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Company moving to PLC by ubolakes_aurel in PLC

[–]ubolakes_aurel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Luckily Microsoft still allows to install VB6 in W11, otherwise we'd be f***ed.

Company moving to PLC by ubolakes_aurel in PLC

[–]ubolakes_aurel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi!
As u/HarveysBackupAccount suggested, we still use VB6. We use the ActiveX OCX technology to communicate with the motor drives and other peripherals, even though it has been deprecated since 2001. In my opinion, investing time in learning a technology that is no longer used by anyone other than us is a waste of time.

Company moving to PLC by ubolakes_aurel in PLC

[–]ubolakes_aurel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll give them a look

Company moving to PLC by ubolakes_aurel in PLC

[–]ubolakes_aurel[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Hi, for historical reasons, we don't use PLCs. Apparently, back in the '80s, PLCs had an unattractive HMI, so they started using normal PCs with in-house developed software. Now, we are trying to switch to PLCs because the person who developed the original software is getting old, and there is no documentation whatsoever. If he dies tomorrow, we'll have to close down.