OPC UA Learner Series - How to Build a Secure OPC-UA Server for PLCs in Node-RED
Hey guys, last week I posted part 1 of a series of OPC UA articles in Node-RED. That article covered some important concepts of OPC UA and how they relate to building your own server in Node-RED. I...
View ArticleNeed Help Writing Values to MicroLogix 1200 PLC Using Vtscada Light
Hello everyone, I'm working on a project where I'm using Vtscada Light to communicate with a MicroLogix 1200 PLC. Currently, I can read values from the PLC without any issues. However, I'm facing...
View ArticleTransaction Manager Still the Way to Go in 2023?
If I have a 1000 records with recipes that live in an SQL database, is transaction manager still the way to go to get my recipes from the SQL database into my Rockwell PLC? Or in the last 5 years, has...
View ArticleStudio 5000 Speech Recognition
I recently had surgery on my arm. I'm in a cast from finger tips to shoulder. I have a major Logix 5000 program to write. Has anyone used Win10 Speech Recognition to operate Studio 5000? I tried...
View ArticleMicrologix 1400 Outputs Not Working
Hey everyone, I'm new to programming PLCs and I've run into a problem. I have a Micrologix 1400 Series B PLC, and for the past month, I've been using a free trial of RSLogix 500 Starter. But now, the...
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RSLogix 500 OTE not behaving correctly
Hi Everyone, I am supporting a system which runs on a SLC 500 (1747-L532). A fault has developed whereby the output state of some digital outputs do not change within the ladder logic. Basically, on a...
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Configure Driver - Station Mapping with RSLinx Classic
Does anyone know how to delete the row labeled as, "63 - station number" and "Driver - Host Name". Our IPs range from .50 - .90, I would like to associate the station with an IP that correlates to one...
View ArticleConnecting to PLC Issue
I have an Allen Bradley 5069-L306ER CompactLogix 5380 Controller that I cannot connect to. I tried pinging the controller and I did not get a single reply. I went on RSLinx Classic and I can find it...
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PLC Firmware Revision Compatibility Issue
Hello everyone, I'm facing an issue while trying to go online with a PLC. The firmware revision of the controller is 34.011, but the offline project I have is showing a firmware revision of 33.xx. Due...
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What software is required?
I normally program Siemens but have to modify a Compactlogix soon, what software is required please? See image for part number. (1769-L18ER-BB1B) Thanks
View ArticleCompactLogix power supply distance
The 1769-SG001 manual says: "Check the specification table of each module for the power supply distance rating. This rating indicates how many slot positions the module can be from the power supply."...
View ArticleMultiple Migration Design Question
I need to Migrate 10 micro logics 1100/1400s. They are all in the same room but in different cabinets. Changing any wiring would be expensive and not an option. They all have small projects and have...
View Articlepanelview 300 and 1000+
hi we have a mixture of AB panelviews and need software to talk to them for programming downloading etc we have the old panelview 300 and i think a 600 mono screens rs 232 coms also we have...
View ArticleProsoft AN-X4-AB-DHRIO
Hi, Has anyone used a ProSoft AN-X4-AB-DHRIO to convert ethernet from iFix V3.5 SCADA to DH+ on SLC5/04 PLC's at all? We are looking to use this but have had some comments that the ProSoft unit can...
View ArticleLicense for RSLogix 500
I have an activation certificate for RSLogix 500 Offline/Online Programming Software, Ver. 9.00.00. I have the software activated, but one of the programs I am trying to look over is telling me that I...
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Kinetix 5500S2 Fault FLT S54 POSN Error
Hi, Maybe anyone can explain what this error means.I kinetix manual from Rockwell support information is very poor. We checked all equipment: motor,reductor,bearings,betl - mechanically everything is...
View ArticleError 54
Hello ,please how to fix error 54 in kinetix 5700 drive , I checked the wiring, motor and encoder are not problem, the motor does not work when you command the drive to start the error
View ArticleFactory Talk View
Hi there, I am adding a user login screen to one of our machines. I've already added the user and it shows current user on my string. I want to make the user log in before accessing the rest of the...
View ArticleOpen .RSP file
Hello, I need to open the PLC program which have .RSP format. From Google search, I found that this .RSP require RSlogix 5 to open it. Can anyone share a link for me to download for the RSlogix 5? Very...
View ArticleFTViewer Studio - Login Pushbutton
Hi, My company is asking me to lock out our "manual" mode push button and I have followed all the steps to do so by setting up a group and users. I set up the runtime security, and then set up the...
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