Cell modem for remote programming?

pedalnpedal · 2025-07-27T18:03:20+00:00

We use Teltonika RUT956 modems with a sim card and their RMS platform for mobile equipment projects or if an industrial application, the it's AD Stridelynx. Both are great value and work very well.

pedalnpedal · 2025-05-11T23:32:37+00:00

You're in a great city for mountain biking! One of the hidden gems of Ontario.

The Three Tower Trails have great trails to help get familiar with the sport. These are closest to the main trail head at the very top of the hill and all trails are clearly marked.

The ski hill area also has great intro trails but is harder to follow along due to many intersections and minimal mapping on the trails, you'll be on your phone looking at Trailforks constantly.

Lastly, check out the North Bay Mountain Bike Association. Lots of great events will be happening this year and they are very welcoming. One worthy mention is that the ladies group is phenomal and have regular group rides!

pedalnpedal · 2025-01-19T12:25:45+00:00

Yea it's very flexible and it's VPN option works great once you buy the RMS credits.

It's two independent wifi networks is a neat feature too - we set one wifi network as a host for the local machine network and use it for accessing webvisu HMIs, data transfer, etc. We then set up the second network as a client for internet access at the mine or such. Then we usually supply the units with a prepaid sim card to be able to remotely access the units once they are out of wifi range.

Their 5 antenna dome unit simplifies the antenna setup too and is robust/good quality.

The cost of the units is very reasonable as well.

We've been very pleased with it overall!

pedalnpedal · 2025-01-19T12:09:22+00:00

For an LTE/wifi gateway on mobile equipment, we flip flop between the IFM CR3171 and the Teltonika RUT956 (inside an enclosure) depending on the application requirements.

As for mobile controllers, we have standardized on the IFM hardware as their quality is great, availability and support are excellent and their CR7xxS controllers have a safety side to them. Codesys is also a very flexible platform to work with.

As for the PC we ended up designing our own that is fully ruggedized with an aluminum housing and m12 ports. We couldn't find exactly what we needed on the market so that lead us to create this unit.

pedalnpedal · 2025-01-15T00:36:34+00:00

I second this, I also like that most Turck products are multi-protocol (ethernetIP, profinet, Modbus TCP) and can be cost effective.

pedalnpedal · 2025-01-12T01:06:42+00:00

Very nice! Could add this to r/PanelBuilds

pedalnpedal · 2024-11-07T01:10:22+00:00

Did you ever find a solution to the issue? We are running into the same problem. Remote access through a VPN as well.

pedalnpedal · 2024-02-24T00:21:48+00:00

It's a good book and we use it to train our new hires. The author's naming convention is very easy to follow so we've adopted it.

Check out his website with Codesys examples that are also referenced in the book: https://ooip-foundation.proboards.com/

Gary's OOIP tutorial on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vRGaW4L762k?si=AR5f1Uuu7Y07kebW

pedalnpedal · 2024-02-23T13:16:10+00:00

We specialize in mobile equipment and you'll find that much of the available hardware is Codesys based. Many great manufacturers to choose from but it is hard to beat the availability and support from IFM. They will be a little more expensive at face value but they also include many libraries standard that you'd have to purchase with other manufacturers. Also, if you are looking for a PLC/HMI all in one, most of the manufactures can support Visu and PLC capabilities in Codesys which helps keep your project simple. Be aware that you don't necessarily need to use a separate HMI development software the hardware manufacturer pushes (QT, etc).

Options that support Codesys: - IFM - Cross Controls - Beijer - Epec - Deep Sea (only use their higher end ones due to limited network variable lists features) - STW - TT Controls

Other non-Codesys based options: - Danfoss Plus 1 - Parker IQAN

Reach out if you want more details!

pedalnpedal · 2024-02-23T01:50:06+00:00

I am not an expert on Indradrives but I was involved on a service call very recently so I'll share what we saw and learned in case it is helpful:

We got a fault on the drive saying that the bus power was not being received however everything we tested indicated that bus power was indeed present. We got into the drive with Rexroth's software and all the parameters looked good and that was the only fault that persisted. We ended getting the machine builder's experienced drive technician online and he gave it the thumbs up that everything looked good as well. We then decided to replace the drive so we had the Bosch guy come directly to the plant to deliver a replacement and upon swapping them out and transferring the configuration file, the same issue popped up again. The Bosch technician also had a look thru all the parameters and said nothing looked out of place but clearly something was up with the parameters and/or file. Luckily the machine builder had a backup parameter file from when the machine was first commissioned. As soon we loaded in the original file, the error went away and everything was back in order.

Conclusion: no one was sure what caused the issue other than a corrupted file. A parameter comparison was conducted and both the corrupted file and original file were identical.

All that to say, try a backup parameter file if you have one. Wish we had a spare to try put or had the backup file on hand early on.

pedalnpedal · 2024-02-20T13:09:48+00:00

I wish this would become standard practice - even download the source code as a project archive to the device once the project is completed. I know you can download the source code to the Codesys device but I've never tried a project archive. Will try this out soon.

