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Click PLC with Analog Sensors and RS-485
By Chris Elston in 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.
444 downloads
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Video - 72 Station Bit Shift PLC Program
By Chris Elston in Manuals, Tutorials
This is a video clip of the 72 station bit shift PLC program example.
5970 downloads
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Wincaps Manual for Denso Robots
By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos
Here is a copy of the Wincaps manual for Denso Robots
992 downloads
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Automated Manufacturing Systems: PLCs Version 5.1
By Chris Elston in Hugh Jack, Ph.D., PLC Books
Updated Version 5.1 released April 21, 2008
Version 6.0 can be read online here: http://sites.google.com/site/automatedmanufacturingsystems/
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Indirect Addressing - Pallet Tracking Brick Yard 500
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
UPDATED! This is a classic example of how to use indirect addressing to your advantage. (Instead of bar code readers). I used Baumer Electric 6 prox pack (see part number in BOM) to read metal studs on a pallet that are spec\'d in such a way
5349 downloads
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Video - Backstage Pass - Halloween
By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides
For the past four years I have setup a Halloween display at my house for my neighborhood children to enjoy. Each year my total TOTs (tricker-or-treaters) have double to the point last year I had 1500 kids come through my garage for a fully automated Halloween show complete with animatronics air props etc.. Also each year I submit a DVD video in a contest to the Halloween-L people in hopes to win the contest for the USA. I never have won anything but this year I decided to contribute to the technical part of the contest so I video taped myself going over the basics of a MicroLogix 1000 PLC and how I apply my PLC at home for use during my Halloween displays.
Last year is the last time I will be setting up my display however my legacy lives. I put up a website with videos and pictures of my props from the past three years. You can view or see more information at: http://www.plchalloween.com. Since I won't be returning to the Halloween scene in 2006 I've decided to share my videos I created. I will upload a series of videos to MrPLC.com as I see they can help those that are beginners much like they have helped Halloween-L fans.
Very soon check in the online store I will release a DVD version of all my How-To-PLC w/Halloween for sale. The DVD will contain hi-quality videos however the low quality videos will remain free for download here at MrPLC.com. I hope you enjoy as I upload videos in the next coming weeks.
This video contains some backstage stuff.
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Video - Micrologix 1000 Beginners Hardware - Halloween
By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides
For the past four years I have setup a Halloween display at my house for my neighborhood children to enjoy. Each year my total TOTs (tricker-or-treaters) have double to the point last year I had 1500 kids come through my garage for a fully automated Halloween show complete with animatronics air props etc.. Also each year I submit a DVD video in a contest to the Halloween-L people in hopes to win the contest for the USA. I never have won anything but this year I decided to contribute to the technical part of the contest so I video taped myself going over the basics of a MicroLogix 1000 PLC and how I apply my PLC at home for use during my Halloween displays.
Last year is the last time I will be setting up my display however my legacy lives. I put up a website with videos and pictures of my props from the past three years. You can view or see more information at: http://www.plchalloween.com. Since I won't be returning to the Halloween scene in 2006 I've decided to share my videos I created. I will uploaded a series of videos to MrPLC.com as I see they can help those that are beginners much like they have helped Halloween-L fans.
Very soon check in the online store I will release a DVD version of all my How-To-PLC w/Halloween for sale. The DVD will contain hi-quality videos however the low quality videos will remain free for download here at MrPLC.com. I hope you enjoy as I upload videos in the next coming weeks.
This video contains information about hardware connections to the Micrologix 1000. Windows Media format.
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Video - Micrologix 1000 Beginners RSLinx - Halloween
By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides
For the past four years I have setup a Halloween display at my house for my neighborhood children to enjoy. Each year my total TOTs (tricker-or-treaters) have double to the point last year I had 1500 kids come through my garage for a fully automated Halloween show complete with animatronics air props etc.. Also each year I submit a DVD video in a contest to the Halloween-L people in hopes to win the contest for the USA. I never have won anything but this year I decided to contribute to the technical part of the contest so I video taped myself going over the basics of a MicroLogix 1000 PLC and how I apply my PLC at home for use during my Halloween displays.
Last year is the last time I will be setting up my display however my legacy lives. I put up a website with videos and pictures of my props from the past three years. You can view or see more information at: http://www.plchalloween.com. Since I won't be returning to the Halloween scene in 2006 I've decided to share my videos I created. I will uploaded a series of videos to MrPLC.com as I see they can help those that are beginners much like they have helped Halloween-L fans.
Very soon check in the online store I will release a DVD version of all my How-To-PLC w/Halloween for sale. The DVD will contain hi-quality videos however the low quality videos will remain free for download here at MrPLC.com. I hope you enjoy as I upload videos in the next coming weeks.
