Introduction to Toggling bits in ControlLogix Toggling bits in ControlLogix sounds very simple. Specifically, you press a button one time, and an output energizes. Subsequently, you press the button a second time, and the output de-energizes. Henceforth, the process repeats infinitely. Although it sounds very simple, programming a bit Read More »
Introduction to ControlLogix Flashers ControlLogix flashers allow for an output to be energized and de-energized at a steady interval. For example, if we have an alarm horn, you can add a flasher bit in series with the output. The alarm horn will then energize and de-energize at regular intervals. Read More »
Introduction to ControlLogix Documentation ControlLogix documentation helps you to better understand the purpose of each rung and tag in your project. Even though Aliases are available in ControlLogix, the alias names are limited to 40 characters. When you download your project, Alias names are also downloaded to the processor. Read More »
Introduction to changing your Windows IP address Depending on the IP address of your control system, you may need to change the IP address on your laptop. The reason for this is so your laptop is in the same subnet as your control system. If you have not read Read More »
Introduction to Virtual Machines in VirtualBox The advantage to using virtual machines in Virtualbox (by Oracle) is that you can run multiple operating systems. In fact, you can run multiple operating systems at one time! By comparison, if you did not use virtualization software, you would have to reboot Read More »
Introduction to the Clock Update Tool It’s like Y2K all over again twice a year in most of the United States. We set the clock forward one hour in the Spring, and back one hour in the Fall. Furthermore, the ControlLogix processor will not automatically adjust for daylight Read More »
Introduction to RSLinx OPC Server OPC (OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) for Process Control) and DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) are a way for applications to interact with each other to share data. The RSLinx OPC Server can share data with other applications, such as an Excel Spreadsheet or OpenOffice Read More »
Introduction to Water Separation Water is everywhere, and it’s easy to come by. Undeniably, fuel is a little harder to extract. Hydrogen and Oxygen are the molecules that make up water. Furthermore, we have two atoms of hydrogen for every one atom of oxygen. Subsequently, we can extract the Read More »
Introduction to Voltage Dividers Voltage dividers are very important to circuits monitored by microprocessors. Important to realize, microprocessors will usually handle 3.3 volts, or 5 volts. With this in mind, the voltage of the circuits they control can be much higher. In this case, we want to measure Read More »
Introduction to the PIR motion sensor We will use PIR Motion Sensor (Passive Infrared) to detect movement. We can use the PIR sensor for security If the sensor detects movement, we can sound an alarm. Another use for the PIR sensor is to automatically energize a light when detecting Read More »
