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The Case for Ladder Logic

Frank Jan 4, 2021 Tagged with ladder logic, PLC programming, Structured Text

Lately I have seen a lot of posts promoting Structured Text on forums and Linked In. …

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Trainers

More Fun with Enclosures

Frank Sep 2, 2020 Tagged with Automation Enclosure, PLC Trainers

Two days before the tornado in March, I wrote a post about the enclosures I planned …

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Motors and Actuators, PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 404: VFD Encoder Control/Siemens

Frank Jul 19, 2020 Tagged with ladder logic, PLC programming, Siemens

Today’s post doubles as a Ladder Logic series post and an introduction to the last videos …

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Motors and Actuators

PLC Drive/VFD Control

Frank Jul 12, 2020 Tagged with encoder, VFD

Over the past few days I have received a lot of questions about drive or VFD …

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HMIs, Industrial Education, Vendors and Manufacturers

Advanced HMI

Frank Jun 28, 2020 Tagged with Advanced HMI, HMI, Microsoft Visual Studio

Typically I don’t do unsolicited free advertisements for companies or websites, but I really need to …

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Sensors

Piezoelectric, Electromagnetic, and Electrostatic Devices: A Comparison

Frank Jun 25, 2020 Tagged with electromagnetic, electrostatic, piezoelectric, ultrasonic

Today’s post is a guest post by SensComp, a manufacturer of ultrasonic sensors. They also provided …

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Industrial Education, PLCs

Videos and Online Training

Frank Jun 14, 2020 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Online Training, RSLogix, Siemens, video

As I’ve mentioned in my last few posts, I’ve been creating a lot of videos lately, …

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Industrial Education, PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 309: Allen-Bradley Produced-Consumed Tags (Video)

Frank Jun 1, 2020 Tagged with Communications, ladder logic, PLC programming

Today’s post is a continuation on Jason Lafever’s questions on PLC to PLC communications. PLCs often …

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Industrial Education, PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 308: Allen-Bradley’s MSG (Message) Instruction – Video

Frank May 11, 2020 Tagged with Corona Phranc, ladder logic, PLC programming, PLC simulators

Today’s video is in response to a post I put on my Facebook automation forum, Automation …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 307: Data Average and Archive

Frank Apr 24, 2020 Tagged with ladder logic, PLC Hardware and Programming, PLC programming

Today’s post is in response to Yusuf Shaikh, who asked a question in a Facebook forum …

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