This video covers RS Linx communications.
3062 downloads
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Convert 4.10
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
One of the best conversion programs I have ever used. This program will convert just about anything.
4584 downloads
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For Fun: Golf Team Generator
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
For fun: Golf nut here at work wanted an easy way to mix golf teams up for his outting. He wanted it customized for each year. Some years they golfed three days other years they might golf six days. The logic has a small bug when you try and setup a sma
1166 downloads
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Air CFM Spreadsheet and Air Costing
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
For those of you Controls Engineers that also need to spec out air usage and if your air cylcinder is big enough to make that 2 second cycle time. This Excel Spreadsheet might help you. It also helps you figure valve size CFM and general air costing. You
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Control Panel Power 1.5
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
Use the spread sheet to figure your 24VDC 120VAC or 460VAC amp requirements for your control panel. This spread sheet is designed to start out figuring 24VDC requirements then working to 120VAC requirements also figuring KVA size needed for your tran
5410 downloads
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Doctor TCP: Tweak your high speed
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
Doctor TCP tweaks your MTU settings on your PC so you can program those PLC's faster through the internet / ethernet. Allow helps your surfing and downloading for those of you who have cable modems and DSL connections!
1785 downloads
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Ascii Master Program
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
Program that converts any character into Ascii or HEX codes.
2472 downloads
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AutoCad 2000 JIC Electrical Symbols Menu Add-On FREE Version 1.0
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
Download the ZIP file and read the document called "SETUP.DOC". Follow the instructions to add the JIC Electrical Symbols Menu to your existing AutoCad 2000 menus. This add-on does not affect or alter any of your existing menus. You'll be a
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AutoCad 2000 Bolts Toolbar Menu Add-On FREE Version 1.0
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
About a month ago someone asked me in the forums at MrPLC if I could make a menu or toolbar for MECHANICAL engineering folks. I mentioned that we had a toolbar that gives users quick access to bolt holes etc that would mainly be used for a mechanical eng
2542 downloads
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For Fun: Company Wide Nascar 2004 Pool Game in Excel
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
I like to mess around in Excel VBA. This is one of those things that I made. This is another one of those fun things to do in Excel. This Excel sheet generates random numbers from a pool of 42 numbers. Everyone in the pool gets two numbers. This i
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IMCalc Inertia & Mass Calculator
By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos
Great tool for just about anything. I use it to make sure the EOATS (end of arm tooling) are not too heavy for robots. With permission from ControlEng to host this file at MrPLC.com.
The Inertia & Mass Calculator creates a table of elements.
http://www.controleng.ca/IM_Download.htm
Version 1.2 - April 30th 2006
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HK Systems - Return on Investment and Project Justification Worksheet
By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides
For a Copy of the Justification Spreadsheet
visit our Web Site at www.hksytems.com download page or call 1-800-424-7365
INTRODUCTION
This worksheet is a tool to help you to define your rationale for conducting a project. There are 4 gene
1529 downloads
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Example Customer Quote for an Automation Job
By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides
Well I didn't know this example proposal would be so popular. I posted this originally at <a href='http://www.PLCs.net' target='_blank'>http://www.PLCs.net</a> in this thread:
<a href='http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64
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VB 6.0 Allen Bradley PLC Clock Synch Program
By Chris Elston in HMI Sample Code
This is a simple program that utilizes the Rockwell Software RSLinx Professional to communicate over ethernet to a SLC5/03 5/04 or 5/05 type PLC and synchronize the clock in the PLC to the clock in a computer. This utility is useful for quickly synchron
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VB 6.0 DDE to SLC Logger
By Chris Elston in HMI Sample Code
Sorry this is not all finished but I figured this is enough here to give someone some direction. The basic function of the application is a VB 6.0 application that was setup to read five words of data from a Micrologix or SLC PLC using DDE calls within V
4621 downloads
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GE Every 8th Bit
By Chris Elston in Manuals, Tutorials
This is just a reference sheet that shows where every 8th bit starts if you are working with word values in a GE PLC. How many times did you need to start a word and couldn't remember where to start your word value? Hopefully you can use this as ref
970 downloads
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Allen Bradley SLC500 CSV DataBase Import Sheet
By Chris Elston in Manuals, Tutorials
How to use this file: Open up excel and change your symbols and description as you like to the corresponding addresses in the PLC. You can even add BIT or N registers if you want just add the address and follow the format provided. When finished in excel
9515 downloads
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Allen Bradley using DDE with Microsoft Access Database
By Chris Elston in HMI Sample Code
Example how to use Microsoft Access to log information from your Allen Bradley PLC through a DDE link and RS Linx.
You'll need to copy the two .mdb's to C:\Dbase\RSchmidt and fiddle with the setup table. If you want to see this
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