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  1. AndyHill

    Controllogix Redundancy

    Working with 1765-L62's and SRM modules using F/w 16.53 Can any tell me is there is a programatic was to force a slave (thats is DISQ) to do the following : Step1) WIPE Current Program Step2) Clear all Major Faults Step3) Initiate Crossload from PRIM PLC Step4) Initiate Sync & Sync This...
  2. AndyHill

    Controllogix 1756-L63 Redundancy Type 12 Error

    We are using a pair of 1756-L63 Proccessors set up with 1756-SRM redundancy module. main racks constists(2): CPU, Controlnet, ENet, SRM I/O Racks constists(2) : Controlnet,ProsoftModbus Card,SPare,Din,Din,Dout,Ain. One of our hardware techs found out that if the Slave CPU is switched of when...
  3. AndyHill

    Standard Symbols

    Some one somewhere must have a PDF file with the list of the most common symbols for circuit diagrams, I had a book (from the IEEIE) when I was at uni that had quite a few typical symbols.
  4. AndyHill

    Flashless Digital Camera Chips

    Can any one tell me how to get one of these to work in low light conditions. (Semi darkness) Can they take infra red photos or do you get infra red versions?
  5. AndyHill

    S7- Soucre Code for Scale Routine

    Can any one help, I'm looking for source code for the generic Scale routine that comes with the S7-300 range of PLC's. Reason being that I want to edit and change it to improve it so that I can calibrate between any two points rather than fixed points. Andy
  6. AndyHill

    Cimplicity OPC Speed Problem

    We have Cimplicity Plant edition interfaced to Seimens S7-300 PLC through the siemens PCMCIA LINK and an OPC server called Merz. THIS IS BLOODY SLOW. If we take one tag only in Cimplicity (or Merz) we can get it to refresh 5 times a second. If we take 5 points the refresh drops to about just...
  7. AndyHill

    Repair of Siemens S7 PLC PCMICA Interface

    I have two siemens PCMICA to MPi interfaces for S7 PLC. they both have a "dongle" that connect between the pcmcia card and the Profibus mpi cable (9 way shell) Siemens part number "C79459-A1890-A10 CP 5511 HW Adapter" both of these uints ARE Faulty. Can any one tell me...
  8. AndyHill

    Siemens S7-300 to OPC Server - Kepware, Mertz

    We have a simple system with about 131 tags. And require a fast up date to our HMI. We have the following hardware Siemens CPU 315 Siemens RS232 -> MPI interface Kepware OPC Server software Cimplicity Plant HMI What I have found is that with the 131 tag we only get 5 tags updated a second...
  9. AndyHill

    S7-300 Detection of Key Position

    Can any one help out there, Is there any way I can detect where the Key position on the front of the PLC. So that this can be shown in a GEFanuc Cimplicity SCADA HMI. Current Setup is: S7 CPU-315 (not DP) Siemens RS232/MPi Link Cable Kepware OPC S7/MPi Drivers GEFanuc...

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