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The Art of Cross-Referencing

Frank Aug 31, 2014 Tagged with cross reference, sensors, specifications, vendors

There are many reasons you may want to replace a component in your automated system with …

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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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Controllers, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

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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Integration, Leak Testers, Software & Programming

Serial Device Communications

Frank Jan 19, 2014 Tagged with ASCII, Communications, concatenation, parsing, PLCs, programming, RS232, RTA, serial, systems integration

Today’s post is in response to Amit’s question on a previous topic about leak testers. He …

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Load Cells, Material Handling, Process

Web and Converting Terms

Frank Dec 29, 2013 Tagged with splicers, Telsonic, ultrasonic welding, unwinders, web guides, Web Handling, winders

The picture above is from a project I worked on back in 2007. I haven’t worked …

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Circuit Protection, Controls Design, Panelbuilding, Vendors and Manufacturers

Fuses

Frank Dec 15, 2013 Tagged with Bussman, circuit breakers, design, Ferraz-Shawmut, fuses, Littelfuse, panelbuilding

Continuing the topic on motor control circuit design I started a few weeks ago, today’s topic …

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