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Applications
from the Automation List department...
An interesting link
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Posted by Curt Wuollet on 2 August, 2009 - 1:21 am
Linux increasingly adopted by Fortune 500 companies
from the Remote Monitoring department...
Web HMI
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by BAM on 31 July, 2009 - 10:35 pm
Web HMI for HVAC
New Replies:
Hello, PeakHMI might be a good fit for you. Good luck, Mark http://www.peakhmi.com/...
I have a free web based HMI called "HMI-Server" that might be suitable. You can download...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Pervaiz on 31 July, 2009 - 7:55 am
some one know about logic or programming for air washers?
New Replies:
Get out your 2nd or 3rd semester physics book. Working with air can be counter intuitive. Its...
AIR that we breathe day in and out is a funny entity. If you follow the process on psychrometric...
from the Forum department...
Control valve characteristics
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Originally posted by Mik on 29 July, 2009 - 3:23 pm
Equal percentage characteristic
New Replies:
Allan, can you explain in more details what kind of tuning problems can be experienced? In...
The main application for using an equal percentage valve characteristic is where it is controlling...
from the Forum department...
ArmorStart
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Tech13 on 31 July, 2009 - 12:32 pm
Armor Start DC bus fault
New Replies:
By Steve Myres, PE on 31 July, 2009 - 10:54 pm -
You do realize that configuring the fault MESSAGE to go away doesn't give the drive more regen...
from the A presentation of the title. department...
Ship's Alarm Control and Monitoring System (ACMS) for commercial vessels
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Posted by Playplay1978 on 31 July, 2009 - 6:36 am
Resources for Ship's Alarm Control and Monitoring System (ACMS)
from the Datalogging department...
Sending RSLogix5000 data directly to SQL table
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Originally posted by tla on 29 July, 2009 - 11:12 am
package that will allow me to datalog from the plc directly to a SQL table
New Replies:
Easily possible to retrieve data from the CLX and pass into a SQL database... Rockwell has a...
from the Forum department...
osisoft pi opinion?
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
Originally posted by Max on 29 July, 2009 - 4:48 pm
Discussion about osisoft pi
New Replies:
By Alvaro Rodriguez on 29 July, 2009 - 5:15 pm -
Take a look at iHistorian from GE Fanuc....
from the c++ code for linux department...
Simple C or C++ script to read serial port buffer
Topic: Open interfaces, software and hardware
Originally posted by Obscurius on 27 August, 2004 - 1:31 am
I would like to read a text string from a device which connected to the serial port and save this string to a text file or in to a database..
New Replies:
Hi there, plz send me the source code in c for sending the data to the serial port. ...
from the Automation List department...
Control Valve Choking
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Originally posted by Shailesh C Patel on 17 November, 2005 - 5:03 pm
i have some confusion about control valve choking phenomena...
New Replies:
Dear All, Good to see a discussion going on here about choked flow. I would like to add a few...
from the Fire & Gas department...
Gasoline fire detector
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Posted by PC on 28 July, 2009 - 7:53 pm
Gasoline fire
from the Forum department...
Provox DCS and Alphastation
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Bekhabar on 9 January, 2009 - 11:26 pm
CHIPTOPI on ALPHASTATION VMS
New Replies:
I am wondering was this issue resolved? Also if you are still running on an Alpha you may want to...
from the Leak Detection Systems For Pipelines department...
New Revision of API 1130 (Covering Pipelines' Leak Detection etc)
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Posted by BJ on 28 July, 2009 - 6:55 am
API-1130 (3rd edition) applicable to gas pipelines or not ?
from the Control command department...
ZENON and STRATON Automation software ?
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
Originally posted by fjr1300 on 24 July, 2009 - 4:43 am
Reliability and availability of ZENON supervisor and STRATON automation software ?
New Replies:
Hi fjr1300, Answering your third question the engineering tool can be used for PC and Windows CE...
from the Instrumentation department...
