As part of Insights In Automation's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of offering affordable quality online courses at The Automation School, this week we released the complete remaster of our very first course, PLC Basics™ at it's original 2014 price of just $35!
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NOTE: The free "RSLogix Micro Starter Lite" software only works with the MicroLogix 1000, MicroLogix 1100, and free SLC-500/MicroLogix Emulator, Emulate500. To learn how to get all the software covered in this video for free, see our previous episode here.
Note: If you need help learning to use RSLogix, check...
NOTE: The free "RSLogix Micro Starter Lite" software only works with the MicroLogix 1000, MicroLogix 1100, and free SLC-500/MicroLogix Emulator, Emulate500.
If you need help learning to use RSLogix, check out my Five-Star rated PLC Basics online course. It comes with support and never expires.
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I discuss a reader's question about using the MicroLogix 1400's Real Time Clock in Episode 36 of The Automation Minute, Season 5.
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The Automation Minute, Season 5 Episode 36 Show Notes:
Episode Links:
- Discussion: https://automation.locals.com/post/2555141/using-the-micrologix-1400-real-time-clock
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I discuss a reader's question about if you can collect data from a MicroLogix which is already communicating with an HMI using Modbus RTU by using a 1761-NET-AIC in this episode of The Automation Minute.
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The Automation Minute, Season 5 Episode 35 Show Notes:
Episode Links:
- Article and...
This weekend I was working on a project creating and testing a MicroLogix program using a 1763-L16BBB Series A, Frn 1.0, and found certain bits we're getting stuck.
This can be caused by poor programming, like using the same address in multiple output instructions (OTL and OTU aside.)
But after running...
Learn how to connect A-B PLCs to the Cloud using an MQTT Gateway today on The Automation Show (S2E01)
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
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The Automation Show, Season 2 Episode 1 Show Notes:
Special thanks to RTA for sending in a sample...
In my first article on the PanelView 800 I discussed getting acquainted with the terminal and software and creating the CCW project.
In this article I plan to connect to a controller and cover the necessary steps to start making things happen needed to implement a project.
MicroLogix 1100
To setup the...
NOTE: The free "RSLogix Micro Starter Lite" software I show how to download in this article only works with the MicroLogix 1000, MicroLogix 1100, and free SLC-500 Emulator.
If you need help learning to use RSLogix, check out my Five-Star Rated PLC Courses at The Automation School. They come with...
Learn how to connect and use an Encoder with a MicroLogix 1100 and High Speed Counter function in this episode of The Automation Show.
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
The Automation Show, Episode 49A Show Notes:
A huge thank you to IFM for sending in...
NOTE: The free "RSLogix Micro Starter Lite" software I detail how to get in this article works with the MicroLogix 1000, MicroLogix 1100, and free PLC Emulator.
If you need help learning to use it, check out my Five-Star Rated PLC Courses at The Automation School. They come with free...
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use CCW to create and download a PanelView 800 program to read data from a CompactLogix, MicroLogix, and SLC-5/03 over a Data Highway 485 network:
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
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In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how you can use the MSG (Message) Instruction in the ControlLogix to read data from CompactLogix, MicroLogix, and SLC-500 over a DH-485 network:
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
The Automation Show, Episode 26 Show...
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover the different hardware used to connect a PC to a DH-485 network, as well as how to configure RSLinx Classic Drivers for each:
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
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Today I'd like to share a helpful "field report" that was posted in our forums recently.
The report came in from Bill Hosay of DataVisual Controls, LLC, and if you'd like to see his original post you can read it here.
Bill's story starts back in July 2018, when he sat down with Rockwell's...
In today's episode of The Automation Show, we walk through how to message between DF1 and Ethernet devices using the 515RTAENI from Real Time Automation.
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
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The Automation Show, Episode 4 Show Notes:
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In today's episode of The Automation Show, I setup a 515RTAENI DF1 to Ethernet bridge from Real Time Automation.
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
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The Automation Show, Episode 3 Show Notes:
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In Today's article I walk you through how to Message data from a MicroLogix 1400 to a MicroLogix 1100 over Ethernet using the MSG instruction.
Note: In this example I have a MicroLogix 1400 at IP Address 192.168.1.66, and a MicroLogix 1100 at IP Address 192.168.1.63. Both have the same subnet...
In this episode I demonstrate how to message data from a MicroLogix 1400 to an 1100 over Ethernet using the MSG instruction (Episode 44 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)
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In Today's article I walk you through how to Message data over Ethernet using the MSG instruction from a MicroLogix 1400 to a SLC-5/05 .
Note: In this example I have a MicroLogix 1400 at IP Address 192.168.1.66, and a SLC-5/05 at IP Address 192.168.1.47. Both have the same subnet address, and...