ElecPneuGuy

Right click on your software .exe and run it in a different compatibility mode.  Oddly enough, my windows 10 PC would run the software in vista compatibility mode.

Is anyone using alternative safety distributed I/O for GuardLogix?    Just wondering if there is anything out there besides the standard Safety Point I/O.  1734-IB8S or OB8S...   Thanks.

I have a button that is a basic latch button on a screen. For the Event, I'm doing an InvertBit. Press and the bit turns on. Press again, turns off. How would I set the bit to zero, deselect or reset, upon leaving the screen?

I've purchased a profibus AMCI nexus module so I can get my resolver position information converted to Profibus to communicate with my S7-300 PLC. Has anyone done this before? If so, what documentation did you use/find in order to get everything configured? The AMCI manual of my NX2A4P device has very limited information on the configuration.

Post a few items with your price and we can compare.....

I'm thinking that there is a check box that when you download the program to have the application automatically start. Re-download the program with the box checked.

I'm going to be using an industrial PC for my current project. I'm still a bit on the fence on whether or not I'll use an Integrated display computer or an industrial monitor with a non-display computer. If I go with the integrated unit, I'll pick a 6181F -- Solid state drive. If I go with the non-display unit with the industrial monitor, I'll go with either a 6155F -- Compact non-display solid state...OR maybe a separate unit from Duro PC. I have to say that I don't know much about this. DuroPC makes (2) units that I'm getting quotes on, one is an embedded PC, the other is their 'shoebox" unit. The one thing that I know for certain is the environment will be subject to some vibrations, so the solid state unit seems like the way to go. I know that I will have to purchase the Factory Talk ME station to run on the computer, along with RS Linx for a separate program that I'll be running. I'll launch the program via active x controls in my factory talk application. This is going to be a pretty cool deal, but I'd like anyones thoughts and lessons learned concerning solid state PC's, industrial monitors and 3rd party PC's. I have heard that there could be issues with the Allen Bradly industrial monitor communicating with a 3rd party PC, but I'm not sure. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve

Did you let windows automatically install your USB driver? I had problems with my USB driver when windows searched for the driver and automatically installed it. I had to use the install disk that came with my USB to Comm port adaptor. Thats my first guess........

You should first ask what your customer wants. But, if you're not sure how to do this or what to recommend, maybe you shouldn't do the project.

Sorry, but college would be a great place to start. Its Logix by the way.

Use SMC Flex soft starts with Ethernet. The SMC Flex will give you the current. Other parameters are available too.

None of that really matters. Typically, I'll see (and place modules) in an order where its the communication modules first, discrete inputs, discrete outputs, then analog inputs, then analog outputs. Yet, thinking to some GM projects that I've done, I've put the devicenet modules in the last slots of the rack. Its up to you. When you deal with Compact Logix stuff, the cards will rating of how far they can be from the power supply or processor. But, those are modular type racks, not an actual chassis. Have fun.

You might get a lag as the Kinetix system processes the encoder feedback and gets the feedback to the processor. Might be a scan time issue... What I do for encoder feedback is use an encoder on DeviceNet. Seems to work really well. But to be faster, as I understand it, use an AMCI module. The data in decoded in the card itself and is not scan time dependent.

Ok, so I've got a fully regenerative DC drive controlling a variable speed flywheel application. I'm having issues where I'm not sure I'm going to get my feedback tach or encoder in time before I need to start this machine up. (customer wants a tach, if I can't get tach, they will get an encoder) I'm using an ABB DCS800 drive. Think that I'll have any major speed control issues without using the feedback to the drive? Pros/Cons?

It is a stamping press application. The motor is 335HP

I had a few issues when trying to use RSlogix5000 to connect to some drives, got that same error you were talking about. I tried again, and it worked. Not sure what the deal was. With the rest of your stuff, sounds like a managed switch issue to me. Those drives (and other ENET field I/O) will send out a broadcast TCP message and flood your network. I'm fighting a simular situation where I've got 3 drives and probably 4 point I/O racks on Ethernet all on the same network as 4 Ethernet HMI's and 9 Comcact Logix PLC's. I didn't installed managed switches on my equipment, but when installed at cust. facility, they networked everything together for maintenance purposes and now I'm having scan time issues, connection issues with my HMI's and stuff. Good Luck.

Did it used to work? Are both your thermocouples OK? Are the settings to the card correct? You using DeviceNET for the adaptor? Is this the same card that was in the system before? The card configuration may be different...yet I'm thinking that data is stored in the adaptor. I had a bad card recently. The signals would drop out from time to time. Not correct readings, go to zero, all kinds of stuff. If I cycled power, it would then work for awhile. I swapped out the card and it has been working fine since then.

You will need it. I do understand your question as I can't think of a reason why the RSnetworks for Ethernet is used. But, with Devicenet, you'll need it for sure. You can/will use RSlogix5000 to launch the RSnetworks application by clicking into your scanner card. You'll use the other software to set up your data mapping and scan list. Have fun.

Skip the controlnet and go with Ethernet. Look into managed switches as well.

The big three all use Black for voltages over 120V. I'd have to dig into my old spec for Toyata, but I think they are the same for the higher voltage stuff. I've never seen anything but Red or yellow for 120V, Black for 220 or 480. If I saw a panel here in the USA that had something other than Black for 480V stuff, I'm make sure it was changed before I bought it off.

Here is what is pretty standard for control panels here in the US. Typically, we don't care much about cables. When using a cable, I don't care much about the colors of the inner conductors or the overall jacket of the cable. But, for panels and machine wiring.... Black for voltage greater than 120V (480VAC, 240VAC) Black with yellow stripe for 480VAC feed from line side of main disconnect (used to feed your lighting disconnect) Red for ungrounded 120V White for Grounded 120V Blue for ungrounded 24VDC Blue with White stripe for Grounded 24VDC (I use this color wire typically) OR...White with Blue Stripe Grounded 24VDC (sometimes the stripes are hard to see) Green or Green w/yellow stripe for ground Yellow for 120V ungrounded circuits not de-energized by main disconnect (PLC power or Panel lights off of Daykin type lighting disconnect) Yellow w/white stripe grounded circuits not de-energized by main disconnect (also, I've seen white with yellow) (also, yellow can by a unknown voltage source coming from a different supply) (e-stop strings from ancilliary equipment) Blue with Yellow Stripe if 24VDC not de-energized by main disconnect I don't think I missed anything here....should be close.

If you're going to build panels for someone else, ask them what they want as they should have a standard.

I use the instruction quite a bit. Works out nice when doing fault routines to help sort out faults based upon a particular condition. For example, I would use a power on bit for the MCR. So if my control power is off, I won't drive all my faults to my HMI.

Buy a cheap unmanaged switch. You'll need a place to plug your ethernet cable into anyways with your playing around with your test system. N-Tron, Phoenix and Hirschmann all make a cheap switch that will cost under 100 bucks.

use your 3.5" Floppy and use the EVMOVE program.