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SEW EURODRIVE MOVITRAC ISSUE, motor vibrates
pcmccartney1 replied to JesusRCh's topic in General Topics - The Lounge
Is the drive possibly single phasing it's output? Check that the DC Voltage at the output of the drive is correct. -
Analog Card 1769-OF2/B Revision Upgrade
pcmccartney1 replied to JesusRCh's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
A 1769-ECR is a "Right End Cap" and provides termination of the 1769 bus. Wasn't aware of it having and revisions or "brains" other than a terminating resistor. -
[Help]FactoryTalk View Can't Communication
pcmccartney1 replied to hq27676996's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Thanks Joe. I typed up darn near the exact same thing this morning but never posted it. -
Micrologix1400 PTO through homing
pcmccartney1 replied to Rahul Desai's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
sounds like it is hardwired. You should be able to define an input on the Servo to trigger the homing. Then define an output from the ML1400 with a rung of code to turn on the output. Back in the Servo, you'll need to define how it's going to perform the homing and upon completion, set the encoder value to zero. -
FTV ME Parameter tag to PLC
pcmccartney1 replied to Dariusincj's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Have you tried writing the internal tag to the PLC tag? In otherwords, [PLC]ParameterInUse = Pump1 -
Moore APACS DCS - Upgrade Experiences
pcmccartney1 replied to BobLfoot's topic in Modicon / Telemecanique / Schneider Electric
I knew someone like Ken would show up. Hate to say it, you should go down the Siemens migration path. Back in the day, it was about making field wiring the least impact. Rewriting code was the less costly path. It was more about regaining full functionality both code wise and graphically. Let's all admit, if the operators aren't happy, no one is happy. -
Allen Bradly communication
pcmccartney1 replied to kalpeshpatil0004@gmail.com's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Can you provide a document from the Atlas side regarding communication capabilities? -
If thru EIP, I can always change the speed of the drive. I prefer not doing the explicit messaging. Rather thru implicit connection with drive.
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Moore APACS DCS - Upgrade Experiences
pcmccartney1 replied to BobLfoot's topic in Modicon / Telemecanique / Schneider Electric
Bob, don't envy you and your quest. I haven't seen a Moore in over 20 years! I spent 15 years with ABB and we had an upgrade path for the Moore to the ABB (Taylor) MOD300 DCS. I'll watch this post just out of pure interest. -
Storing to Non-volatile memory - sporadic error
pcmccartney1 replied to bagged2drag's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
It is highly recommended that you pay the stupid tax and get the Rockwell specific SD card. Their controllers are expecting a higher quality or class of SD card that is industrial rated. Going down to the WalMart won't usually work. That being said, the SD card should work well for any of your PV+s. -
Thanks for coming back and supplying your solution.
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A quick google search reveals that it's a touchscreen possibly out of India or the UK. One of the search results calls it Exor. Can you post a picture of the labeling on the back of the touchscreen? Maybe it's this company? EXOR Hardware (exorint.com)
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Function Block Best Practices Debate
pcmccartney1 replied to MikeBUSA's topic in NJ Series / Sysmac Studio
I prefer A's idea. Provides the most flexibility. When the functionality of Module needs to change it would only affect that Module. The remaining module function blocks stay the same. -
Replace 1747-L542/C CPU with L542/A CPU
pcmccartney1 replied to Tarike's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
You could try to examine every data table for usage and attempt to reduce their size. Best of luck. -
Citect comms issue with ABCLX
pcmccartney1 replied to Guarado's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
To add to Bob's comment, I believe the 44818 is the UDP port while 2222 is the TCP port. -
Seems like you simply need to subtract 2250, thus shifting to -2000 to 2000.
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1769-L33ER Banks of modules
pcmccartney1 replied to PaulKim1003's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Yes. The manuals would tell you that. Additionally, you should use the Integrated Architecture Builder to build your banks. The number of power supplies will be dependent upon the module selected and their power consumption and their distance from the power supply. -
SLC 5/04 Upgrade to ControlLogix
pcmccartney1 replied to IamNotaCat's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
BobLFoot is referring to a 1746-AENT. If you can find one. Then there are many limitations, read the manual. -
HSCE2 Counter Card for SLC
pcmccartney1 replied to IamNotaCat's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Well if you upgrade both SLCs to CLX then you could message or do produce/consume via ethernet and eliminate the need to the AO to AI and logic to recreate the pulse. -
Compactlogix to Wipotec OCS HC-M Checkweigher
pcmccartney1 replied to TrevorD's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Most EIP manuals will describe the method of adding the device to your project. This involves either an AOP (Add On Profile) or instantiation of a Generic Ethernet Module. It should describe the input, output and configuration assemblies with address, length and datatype. They told you the eds file name. Google it to see if there is a download. Then use the EDS registration tool for RSLinx. After a reboot, RSLinx should change the yellow question mark to an icon of the vendor choosing. Back in the project, you'll know if you are communicating by looking in the IO Tree. Highlighting it should show if there are any errors. The errors generally come from a mismatch between the configuration of the device and the PLC Generic Ethernet Module or AOP. It is quite possible that both sides need to be configured. -
CompactLogix Source protection snafu
pcmccartney1 replied to Joe E.'s topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Joe, your picture is for complete protection of the CPU and source code. I use this so that no one but my computer can even open the ACD or edit the program. Michael's talking about an external key in the form of a file that he called BMS. It must be present in the same folder as the ACD. -
CompactLogix Point I/O Module Limits
pcmccartney1 replied to ElectronGuru's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
Electron the easiest way is to build a project and add the AENTs. It will then tell you what the max module limit is. Again, as mentioned by others, you'll want to use rack optimization to reduce the connections. But the real limitation, especially in the L32E is the number of TCP and EIP connections. -
Hence the phrase "Pennywise, Pound foolish"
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BobL, I've made the same discovery a few years ago. Simply trying to "change" a module type or copy and pasting anything in the IO Tree usually fails. Rather, it required a new instance and then download.
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Ethernet MAC Address
pcmccartney1 replied to Armadillo852's topic in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
if you are at least with in the same subnet, you should also see the MAC in BootP/DHCP tool. Additionally, your should be able to access the internal webpage of the ENBT via a browser and see the MAC there as well. If I'm repeating, I apologize, didn't read entire thread.