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PLCs, Computer control, DCS Systems, Microcontrollers

Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Idec PLCs

Frank Jun 8, 2014 Tagged with Idec, Indirect Addressing, MicroSmart, Modbus, PLCs, programming

Today’s post continues the series on PLC platforms started last year. This is another guest post …

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Automation Concepts, Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming

Dynamic (Indirect) Addressing

Frank May 20, 2014 Tagged with Automation Direct, Do-More, Dynamic Addressing, Host Engineering, Idec, Indexed Addressing, Indirect Addressing, Koyo, PLCs, pointer, programming

Today’s post is another guest article, this one written by Steve Myres. Steve owns Automation Solutions, …

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Controllers, Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Panasonic PLCs

Frank May 14, 2014 Tagged with Panasonic, platforms, PLCs

Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Tony, whose Factory Software Blog is an …

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Controllers, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Automation Direct (Koyo) PLCs

Frank Mar 23, 2014 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Automation Direct, Koyo, PLCs, programming, RLL, Siemens, Stage programming, vendors

This post is a continuation of a series I started a couple of weeks ago on …

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Siemens PLCs

Frank Mar 16, 2014 Tagged with FB, FBD, Function Block, history, ladder logic, OB, PLCs, Profibus, programming, SFC, Siemens, Simatic, software, Step7, STL

Continuing the series I began last week with the Allen-Bradley PLC platform, this week I am …

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Controllers, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Frank Mar 9, 2014 Tagged with Aliasing, Allen-Bradley, AOI, ControlLogix, Micrologix, PLC5, PLCs, Rockwell Software, RSLinx, RSLogix, SLC500, software, UDDT, UDT

Most readers of this blog know that I go out of my way to be non-brand-specific …

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PLC Manufacturer Rankings

Frank Oct 6, 2013 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Koyo, Mitsubishi, Modicon, Omron, platforms, PLCs, Siemens, vendors

After spending the last couple of weeks teaching PLC programming, I decided to do a little …

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Applications, Controllers, Controls Design, Safety, Vendors and Manufacturers

Safety PLCs

Frank Jun 2, 2013 Tagged with PLCs, safety, safety PLC, systems integration

As safety systems become more and more complex (primarily because of the influence of European safety …

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gauging, Load Cells, Scales, Weighing Systems

Scales and Load Cells

Frank Mar 10, 2013 Tagged with load cell, Mettler-Toledo, ProSoft, scales, weighing

Last week I described some of the vibratory equipment used in the system I was working …

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Timers Counters and Temperature Controllers

Timers and Counters

Frank Jan 29, 2012 Tagged with Counters, Timers

After spending a month in Central America I am glad to be back, energized and ready …

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