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- Windows, real time
- PID loops
- PCs vs. PLCs
- Replacing people
- MS 'monopoly'?
- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Hi everyone, I'm the "designated volunteer" that will need to make modification to a Modicon system.
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Hi
below is a link for the Proworx nxt user guide :
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Whenever I start Simatic Manager, a message windows "server busy" always pop out.
Need the manual to deal with ABB AC400 advant controller via on line builder software
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By blue on 1 November, 2009 - 2:09 pm -
Go off forum and write to sales [at] workstationsexpress.com
Explain what manual you are looking...
Whenever I start Simatic Manager, a message windows "server busy" always pop out.
I need to convert my C++ code into S7 for siemens s7-300.
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By Ed Wells on 24 October, 2009 - 12:33 am -
For using a nice version of C/C++, you might want to consider using a product line, like...
Question. How to convert S7 program to Mitsubishi.
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By CIO on 20 October, 2009 - 6:06 pm -
'Declare functions in the dynamic link library
'Declared functions: Centronic(), Inputbyte(),...
Problem reading weight using an rs232 serial port on a pc using VS2005 C#.
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By Ian Finlay on 17 October, 2009 - 5:44 pm -
Hi Carlos,
post you string manipulation code here or send to me and see what can be done.
Do...
Need help with c script in wincc 5.1
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Try this one.
int a;
a=GetTagBit("tag1");
if (a==1)
{
...
Need a PLC that runs on 12 volts and supports IEC 1131-3 Structured Text.
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Beckhoff has a large range of controllers that use their Twincat IEC 6-1131 software, allow you to...
We need to talk to Crestron with a Beckhoff PLC, by using the Crestron read/write blocks
A question that has been on my mind for some time...
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By Edwin on 22 September, 2009 - 1:08 am -
Its very bad that companies charging for their own software. There are Companies like Baldor will...
Need information on the Unity's connectivity
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If you connected the NOE or the Processor Enet port to a switch (Yes you can program via the...
I hope this is a misunderstanding and that you mean if you can program the PLC from 2 different...
Hmmm...I am hoping that you meant that you want to have the ability to program the Quantum from...
The answer is NO. ONLY ONE USER AT A TIME!!
Also, I wonder how could somone be in 2 places at...
By chud on 2 September, 2009 - 7:46 am -
Why on earth would you want this feature? this can be very dangerous. What if two people are...
By Schneider Italy on 1 September, 2009 - 8:31 am -
No it isn't. One user at a time. If another one tried to connect, Unity would advise that the PLC...
Anybody have examples of reading/writing touchstone files in LabView?
Implemention of MODBUS application protocol specification
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By M Griffin on 9 September, 2009 - 12:50 pm -
Your question is a bit ambiguous so I may not have interpreted your question correctly. However,...
Need to open two Solidworks files using VB6
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By Ken Emmons Jr. on 3 September, 2009 - 8:18 am -
I would use your favorite search engine for VB6 shell command. There are loads of resources out...
Need help to learn basics of accessing process history databases through different programming languages (VBA, MATLAB, C++ etc..)
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I am also in similar situation. I have WinCC v6.0 ( Siemens), Windows XP (Operating system) and...
The journals are accessible using sql through ODBC, they are in Oracle database tables.
The...
Your question depends on what the platform and design of the database. You need to clearly define...
By webber on 26 August, 2009 - 9:00 am -
Hello?
Since there has been no response I wonder if there is a more appropriate forum to post...
How can I configure USB port in VB
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By keval on 15 August, 2009 - 7:24 am -
pls give me fast vb code if u have vb 205 usb code so please send to me.
keval_savanim [at]...
>Give me your e-mail address and I will send you some test source code in VB 6. <
I create...
By Sarim Khan on 16 June, 2009 - 9:30 pm -
I am a visual basic programmer. I used parallel port for sending and receiving data between PC and...
DNP 3 versus Modbus
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By Ken Ellerman on 11 August, 2009 - 2:49 pm -
I recently experienced a problem while trying to run the D20 after copying the configuration file...
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..
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By Umaima on 29 July, 2009 - 12:53 pm -
Hi there,
plz send me the source code in c for sending the data to the serial port. ...
I want to connect RS232 port using java to interface with micro-controller (8051).
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By Mark on 7 July, 2009 - 4:17 am -
Hi,
I've found great tutorial for RS232 with Java programming that shows how to use RXTX library...
RS logix500 and Allen bradley micrologix 1100
I have problems in interfacing RS232 in VC++ in WinXP. Please help me with some sample code in VC++.
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By Shrividya on 23 June, 2009 - 5:33 am -
Hello,
Can you help me to read the RS232 Comport data using VC++6.0
Regards
Ms. Shrividya...
What constitutes a higher-level language?
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By Vince Spinelli on 22 June, 2009 - 9:46 am -
I've gone ahead and taken Barry's package, and made what I call a 'textual front end' (classy name...
Sending ASCII command to an ADAM-6017 module, through the ethernet, using Python
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By Maria E. on 18 June, 2009 - 10:44 am -
Hi Michael!
Thank you so much for your clear response, it's reading it properly now. I see how...
By M Griffin on 17 June, 2009 - 5:33 am -
You have posted the question under two threads, but I will answer both here.
I think your...
Need omron cx-program download
i can't run the DOS commands in VB programs. Please help me.
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By Ken Emmons Jr. on 3 June, 2009 - 8:45 am -
I believe people have already answered this in the thread? I am not an expert at visual basic, but...
By Curt Wuollet on 2 June, 2009 - 11:56 pm -
Why don't you write your own ping? The way to do DOS things not in the book is to write a command...
Maybe the Batch file thing will help the person who posted the original thread but... What I need...
New to Ladder Logic programming
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By Guy Brasseur on 2 June, 2009 - 4:53 am -
There is a free book: Automated Manufacturing System - A PLC Book. By Hugh Jack.
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