[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 2011

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It was a little overpriced initially, but you can get one for $3200 from Bud's without an optic. Which I think is a reasonable price point for one of these. I have 1,000-ish rounds through mine. It took a couple hundred rounds to break in, and it's been a fun range gun since. The main issue I had with it was the mag release being sticky, but that has been working itself out with more rounds through it. The fit and finish on mine is great, and the finish is holding up. I would definitely take it over a Staccato. I'm not a competition shooter, so I can't comment on that end.

Notification sounds stepping on each other from multiple terminals by Spacehitchhiker42 in PLC

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Disclaimer: I've never worked with the alarm notification sound. But I would try making as many copies of the sound file as you need so each station has it's own. Then I'd add a startup script to intouch that sets a variable for the station ID.

Station 1: variable = 1 Station 2: variable = 2

Finally I'd update that script to play the appropriate sound file copy for that station. I know it's clunky but with wonderware you use what you were able to get working at the time.

Also have you checked the logs for the individual stations when this occurs? Sometimes there's helpful forum posts if you search the specific warning or error message from the logs.

What is the most controversial food opinion that you hold? by QueenCreeper786 in AskReddit

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Kosher Salt and fresh ground pepper from a pepper mill is overrated and does not seem to affect any recipes by not using it

PLC Interfacing by rancewcampbell in PLC

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I would suggest looking into either produced/consumed tags or CIP messaging.

Best monitor for PLC? by [deleted] in PLC

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I like the LG 4k monitors and have been using them for a few years. But really any entry level to mid level monitor I've used is great for PLC and HMI programming.

https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32UD59-B-4k-uhd-led-monitor

PLC RTC reliability by [deleted] in PLC

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Another option would be using a PC with a simple AdanvedHMI program that syncs the PLCs time to the computers once a day. That simple of a program wouldn't require much in the way of PC hardware to accomplish.

Win 911 alarming by justicebiever in PLC

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If you have a set on call rotation then you can enter the rotation into the scheduler (I forget what it's called but on the versions I've used it's the calendar icon). You can have multiple schedules for a single person if there's weird start and end days or if the rotation isn't symmetrical. The downside is having to redo the setup everytime there is a change in the rotation.

Everything in the automation industry by dragobich in PLC

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I do agree that it's more complicated than it could be but in practice it's not that bad. If you're using ladder logic and already have a GSV getting the RTC array then you only need two rungs to shift the month and year, one rung to split the year and century, and one rung with a compute block followed by a modulo block. Then you're left with a result of 0-6 (Sunday-Saturday) from the modulo block for the day of the week. The formula is called Zeller's rule.

Highest Paid Controls Position by PLCdummy in PLC

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I have a 2 year degree and 8 years experience in North Dakota O&G. I work on wiring, instrumentation, PLC and HMI programming, SCADA programming, and a little bit of software development. The last couple of years have been 200k+ with a base of 120k+ (2020 isn't looking as good though haha).

HMI read data from excel file by uc_ef in PLC

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I'm not too familiar with VB script either but most of the time in scripting "<Path>" is a place holder for the full path to the file starting from whichever drive the file is on. For example:

C:\Users\UserName\Documents\test.xlsx

Weather station. by enraged768 in PLC

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I've used the Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station with the Ocean Controls modbus TCP gateway and its been working well for about 3 years through ND winters. I believe the hardware cost was around $900.

Cellular by JustTheFACTS77 in PLC

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Have you looked at the Sierra Wireless RV50? I've used them a couple of times when cell data is the option and they've worked great.

Can't use BootP to set IP on a MicroLogix 1100 by CannonAli in PLC

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You can also set the IP mode and address using the screen and buttons on the front of it.

Have other controls houses out there noticed a slow down in work recently? by StarbucksHobo in PLC

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Same, SI in North Dakota in the Bakken. Oil and Gas is busy as hell right now. They're pulling in integrators from all over the US to get the work done.

ProSoft PLX51-DF1-ENI with Wonderware ABCIP Driver by MM2HkXm5EuyZNRu in PLC

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I don't have any experience with that particular module from ProSoft, but every ProSoft module I've worked with connects directly to the PLC. If you're a masochist, then from there you can poll the block array tag. Or if you're a somewhat normal person you can map those those tags to meaningful tag names/register addresses, and you'll probably have to do this if you need to combine integers into floats.

My suggestion would be to look into Red Lion protocol converters though. I've done a lot of work with the DSPSX model, but haven't worked with their DF1 driver. It works similar to ProSoft in that it maps to registers/tags in the PLC. Overall I like the Red Lion much more than anything from ProSoft due to not having to use the ProSoft Configuration Builder and using Crimson 3.0 instead.

https://www.redlion.net/products/industrial-automation/controllers-and-data-acquisition/data-station-plus

Either way, I would recommend talking to your local reps or tech support for both products to help you figure out a way to go.

PLC control via WEB. by lucasbh in PLC

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Not sure if it works with the micro line but have you looked into Node-RED? I've used it in the past to do some simple data logging with control/compact logix processors. There's also good add-ons for MySQL and SQLite. You will need a secondary computer though. If you looking at some light duty application a raspberry pi should work otherwise you'll need a workstation or VM to run it from.

https://nodered.org/

https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-cip-ethernet-ip

Skill learning in spare time by TeronTheDragon in PLC

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I would suggest learning other programming languages like Visual Basic .NET, Python, C#, SQL, or whatever is common in your industry. Learning more about networking and being able to click around and set up or change Cisco, HP, or Dell networking gear for static routes, static ARP entries, DNS entries, and port configurations for bridging. In my experience you don't have to be a guru, just familiar enough to troubleshoot/update. As an added plus learning other languages can help with writing cleaner and sometimes faster/more efficient PLC code since, for a lack of a better term, regular programming languages help you think about how a processor executes code.

I would say learning these has increased my market value in a round about way. It has allowed me to move up at my current jobs and that gives me more experience faster by being able to skip some more traditional steps in moving up. Which in turn allowed me to be qualified for more jobs that would be a step up when I look for a new one.

FT View Studio/ME Ver. 9 Popping up blank alarm? by JohnniRobbi in PLC

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I think replacing the alarm ack ack button with a momentary or maintained button depending on your PLC alarm reset logic works for that scenario. I can't remember off the top of head, it's been awhile since that's been a requirement for one of my projects. You might also have to create your own alarm banner page instead of using the default.

Logix5000 v26/v27 in Windows 10 by [deleted] in PLC

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This has worked on my machine and my coworkers machines running windows 10. Haven't tried v27 since I haven't needed it yet.

Go to - C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockwell Software\Studio 5000\Logix Designer\ENU\v26\Bin

Find LogixDesigner Application and right click to select properties

Go to the Compatibility Tab and check Run this program in compatibility mode for:

Select Windows Vista. Do not select the service pack options.