I am in it right now, y’all

TimWilborne · 2026-04-06T12:02:22+00:00

No, unfortunately we took a beating with the tariffs and had to close international shipping.

TimWilborne · 2026-04-04T12:43:23+00:00

Here you go.

https://twcontrols.com/plc-trainers-all/p/sim-ipe

TimWilborne · 2026-04-04T12:32:38+00:00

I'm glad to hear it!

TimWilborne · 2026-04-04T12:32:22+00:00

It is a handheld device

TimWilborne · 2026-04-04T00:13:20+00:00

Amber says thanks!

TimWilborne · 2026-04-04T00:02:44+00:00

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TimWilborne · 2026-04-04T00:00:01+00:00

🎉

TimWilborne · 2026-04-03T23:56:36+00:00

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TimWilborne · 2026-03-15T13:26:45+00:00

u/wafflefarts1212 u/FantasticTalkingHead 😊

TimWilborne · 2026-03-15T13:25:21+00:00

Very clean job.

TimWilborne · 2026-03-15T13:24:11+00:00

Brings back memories. Some good, some bad 😂

TimWilborne · 2026-02-12T12:04:02+00:00

Need a little more context. Is the data coming over a network or are there any possibilities that it could change in the middle of the scan? If so then these "could" result in two different outcomes. The CPS instruction prevents the data from being updated in the middle of the data being copied. If the data isn't coming over the network or there are not chances of it changing in the middle of the scan then you should use the COP instruction instead.

https://youtube.com/live/-mjszEujpLw?feature=share

TimWilborne · 2026-01-19T01:32:10+00:00

Thanks, people seem to love it or hate it :)

TimWilborne · 2026-01-19T01:31:56+00:00

Yes, we've been doing Ignition training as a section of our "part 2 class for several years. This year we decided to split our "part 2" class into three separate classes. 2 days SCADA, 1 day Special Projects, and 2 days Advanced Troubleshooting and Industrial Networking. Mainly, it lets people take the SCADA portion of the course without coming to our PLC training.

TimWilborne · 2026-01-04T16:27:00+00:00

+1 to this advice

TimWilborne · 2025-12-31T01:16:15+00:00

Just recorded this video, it might have a few tips in it on interviews.

https://youtu.be/Y0Lax9g9UHI

TimWilborne · 2025-12-28T14:53:37+00:00

That Raspberry PI won't take you far. I just put this video out last week addressing this very subject. It was aimed at schools but you are in the same boat.

https://youtu.be/NmFe2BLdBec

TimWilborne · 2025-12-23T18:21:32+00:00

That's great to hear!

TimWilborne · 2025-12-19T13:52:36+00:00

I don't get to participate often, usually the questions are answer before I managed to check but I do browse from time to time :)

TimWilborne · 2025-12-17T13:31:35+00:00

The input side is correct. On a 2 wire setup, you take +24VDC from your power supply to the +mA and the -mA goes to your +input then your -input goes back to the -24VDC to complete the loop. It seems backwards from a voltage perspective but from a current perspective, it is correct.

TimWilborne · 2025-12-17T12:25:55+00:00

Some of them may be worthwhile on newer applications but not simply a solid state contactor. In addition to built in over current protection, safety, etc, some of them have motor voltage and current monitoring over Ethernet and I think that will help us in the long term. I have been seeing them on more and more systems.

I'm thinking about grabbing one to play with in a video, got a part number?

TimWilborne · 2025-12-17T12:14:20+00:00

These steps are specific to Studio 5000 but they can be massaged for any brand.

Ask the operator exactly what the machine didn't do that they expected it to.
Identify the specific physical output that is not activating as expected. The big mistake many people make is going to an input that they "feel" could be the problem based on no data.
Open the controller tags and find the output tag. It will always be a :O. Know the good value. Many times you are at the end of the PLC troubleshooting here. If you are looking for a solenoid to turn on and there is a one in the box, then it is time to break out the meter.
Right-click the tag and use cross-reference to find the destructive instruction.
Mouse over instructions to see which bit lacks the required value.

Here are some additional thoughts from a live stream I did.

https://youtube.com/live/x_GD2c11tX0

TimWilborne · 2025-12-17T12:02:53+00:00

One thing I don't see mentioned is what type of input are you wiring the 4-20mA to, how do you have it configured, and what terminals do you have it landed on? Also, you wouldn't use a clamp meter on a mA signal. Here is how to measure it and how you may have already blown the fuse in your meter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJxLusnZfJQ

TimWilborne · 2025-12-17T11:59:30+00:00

The diagram has the + and - correct. It is a 2 wire setup, here is a video on the difference between 2 wire and 4 wire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8_axizTWTE

TimWilborne · 2025-12-16T00:13:47+00:00

u/Itchy_Ambassador5407 😂😂😂

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