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Does anyone know where I can find info on sigmatek PlC's I need info on I/O addressing and a software mannual in english. PG50 is the software package I use. HELP The company I work for uses these controlers but likes to keep it's service people in the dark.

Look at using a user defined data type

The company I work for builds mirror testing machines all of the time. We are working on several at this time. PM me if you want more info. Bob

Good Stuff. Thanks

Can anyone point me to a good source of manuals for ABB robots. We will be getting a used one in our plant in late Oct and I would like to read up on them a bit. I have looked on the ABB site but it was not much help. I have been using beam robots for years, mainly Wittmann, Sepros and Yushins. I worked for Wittmann for 8 years as a service engineer. This will be my first 6 axis articulating robot.

Sorry for the delay in answering back. To set the client window size to be large enough to span two or more monitors you need to add this VB script to your start up screen Private Sub Display_AnimationStart () Application.Height = 700 Application.Width = 1000 Application.Top = 0 Application.Left = 0 End Sub This will expand your client window container to the size needed to cover all monitors. Set the Application height the the resolution of your biggest monitor and set Application Width to the total horizontal width of all monitors combined. This will allow you to place windows on other monitors. Using macros in your start up screen you will open your windows in there proper position with the macro command Display. There are switches for the Display command to place the windows where you want. Hope this helps

Are you using Windows 7 or Windows XP ? They require different methods.Yes it can be done.

I purchased an Android tablet just for this use. A 10 inch pad is perfect for storing and reading manuals. The text size on a 7 inch screen is just to small for my old eyes. It sure beats having to carry around dozens on paper manuals. I loaded up all of the many PDF manuals I have loaded on my laptop. Another benefit is you do not have to keep switching screens while reading a software manual and working with the software. You just keep the tablet beside you like a paper manual.

I get this error when I do not install the help files for every version of RS5000 I am installing. If I install help for all versions I do not get this error. I thought I could save on hard drive space so I would only install the help files for the latest ver.

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Thanks much! I found a bit torrent with all of the manuals.

Check with your local Rockwell distributor I am sure they will help you in purchasing the software.

Yes here is how I am going to do it, ECOM card connected to a linksys wireless access point with a cat 5 cable. PC with wireless card in a near by office. No internet connection or connection to plant network. Our plant has no wireless network, so that will not be a problem. I am using static IP addresses on all devices. This is only a temporary setup The OEM of the machine needs a week of data to help resolve some issues Thanks for the quick reply Bob.

I am doing some data collection with a DL205 with a ECOM card installed. I am using Dataworx software. At this time I am using a wired ethernet connecton. I would like to go to a wireless set up. I am wondering if this will work? I want to attach a wireless access point to the ECOM card and transmit to a wireless card on my PC. Has anyone out there ever done this succesfully? Is this the proper way to do this? If is is are there any issues I need to be aware of.

I use ferrules on all sizes of wire. Fast, neat and no stray strands. It also keeps the wire out of the wrong part of the terminal block when inserting. OH and did I say neat!!

Old deal salary for 40 hours. any OT 75 $ a day week ends 350$per day. NewDealhourly for 40 hours OT is time and a half. New deal sucks Anyone looking for help Robotic Engineer Doing field service in the eastern US. Based in Toledo OH Hey RHINO412 I think we worked together on a project is South Bend once

You may be missing the release of direction foward or reverse siginal at X1 terminal 3 or 4.

Jopho, Check out chapter 4 in this manual. Link to manual Page 34 has a map of the memory areas. It should answer your question.The PLc-2 does not use the same memory addressing. ie: B3/0 It uses blocks of words ie: 010 thru 026 are the output image table. Bob

Any help is welcome. My e-mail is aepona@earthlink.net

Does anyone know the Pinouts for the download cable for the Op stations, using Protool V5 Thanks

I would like to connect to a Plc 2 Processor with my laptop using AI PLC 2 software. I need a cable pin out. So I can make one up. Can anyone help me out. PLEASE! I am intending on using the serial port on the laptop. Thanks in advance Bob :*-(

Thanks for the input guys I should have mentioned that I have a PCMK com card. This is how I'am going. Searching the rockwell site I found some more info. You can communicate to the PLC 2 from you Laptop through a 1784-PCMK module with a 1784-PCM2 cable. Note: Laptop must have a PCMCIA slot available. Any software.This cable is $270 If your are using AI software you can use a PLC 2 serial smart cable 9399-L2103. This will connect to the 9 pin serial port on your computer and connect to the PLC 2 programming port (15 pin). This cable is $3100 ouch! If your computer has a 16 bit ISA or EISA expansion slot you can use a 1784-KTX. The cable is 1784-CP15. Any software. Use can also use a 1784-KT with a 1784-CP2 cable. Have a great day everyone