Chris Elston

Keyspan gets my vote here too...works for everything. The key is the FTDI chipset as well as everyone else has mentioned.

I think most people who know me on MrPLC, know that I am a crazy Christmas light NUT as well... Check out my latest project...Christmas Light Controllers Meet Robot Programming....LOL. http://www.botmag.com/yamaha-industrial-robot-makes-disco-debut-on-custom-lighted-dance-floor/ What do you guys think?

Oh dear...I am far from having too much time on my hands. I wished I had 36 hours in a day anymore.

It's being looked at right now. It's out of my hands or I would fix it myself. I believe it will be put back and this was not intentional to remove any of these features.

It does not work for me either. There are alot of other things broken too. This can be added to the list.

Are you serious? They said that...wow...More the reason, I never call and just assume figure it out myself. Do you have local AB distributor? They seem to can help a lot better in my town.

So I just had this happen in version 21.01...and what I found out was this.. I had version 21.01 installed on my laptop and my co-worker upgraded his version 21 to 21.03. After he downloaded the PLC program and offline program, I could not open, go online or anything with the PLC nor the offline copy until I upgraded my software to the same as his. I had to ask him what version he had and put two and two together to figure that one out. Do you have an "evil" co-worker too with a newer version of 20?

Maybe this? http://forums.mrplc.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=243

I understand what you mean. I like the EIP option as well when I am sending data to signs. RS-485 or RS-232 is cumbersome, but CHEAP...Hence why I picked the CLICK PLC to send data RS-485.

Did a project recently with a Click PLC using Analog sensors and RS-485 to communicate with LED signs. Pretty nice value PLC for smaller projects. http://woobox.com/rshjfw/vote/for/5161807 Vote for me if you like my project with the Click PLC. Attached is the PLC source code below. click_plc_sample.zip

Here is a sample of one: http://www.electronicdisplays.com/products-detail.asp?productNumber=193&categoryNumber=8 I made Tutorial Videos how the AOIs work for the LED signs.

It was a model made for a trade show. The company sells LED signs, (I actually wrote AOIs for them as well so you can communicate messages to the signs over EIP for Allen Bradley...way cheaper than an InView). But they are selling signs to parking garages to tell you how many spaces are open on each level. This is a model version.

File Name: Click PLC with Analog Sensors and RS-485 File Submitter: Chris Elston File Submitted: 09 Nov 2014 File Category: PLC Sample Code Here is a sample video with a Click PLC. Mainly purchased this because the Click PLC offered RS-485 for some LED signs that I needed to communicate with. Really nice, easy project. My first Click PLC. Free software and super easy to use. Click here to download this file

What in the world...just last week, I get a notification that version 23 was released, and I go to check and now 24 is ready for download. And what's up with skipping version 22? Was it that bad they just decided to throw it out?

If you have any budget to purchase something else, I highly recommend this: http://www.deltamotion.com/products/motion/rmc150/ It was super easy to electronically gear three hydraulic cylinders I did for an application a few years back.

I have a sample article here that might help. http://www.mrplc.com/kb/Programming-Application-3-Phase-Motor-Startup_14.html

I am guilty of this....LOL

When you are asking about Crimson, you are talking about Red Lion? Like you want some Crimson 3 examples from Red Lion?

First thing is buy a Micrologix PLC on eBay. Get your hands on one. Allen Bradley now has FREE software for Micrologix PLCs, so you can atleast get your hands on one and get free software. You'll need to pick up a programming cable (1761-CBL-PM02), which you can for pretty cheap too. Then like me, find stuff to automate, like one year I got bored, and did a PLC Halloween garage. "plchalloween.com" not the greated website, but has stuff I built and programmed. Download the free software or on Allen Bradley's website: http://forums.mrplc.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=868 http://www.mrplc.com/kb/Free-RSLogix-Micro-Starter-Lite-Download_86.html Cable Purchase: http://store.plccables.com/Allen-Bradley--1761-CBL-PM02_p_12.html I also have used a PLC for: Base board heater control Broken water softener Halloween Christmas Automatic Mail notifier and the list goes on and on and on... The point of the matter is, getting one in your hands and tinkering with is so you understand going online, editing, memory bits, input / output, then kinda move up from there to actual projects. I also know around here, I helped a couple of greenhouse people with a PLC, and automatically turning on watering valves.

There is a whole dedicated manual in the Controls Logix just for ASCII. http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/pm/1756-pm013_-en-p.pdf Typically I would use AWT in the SLC 500 and ARD in the Compact Logix. Dunno if that was what you are looking for or not.

Here in the USA, at least for me. I just the JIC standard. A long time ago, I made a menu add on for AutoCad, you can download that here: http://forums.mrplc.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=146

Have you kind of checked out this download here? http://forums.mrplc.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=156

Actually, it's the work of PDF Supply, Inc.

That is IMPRESSIVE, considering I posted this file back in 2003!!!