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Programmable Controllers
Converting Equipment from PC-Based to PLC-Based Control
My company was provided an OEM label printer and applicator machine that was being controlled by five Arduino PC boards.
They were asked to provide...
CompactLogix Training Course Now On Sale, Just $99
Do you know someone who needs to learn how to use the Allen-Bradley CompactLogix Programmable Controller?
If you do, please share with them that our...
Leaving Your Legacy Control Equipment
Some will argue that there's no reason to remove part of a control system that today is running as good as it has for...
HMI & SCADA Software
HMI and SCADA Alarms with Meaning
Picture this: You enter a control room and immediately suffer sensory overload as a result from an overwhelming number of audible alarms and flashing...
Using the Micro800 Simulator with CCW and FTView (Video, TAS 15)
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, we take a look at how you can use the Micro800 Simulator with CCW and FactoryTalk...
Connect FactoryTalk View and Linx to the Micro800
One of my connections recently shared how he was able to connect FactoryTalk View Studio to the new Micro800 Simulator (thanks Floyd!)
After reviewing his...
HMI Terminals
Mitsubishi HMI Overview: GOT2000 (Video, TAP 49)
In this week's episode of The Automation Podcast, Jeff Brown from Mitsubishi provides us with an overview of the GOT2000 line of HMIs:
For more...
HMI and SCADA Alarms with Meaning
Picture this: You enter a control room and immediately suffer sensory overload as a result from an overwhelming number of audible alarms and flashing...
First Time Using A Siemens Basic Panel (Video, TAS 23)
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I connect a Siemens KTP-700 Basic Panel to a S7-1200 for the first time:
For more information,...
Drives and Motion
New Micro800 lessons on PowerFlex, PanelView, and more!
The world's highest rated Micro800 course, Nano Basics, just got better!
We've recently added new lessons covering Expansion I/O, Modbus, Ethernet, VFDs, and HMIs!
In the...
Coming: Connected Components Workbench R11
Welcome to part four of the nine part series covering my picks for the top new PLC and HMI products shown at Rockwell's Automation...
Learn how to use CCW to backup, edit, and restore A-B VFD parameters
Do you or someone on your staff need to backup, edit, or restore A-B VFD parameters?
If so, you may be interested in my new...
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Converting Equipment from PC-Based to PLC-Based Control
My company was provided an OEM label printer and applicator machine that was being controlled by five Arduino PC boards.
They were asked to provide a PLC control system, however, they insisted that they needed to use this controls architecture...
Insider News for December
Note: Insider News articles cover behind the scenes topics at The Automation Blog and Show exclusively for our supporters at http://patreon.com/automation.
Let me start by wishing you all a very Happy December, and thank you all for your continued support...
Mitsubishi HMI Overview: GOT2000 (Video, TAP 49)
In this week's episode of The Automation Podcast, Jeff Brown from Mitsubishi provides us with an overview of the GOT2000 line of HMIs:
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
Watch the Podcast:
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The Realities of Project Management: The Project Czar
In 1975, computer architect Fred Brooks published a series of essays on software engineering and project management called “The Mythical Man-Month”. These cautionary tales and inevitable realities not only stand the test of time, but also can crossover to...
Keeping Check On Control System Health
As you and I travel the roadways each day, we cross paths with many other people traveling to their destinations in automobiles of all kinds.
We notice some vehicles are well taken care, while others are not so well taken...