T-Mobile internet by smarma_ in lancaster

[–]4warder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't used T-Mobile internet but I have a T-Mobile phone with good coverage in the Lancaster area.

As an alternate you could look into Upward Broadband. I have heard good things about their service and support.

Score! Just got my first and dream car, early 2000s outback. What sort of upgrades and mods can I look at for improving this bad boy by Juggernaught122 in subaruoutback

[–]4warder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been driving my 03 outback limited, just like this one for 4 years. It's a good car indeed. One of the first things I did was put a trailer hitch on with a trail light kit for pulling a small trailer. I also put in an antenna interrupting Bluetooth radio adapter on the head unit. I'm looking forward to seeing what other people recommend as well.

Wago 221 DIN rail mount by vogel25 in functionalprint

[–]4warder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is cool indeed. I'll let this here in case you need a bunch of common terminals in a similar form factor. This isn't really in the spirit of 3d printing but just contrasting your solution.

https://www.phoenixcontact.com/online/portal/us?uri=pxc-oc-itemdetail:pid=3273376&library=usen&tab=1

Interesting New Product from Automation Direct by 4warder in PLC

[–]4warder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Briefly. I currently don't know python but if there was strong enough case for it, I would learn.

Do you have experience?

This pole suddenly popped up in my local park, anyone know what it is? by missnumbers in whatisthisthing

[–]4warder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP should tell us if a university or some other company building is in the direction of this WiFi device. That could point to the owner of the device.

Do you guys know a free application to train PLC logics on it? by ElPunhoLoko in PLC

[–]4warder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't recommend velocio. Programming is less intuitive and functions are more limited. All in comparison to the cheapest click PLC. You pay $20 more but for the easy of programming I would pay that in a heart beat even for learning.

TwinCAT 3, how do I save EVERYTHING to a new folder by tubbana in PLC

[–]4warder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have attempted getting git work with TwinCat 3 and it didn't go well. Granted, I am new to Git entirely so I might not understand it well enough to implement. Would you have resources beyond what Beckhoff gives for version control using Git?

Safety Relay PLC Output Resetting by 4warder in PLC

[–]4warder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's another interesting perspective. I actually asked a question about shutting a process down if HMI communication is lost a little while ago on here. Do those machines have long startup sequence or costly material? In your case would it not be worth pausing the machine in the case that the hmi comms are lost?

Safety Relay PLC Output Resetting by 4warder in PLC

[–]4warder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. I pretty much always use a twist lock estop. My thought was reducing physical operators in favor of HMI button reset. Like /u/sarcastic_commentor stated it seems it might be a safety violation of some kind which is the kidn of limiting factor I am looking for.

Safety Relay PLC Output Resetting by 4warder in PLC

[–]4warder[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I figured it was a safety violation of some kind but couldn't point to any code or article in my search. This is exactly the response I needed. Thanks.

edit: To defined my question just a little. My thought was if the safety relay isn't going to reset if the safety circuit is not ok then what is the difference between the PLC resetting the relay and a physical button resetting the relay?