Adding an S7-1214C to a New TIA Portal Project: Order Number, Firmware and Device Name
Get a CPU 1214C into an empty TIA Portal project: read the order number off the front, pick the firmware the bench CPU can take, and set the device name.
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Commissioning a G120 from TIA Portal: Telegram 1, the Control Word and the Speed Setpoint
A CU240E-2 PN sits on the PROFINET IO system of a CPU 1516-3 PN/DP with G120 telegram 1 in its device view, the PLC is writing 16#047F to the control word and 8192 to the setpoint, and the motor does not move. Bit 6 of the status word is set. That bit is “switching on … Read more
PLC Networking: Switches, VLANs, DLR Rings and Ports
PLC networking done properly: switch features that matter, an address plan, VLANs, DLR rings with 1783-ETAP, PROFINET RT and IRT, NAT and port numbers.
PLC Communication Protocols for SCADA: What to Pick
Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA and MQTT compared by how they move data, with ports, poll rates and the mistakes that cost SCADA update time.
Paper Machine Draw Control, Consistency and Winder Tension
Sectional drive draws on a paper machine, the ratio calculation in ST, consistency and basis weight loops, and winder taper tension that holds.
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