Automation Q & A

PLCs vs PACs: Did Digi-Key get it right? I'm not so sure… (qa0316)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 03/16/23: There's no question that Digi-Key has contributed to the industry with its many high quality (and completely free) technical articles. But the question today is...

Why Does My CompactLogix's IP Address Keep Changing? (qa0221)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/21/23: A reader recently asked why does his CompactLogix's IP Address keep  reverting back to the old value every time he cycles power, and I share...

Unable to load ActiveX control, Newer version required (qa0214)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/14/23: A reader recently asked why he's getting this error: “Unable to load ActiveX control. Cause: Newer file version of ActiveX control required,” and I share...

Why Won't The BOOTP-DHCP Utility Disable BOOTP? (QA0210)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/10/23: I was recently asked by a community member what to do if the BOOTP-DHCP Tool/Utility wouldn't disable the BOOTP setting in a PLC and HMI,...

Can I Message a PowerFlex 525 from a ControlLogix? (QA0208)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/08/23: Recently I was asked by a community member if they could use a MSG instructions in a ControlLogix to communicate with a PowerFlex 525, and...

Can I Use The Micro800 USB Port To Read Data? (QA0202)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/02/23: Recently I was asked by a community member if they could use the USB Port on a Micro800 to connect to a third party RFID...

Why Can't My PanelView Plus Find My MER file? (QA0131)

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Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 01/31/23: Recently a community member ran into an issue with a newly purchased machine where the PanelView Plus was showing an error that it could not...

Why is PLC-5 I/O Addressed in Octal? (QA0130)

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Automation Q & A for 01/30/23: Recently I was asked why a PLC-5's I/O is addressed in Octal, and I answer that question in today's Automation Q&A below: NOTE: If you need to learn how to...

Your PanelView Plus Firmware May Be Corrupt… (QA0125)

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Automation Q & A for 01/25/23: I was asked by a member of our community recently what he should do now that his PanelView Plus 600 is booting up to an error like, "Your PanelView...