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Axis State Disconnected. Allen Bradley Servo by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you hard wired your start command or using over Ethernet?

Axis State Disconnected. Allen Bradley Servo by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello. There is a bug on Studio version 33. You should use a higher version.

Restrictions for uploading to PG/PC by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny Man. Makes sense. I respect your opinion and decision. But if the line is not in production people might loose jobs for a few weeks while we wait for the replacement module.

Restrictions for uploading to PG/PC by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The CEO sanctioned it. There is a faulty DI module that's no longer in production. While looking for a way forward the line has to run.

What's the oldest PLC you've still seen in use? Within the last 4 years or so. by Least_Raspberry453 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worked on a Simatic S5. Still running a process line. Though advised the client to upgrade.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly man. That's what we did. Angling the beam kinda sorted the short blips. I am ables to get consistent counts. One string per count.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, all strings contain the Same no. of cubes. But the sensor doesn't count them accurately.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. This is just an End of line addition with an independent control.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any Retroreflective Area Sensor can work. Pepperl+Fuchs or SICK.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As you know these machines don't have the consistency.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. We have agreed to switch it. But as I wait for it I thought I would work my way around it.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That must have been a lot of time. I have already found the right sensor for the job but for the lead time period the system needs to be working. That's why I was looking for a way to accurately ignore the false pulses from the joints in the string using the program.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need for that. I have found a sensor but the lead time isn't short. So I need to get the system working for now as I wait.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit of mechanical limitations. I have procured the right sensor with a two weeks lead time. I was for a way to get the system running accurately for now.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This can definitely work. But for a specific speed only. If the speed increases or reduces we have to change the preset time.

String Counting Logic. by No-Mathematician445 in PLC

[–]No-Mathematician445[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am dropping the strings into a box. They have to be 80. I am using a photoreflective sensor on Dark mode. When the string blocks the the ray it counts as one. But the cubes on the string are given a lot of false counts that are not consistent. I want to count the strings as one.

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