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- Windows, real time
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- Replacing people
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- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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We have a GE HMI and it's about dead. It reboots at random, last random reboot brought the BLUE Screen up - Hardware Failure.
Make and break duty of circuit breaker
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Thanks Phil. I was thinking on the lines that when fault occurs at maximum current (zero voltage),...
I am new to Honeywell DCS product. Would like to know the basic information of Experion PKS system.
I have three inquiries i need answers to them
Desperately Seeking Bailey Positioner
Is it possible to install digital control regulation system with water hydraulics?
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By Jivraj Sutaria on 14 October, 2008 - 9:26 am -
Dear Mr. Ghosh,
You may contact us for your requirements on revamp of arc furnaces.
Jivraj...
from the Rockwell vs. Siemens department...
Need Comparison of Rockwell ControlLogix vs. Siemens 417H
Please send me said comparison.
To start in embedded systems
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By Narsing Rao on 7 October, 2008 - 5:50 am -
I would be grateful if any one answered Mr. Arvind Kumar's request.
Thanks,
Narsing Rao
...
I need to upgrade Paragon 550 implementation controling a chemical reactor.
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By Y.K.JARIWALA on 24 September, 2008 - 4:42 am -
We have done no of projects in the past with PARAGON TNT OS2/Windows NT package.
We can help you...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews 26 Aug. 2008 is on the web...
What if you were paid for a project that didn't go through?
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By wboyes on 8 August, 2008 - 9:38 pm -
If you are a CSIA member, you can get advice from Mark Voightman, the legal advisor to systems...
By Michael Batchelor on 8 August, 2008 - 8:38 pm -
Ignore all these other guys. Send the money to me in small unmarked bills, and I'll make sure it's...
By James Ingraham on 8 August, 2008 - 12:54 am -
You really, really, really need to talk to a lawyer. Seriously. Do NOT listen to engineers about...
By Bob Peterson on 8 August, 2008 - 12:19 am -
Depends a lot on how the contract was written. Usually there is some kind of cancellation charge....
By Michael Griffin on 7 August, 2008 - 11:29 pm -
Have they asked for the money back? You can probably ask to be compensated for any costs you...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) No. 252 - 28 July 2008, is on the web...
From a contractual point of view, is there an expectation that you should be paid for being 'on call'??
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By Michael Griffin on 12 July, 2008 - 5:36 pm -
The short answer to that is "it depends". I will assume you are not talking about start...
The latest JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) No. 251 - 11 July 2008 is on the web at: http://www.jimpinto.com/enews/july11-2008.html
US/CANADA market for Intelligent Motor Control
In Canada the standard 'asked for' markup is 25% gross profit or a margin of 1.35ish or so.
Is this consistent with what you would charge on a bought item?
Is this consistent with what you would charge on a bought item?
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By Iris Felzenhausq on 6 July, 2008 - 7:02 pm -
In the distribution business for control instrumentation, a 30% gross margin (a 1.42 multiplier on...
By Michael Griffin on 5 July, 2008 - 11:46 am -
I don't know why you say the "standard" markup in Canada is 25%, when I've never seen...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews No. 250 - 23 June 2008
is on the web...
is on the web...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews, No. 249 - 6 June 2008...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews, No. 247 - 9 May 2008
is on the web...
is on the web...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews 25 April 2008 is on the web...
what type of interface i must use?
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By Vipul Shah on 12 April, 2008 - 3:16 am -
One solution would be to use a PC based application in VC++ or C# and connect to the 2 PLCs using...
JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM)
No. 245 - 9 April March 2008 is on the web...
No. 245 - 9 April March 2008 is on the web...
Can anybody give me the difference between fire resistant cable and fire retardant cable?
JimPinto.com - Connections for Growth & Success(TM) No. 244 - 7 March 2008 is on the web...
I want to re-enter embedded systems job market, I need guidance.
P&ID Name for a 4-20 mA loop splitter
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By Bob Peterson on 11 February, 2008 - 9:58 pm -
Isn't "U" reserved for multivariable instruments?...
The latest JimPinto.com eNews 8 Feb. 2008 is on the web...
Reports of SCADA system attacks via the Internet have been on the news recently. Are these reports reliable and credible?
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By Michael Griffin on 2 February, 2008 - 10:12 pm -
In reply to Bob Peterson: I agree that transparency is the best way to deal with computer security...
By Bob Peterson on 2 February, 2008 - 12:10 am -
It needs to be widely publicized so people find out about the problem and fix it. Hiding the...
By KirkC on 1 February, 2008 - 12:08 am -
I don't know if the CIA's claims are true or not. But assuming the claims are true, the protocol...
By Curt Wuollet on 31 January, 2008 - 1:13 am -
Yes, but it wouldn't have propagated through the
first Linux machine in line. And DOS attacks or...
By Michael Griffin on 30 January, 2008 - 12:29 am -
In reply to Curt Wuollet: The "diversity" approach to security has some validity in...
By Michael Griffin on 30 January, 2008 - 12:21 am -
In reply to Nathan Boeger: Just in case there was any confusion about my previous reply to your...
By Walt Boyes on 30 January, 2008 - 12:05 am -
Amen, brother. I say again, Amen.
Walt Boyes
Editor in Chief
Control magazine
...
By Michael Barrett on 29 January, 2008 - 1:53 am -
Let nobody assume the fault is only an OS, or an application. Process systems MUST have defense in...
By Nathan Boeger on 29 January, 2008 - 12:48 am -
Sure - fair enough. I was simply stating that this topic is in the spotlight of security...
By CTTech on 28 January, 2008 - 11:45 pm -
Toooo often; managers require that the control systems are available to others over the corporate...
By Curt Wuollet on 28 January, 2008 - 11:43 pm -
Yes, almost anything can be penetrated by the right people. The number of those people for Linux is...
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