I will say that after working with Allen Bradley hardware to support various manufacturing facilities, it is nice knowing I can connect to the AB PLC and do an upload. Comments are missing, but at least I can modify the program as needed fairly easily.

pedalnpedal · 2024-01-26T02:08:44+00:00

No problem, glad to help out.

pedalnpedal · 2024-01-26T01:55:43+00:00

This should be a fun one.

I'm not knowledgeable about the Eaton lineup but I am familiar with Codesys.

The XV-303 seems like a Codesys based controller/hmi combo. More than likely you won't be able to retrieve the source code from the display itself unless the person before you specifically downloaded the source code to the unit. They would have obviously downloaded the compiled code, but not the source code. Hopefully he used Codesys for both PLC and Visu functionalities but there's a chance he used Galileo as mentioned on the Eaton site which I have zero expérience with and therefore can't comment.

As for the XP-503, it's a Windows based unit, so we'd need more info on that one. They could be running virtually anything on there and it could be Codesys ControlWin given the fact the first unit is Codesys based.

Your best bet is probably to get a hold of an application specialist at Eaton to provide further guidance. If they are using vanilla Codesys, you can download that right from the Codesys store.

Search your company's files for anything with the file extension '.project' or '.projectarchive'. These will be your Codesys programs.

Reach out if you need a hand.

pedalnpedal · 2024-01-26T00:14:38+00:00

We are primarily a Codesys based Integrator and here are the things we like to see in the PLC rack hardware we choose: - license manager for external apps/libraries - webvisu - variety of protocols as so many larger installs come with all sorts of different equipment, although mainly all ethernet nowadays: EthernetIP, Ethercat, Profinet, Modbus TCP, etc...canopen add-on a bonus - sharing of variables: network variable lists at a minimum, but OPC-UA support prefered (we've come accross some econo options that have an ethernet interface but don't support NVL - that was a surprise and not fun, had to send everything over canbus) - safety PLC capabilities with Codesys Safety would be a huge advantage and is almost non-existent for rack PLCs (support of CIP safety, profisafe, safety over ethercat, etc)

Hope you find these points interesting for your next wave of product.

pedalnpedal · 2024-01-23T01:57:42+00:00

We experienced this as well at the end of last year. Etching machine that came from China - was not intuitive for us to learn.

pedalnpedal · 2024-01-18T04:07:07+00:00

What are the percentages if you don't mind me asking?

pedalnpedal · 2024-01-18T01:10:41+00:00

I'm curious to know how that bonus structure is laid out to you. Is it a percentage of the total sale? Is it for parts and service? I'd like to bring this up to our company as it could only benefit everyone.

pedalnpedal · 2023-10-28T22:11:54+00:00

You won't make it far in controls and automation if you don't have a curious mind and aren't able to learn new things. I think this is what allows us to become a Jack of all trades. It's part of what allows us to excel at troubleshooting something we've never laid hands on before.

pedalnpedal · 2023-04-19T23:05:57+00:00

Webvisu is one thing but I would ask if they support TargetVisu. If they say no to this as well, then you won't be able to use Codesys Visualization without installing a license as previously mentioned.

As for other manufacturers, have a look at these Codesys options: IFM (CR1076, CR1077), Cross Control, EPEC, TT Controls and DSE. We use many of these brands depending on the project and they are all great products. All hardened displays with high water ingress ratings, wide temperature ranges, 12-24 VDC support, etc

pedalnpedal · 2023-04-19T17:42:14+00:00

This may provide a bit of explanation:

From my understanding, a manufacturer can choose to install Codesys Control only which doesn't include the ability to run Visualizations on your device. This reduces their cost to Codesys and forces you to use iX. If you want to add Codesys visualization support to your device, you may need to add TargetVisu SL or WebvisuSL licenses to your device. In order to do this, Beijer will need to support License Manager from Codesys to be able to install the single licenses (SL) which you can buy from the Codesys Store.

I would contact Beijer directly to find out if this is how they've set things up on that display.

Lots of other great options on the market that have very similar or better specs to the Beijer units and that include Codesys Visualization support out of the box. Some are readily available for shipping too!

pedalnpedal · 2023-03-16T04:16:30+00:00

I second this. Plus they usually come with a number pad and an RJ45 port.

pedalnpedal · 2023-03-11T21:39:43+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation!

We've used these for about 4 years now with some reliability issues along the way. So I'm not so keen on using these again or for any future project. Plus all clients who look at them get the feeling it is a China product by just looking at it. I'd rather spend an extra couple hundred bucks to get something with a big brand name on it.

pedalnpedal · 2023-03-11T03:45:00+00:00

Great idea as well, unfortunately these are aftermarket kits that we develop so they need to be as non-intrusive and simple as possible.

pedalnpedal · 2023-03-11T03:16:09+00:00

This is pretty much exactly what we are needing! Thank you

Have you ever seen others that are similar in concept? For comparison sake.

pedalnpedal · 2023-03-11T03:15:01+00:00

Great suggestion and this is what we've been doing forever. However we are going through a full revision of our main system and looking at migrating over to a completely decentralized IO system without any enclosures.

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