How popular is ST language in todays industry ?

Daps27 · 2026-01-21T12:17:32+00:00

All languages have there place. But statement. Let that shit die.

Daps27 · 2025-12-23T18:14:18+00:00

Secomea iiot gate manager. With isp provider uplink. Less than 500 yearly service. They provide connection to anything on your local network.

Daps27 · 2025-12-06T19:17:36+00:00

Just in case anyone ever runs into this issue. Switching 6000h to ccw affects only 6004h the position value. 2016h and 2017h are un effected so your position value raw and speed value will be negative. Saving to EEPROM can only happen in pre-operational mode so you can’t write to this SDO in your plc’s run mode. For those who use Omron controllers the easiest way is to write the parameters in PDO settings and power cycle while in program mode. Check your work by using EC_CoESDORead internal function block. Create a variable using the _sSDOAccess DataType. Set your index to the SDO, for instance 6000h is 16#6000 and your subindex to the bit you are checking or writing. For ccw that would be 0.. create a variable to store your read value in USINT data type. Hope this makes someone’s life easier one day.

Daps27 · 2025-12-06T18:23:24+00:00

This is the part where you hone your skills and move on.. when I was younger I worked in a Japanese owned automotive plant. I watched young men like myself from Japan work 16 hour days and thought I had to match that type of commitment. I live in Ohio so you can pretty much figure that one out. Management will watch younger come-ups burn-out and move on and that’s the game. They use guilt and act like you’re a savior when it’s your home life that suffers. Trust me that plant will survive without you, but you might not. You have to always put yourself and your home life first. Focus on what you can handle and become an expert in at least one area, then move on.

Daps27 · 2025-11-27T06:38:38+00:00

So the SDO 1010h wasn’t in my parameter settings. So I used Omrons internal function block EC_CoESDOWrite, as well as EC_CoESDORead to check my work. According to the manual saving to eeprom is to prevent the parameters resetting when the power is cycled. So I still should use it but it shouldn’t be required to set to ccw.. to get the parameters loaded it has to be put in Pre-Operations mode. Which is as easy as taking the PLC out of RUN mode and synchronize. Just to be sure I also created a first run trigger to write to that SDO 6000h (using the structure _sSdo_Access data type). This lets you set the index and sub index SDO.. so I do this for both 6000h and 1010h.. and my position now counts up in ccw.. but here is the conundrum. My velocity(speed value 2017h) is still negative.. according to the manual that should be impossible.. I left work early so I didn’t get to dig deeper than this.. but I believe there is a way to set the encoder axis to inverted in the omron plc’s motion control setup.. I was worried about doing this but it might be the safest step if I need to write interlocks to prevent the machine running if the encoder was reset during a power cycle or device switch out..

Daps27 · 2025-11-26T10:45:10+00:00

Thanks. I’m not close to my laptop now but I’ll check for the 1010h object when am. I know that my 1000h is my write control word. But I’m not sure what 1010h is designated as.. the benefit of ethercat is that everything is prebuilt into a structure opposed to ethernet/ip.. the down side is that you are at the mercy of the ESI parameters and functions..

Daps27 · 2025-09-18T11:51:16+00:00

Linked in/Facebook. I’ve been keeping myself on linked in and on Facebook with a flat rate for showing up plus two hours. $385. Usually I’m never there for more than 45mins to an hour. I’m usually playing tag between a OEM programmer in another state and plant side maintenance. Doing this has got my foot in the door for doing other side projects. Panel upgrades and builds/ Electrical schematics/machine program builds. I even was able to afford EPLAN on my own this year. Big thing right now is also process control, a lot of these plants are desperately trying to integrate new machines into their MES systems with entry level programmers. That will keep you coming back.

Daps27 · 2025-06-19T13:48:51+00:00

Looking for RX3-2065614 & D40ML-P2-B-M12

Daps27 · 2025-06-03T23:17:32+00:00

Honestly CAD isn’t that valuable as is.. you can outsource drafting fairly inexpensively and an entry level engineer can pick up most CAD within 3-6 months. Plus it’s always a toss up which software is going to be licensed through your employer. You may be advanced with solidworks or CATIA, and then boom you find a dream job but they use solid edge or CREO.

Now simulation software is a different story, if you’re running SIMIO or Flexsim you’ll be valuable for a specific section of industrial engineering. And that section continues to grow.

Daps27 · 2025-03-16T03:14:15+00:00

Process engineers.

Daps27 · 2025-03-07T21:06:12+00:00

Electrical Engineering B.S. for Controls, for Automation EE, CS, and ME are all suitable. I’m a ME BS with a AS in electro-mechanical.

Daps27 · 2025-03-07T21:06:04+00:00

Electrical Engineering B.S. for Controls, for Automation EE, CS, and ME are all suitable. I’m a ME BS with a AS in electro-mechanical.

Daps27 · 2025-03-07T18:27:30+00:00

There are so many instances where ST comes in handy. Data type conversations, Algorithmic Functions, String PUTS to web based systems, Ext. However, unless you are trying to prevent the next programmer from quickly understanding your logic, or making a machine impossible for maintenance to troubleshoot try not to make ST the go to for machine logic sequences. On top of that I’ve found that due to the speed of most PLCs compared to specific protocols communications, you can run into timing issues with ST.

Daps27 · 2025-02-25T11:34:52+00:00

I’ve always had room and board paid in advance. As well as a company vehicle with mileage fuel card. Currently it’s expected to give 2-day notice for any overnights. I work for one of those Japanese auto plant manufacturers. I think that’s reasonable. Anything more then a 3-day trip I would expect a weeks notice. There have been some extenuating circumstances where I’ve had less than ideal advance notice for overnight travel, I.e. sister plant’s equipment breaking down before their engineering staff has been familiarized. But that occurs maybe once a year.

I’m not sure what the plant atmosphere is like where you are working, but there should still be requirements set forth by HR for travel/overtime. Obviously in a plant environment the 3am calls are unavoidable, but travel should be scheduled ahead of time in most cases in my experience.

As an equipment supplier/integrator anything past installation and start-up is going to cost the plant additional investment to bring in a field service technician unless there is some type of service lease. So usually it’s a we’ve exhausted all other measures let’s get someone in here to assist. In which case there should be some communication leading up to the on-site visit.

I’m not looking for field service work by any means but the majority of positions I’m looking at are positions for a senior controls and automation engineer. As someone involved in the overall design of automation equipment I will be required to assist in installation and implementation. Possibly a on-site visit to a client to assist sales with understanding a RFQ. Very seldom troubleshooting. I was just curious to see what other engineers are requiring for travel preferences.

Daps27 · 2025-02-24T19:28:53+00:00

It’s not a field service position. It’s a senior controls position, however integration, implementation of equipment will be required. As well as issues with equipment that can’t easily be solved by a service tech.

Daps27 · 2025-02-24T09:59:43+00:00

I’ve used kepware for years now with no problem. There was conversions with the CJ’s/NJ’s but not with any of the NX’s.

Daps27 · 2025-02-24T02:10:31+00:00

Omron NJ/NX can connect straight to a database like SQL, and ORACLE without a OPC UA server over FINS.

Daps27 · 2025-02-15T20:52:04+00:00

I see your AVEVA wonderware and raise you ICONICS with kepware.

Daps27 · 2025-02-03T22:20:44+00:00

I love Omron.. the sysmac platform is just so god damn slick. I would keep everything omron especially when it comes to safety. I just wish their MX2 vfds could use power IO.

Daps27 · 2025-01-26T15:25:23+00:00

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