On line non contact thickness measurement
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Minesh Desai on 24 July, 2009 - 12:08 pm
Non contact type method for on line measurement of thickness of Calendered fabric sheet at different points on it's width
New Replies:
I believe Keyence sells these type of gadgets as well, at least I remember a sales pitch. ...
Flat Sheet Measurement of this range of thickness is very common in the Pulp & Paper Industry....
from the Maintenance department...
SERVO VALVE NULL Bias Current
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by saha on 24 February, 2009 - 11:06 am
SERVO VALVE NULL Bias Current
New Replies:
> But, the position error, which I haven't really seen a good trend of, is still puzzling. < ...
This explanation would make more sense, especially because there is no upset in the turbine output...
Update 2: I can observe full curve oscillation for servo currents with 12.5 Hz and 33Hz...
Update: After switching the dither off I haven't observed any more jumps last night. I'm...
I was thinking in my bed about this changes of the servo current. It's not the resistance that...
Thanks CSA for you input: Post update: >You have not provided any information on...
This is troubleshooting: Understanding the possible causes of a problem and working to eliminate...
CSA, I had opportunity to shutdown GT1 and found something interesting. It seems that...
The more I think about this the more I think if you're seeing it on all the servos on all the units...
MIKEVI The forum is great thing, I agree with you. I will update my post if I get any new...
In the early days of Toolbox, it was possible to download to individual VSVOs. Maybe that's not the...
CSA, thanks for your post. I appreciate your time spent at the computer. > Can you please...
Minister, the great thing about GE's control systems are that they have lots of great tools to...
You have a TMR control system. That means that each control processor has it's own gain and null...
Dear CSA, Thank you this time for your reply! > One more time: The SRV regulator is a...
from the barc department...
rotameters
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by kk on 24 July, 2009 - 1:22 am
what is the effect of pressure on rotameter?
New Replies:
Rotameters are just like any other flow restriction, the more pressure you put on them the more...
from the Automation List department...
Lead/Lag/Standby control
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by peter on 4 April, 2007 - 11:47 pm
Can someone explain to me how this lead / lag pump configuration works?
New Replies:
Hi Chan: If you get that logic already, just ignore this one, if not, send me an email so I may...
from the Forum department...
Choosing right DCS system
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
Originally posted by Mik on 9 April, 2009 - 12:26 pm
deciding between ABB 800xA and Emerson Ovation
New Replies:
Hello Walt, Glad I ran into your post, so I share this very important information with you. ...
from the Automation List department...
Alarming Scenario
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Brian E Boothe on 3 June, 2008 - 12:22 am
Can anyone list a good, reliable, TESTED Alarming Scenario software-hardware that dials out alarms and annunciates the alarms over the phone?
New Replies:
I have Wonderware's SCADAlarm. It has worked very well for me. It can send messages to...
from the help with omron protocol department...
Omron protocol
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Jowwy on 20 July, 2009 - 8:13 am
Need help to get a open omron protocol specification.
New Replies:
Thanks a lot, i want to start workin with rs232 usin a cj1m plc. I'll look for this documentation....
The protocol is called "FINS", and it is fully documented in their manuals. Depending on...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Posted by Ritika on 20 July, 2009 - 3:15 am
Request to kindly help determine the most widely used techniques for Measurement of Methane Non-Methane
from the Instrumentation department...
Orifice plate calculation for change in presure
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Ghate Vinod on 11 July, 2009 - 6:39 am
equation/Formula to calculate effect of change in pressure on Delta P
New Replies:
> how you have decided delta P as 1000 mmWC? is there any standard or general practice? < ...
from the Forum department...
MW (Load) Swing
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
Originally posted by viwapainc on 19 July, 2009 - 3:38 am
Frame 5 MW swing.
New Replies:
This may or may not be relevant but when dealing with dynamic stability issues it can be useful to...
from the Automation List department...
HNZ protocol simulator
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Anonymous on 11 May, 2007 - 9:04 am
Is there any simulator available for HNZ protcol?
New Replies:
try comm/32...
 
 
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