series to the chart from VBA. I have previously done this in iFix - but the VBA code is not directly...
View Articlehow to use plc "pto"
hello I was wondering if someone could help me how to use output train pulse (pto) in a plc I'm new to this topic so if anybody could help I would appreciate it. thanks..
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Getting UDT to work with physical IO
Greetings, I'm here in my home lab trying to acquire a working knowledge of UDT's. I've had to work with them in the past in large existing programs and they were a pain to track down and find out...
View ArticleFIFO in RSLogix 5000, help needed
Hello Friends I need to save 2 tags (String and DINT) in a FIFO of 10 elements. When a programmed condition is true, this 2 tags should enter to the FIFO and the last element should go out (garbage)....
View ArticleUsing the Same AOI input parameter in multiple places (coils)?
I'm writing an AOI to handle some logic to control a clamping cylinder. The extend and return commands can come from several different places within the PLC program as well as from the robot in the...
View ArticleConverting REAL to DINT
I have a somewhat interesting problem. I have a tag that stores a value that represents the total number if linear feet ran off our line for an entire shift. This value is stored as a REAL data type...
View ArticleViewing PV 1000's on my network?
Greetings, I have a network in my facility with a dozen or so redundant ControlLogix PLC's, switches and Panelviews. I want to back up and remotely access my Panelviews as I do the PLC's via the...
View ArticleALLEN BRADLEY SLC PROCESSOR 5/04 COMMUNICATION
I have 5/04 processor and trying to communicate with processor but no luck DH+ and FAULT led are both solid red ,please see the attachment.Thank you so much DH_.doc
View ArticleHow to read HART signal parameter using flex io IE8H in rslogix 5000?
Dear all, I have 1794 IE8H Hart flex input module to which one Emerson HART flowmeter is connected...I have gone manual of flex module...I have to write program to read 3 parameters from HART...
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Newbie question about "properly" writing a ladder
So, i have been reading some downloadable PDF's, online literature, and watching plenty of YouTube videos to try and teach myself RSLogix 500 in the recent months. I was finally able to take a stab...
View ArticleI/O Config lost
Hi everybody, We still run some old PLC5 plc in our system. The pograms get changed on a regular basis and always given a new name. For example PLC_FORE_12, new version would be PLC_FORE_13. It seems...
View Articleplc comunicator 2.2
hello all , actually i'm facing a problem with my ab 2/20 plc , and i want to connect to it but i don't know from where to get the software plc communicator 2.2 , please help me asap .
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - ho do I run a VBA routine every 5 seonds?
How do I set up a timer-based event? I would like to run e specific VBA routine every 5 seconds. How is that done? Can I somewhere define a timer on the FTview-application or on the Display to run a...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - general VBA module for the project
I would like to have a general VBA module with general routines that I share between displays. When I e.g. create a button on a display and open the VBA for this button, then I can insert a module and...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - how do I make a Macro run a VBA-routine?
I would like a Macro to run a VBA routine (that I wrote for a special purpose). How is that done?
View ArticleCreating a tag group
When creating a tag group, what is (Me.AreaName, 250) defining in the code snippet below? If rpOneTagGroup Is Nothing Then Set rpOneTagGroup = Application.CreateTagGroup(Me.AreaName, 250) Call...
View ArticlePanelView 600
Hello all, I'm trying to setup a new PanelView 600 2711-T6C5L1X B F 4.46 I'm trying to connect directly to PC with PanelBuilder 32 and down load an application. I'm having problems communicating with...
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