Daily Archives: August 29, 2020


Work Ethics in the 2020’s 2

Introduction to Work Ethics in the 2020’s In this post, I wanted to take a break from the usual topic of electronics, and PLC’s I’ll just share some ideas that I have about proper Work Ethics in the 2020’s. In today’s changing world, we hear about strikes and protests. We Read More »

Camping

SLC-500 ASCII Write (AWT) 1

Introduction to the SLC-500 ASCII Write (AWT) We use the SLC-500 ASCII Write (AWT) instruction to write data through the serial port of the processor. Since ASCII is a world wide standard, this ability greatly increases our ability to communicate with other devices. For example, many weigh scales support ASCII, Read More »

ASCII channel

SLC-500 Trending

Introduction to SLC-500 Trending There are several reasons you would set up SLC-500 Trending. With Trending, you will generally track analog signals over time. Although you can also track discrete (on/of) signals, a Histogram is usually better suited for that. Although you can track any signal, I’m just going to Read More »

SLC Trend

SLC-500 Advanced Diagnostics

Introduction to SLC-500 Advanced Diagnostics The SLC-500 Advanced Diagnostics feature allows you to quickly locate an output in your SLC-500 Project. This is most effective if the project is organized, and documented well. Instead of randomly searching through logic to find your output, you will be able to find them Read More »