Introduction to ControlLogix File Arithmetic Logic (FAL) ControlLogix File Arithmetic Logic (FAL) allows us to perform math on an array of elements. For example, I have an array of elements that are in Celsius. We want to convert this entire array to Fahrenheit. We don’t need to perform the calculation Read More »
Introduction to the ControlLogix Masked Move (MVM) The ControlLogix Masked Move (MVM) allows us to move data from one word to another. We do this through a mask. In other words, we can filter out some of the bits, so they do not change the destination. One example for the Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Local Messages FactoryTalk View Local Messages appear only on the display they reside on. These are different from Information Messages. Information messages is a service that runs in the background. They will pop up regardless of which display the operator is looking at (similar to alarms). Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Position Animations FactoryTalk View Position Animations allow you to change the position of objects on your display. Basically, we can change the vertical position, horizontal position, or even combine these animations. For example, we’ll consider a conveyor system. The conveyor system has a diverter. You can Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Three State Color Animation In this section, we’ll set up a FactoryTalk View Three State Color Animation. For example, we’ll consider a pump. We can enable or disable the pump. If the pump is disabled, we want the color to be grey. When the pump is Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Fill Animation The FactoryTalk View Fill Animation allows you to change the fill level on an object. You might think of this as being similar to a bar graph. Also, you might use the fill animation as a progress bar. The fill animation can show us Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Rotation Animation FactoryTalk View Rotation Animation allows you to rotate an object on the display. Basically, we tie a part of an object to an analog type tag such as a DINT. We simply specify what the minimum and maximum values are that we expect for Read More »
How to Determine Scan Time in ControlLogix There are several ways to Determine Scan Time in ControlLogix. One way is to simply look in RSLogix / Studio 5000. The properties of the task will tell us the max scan time, and last scan time. Another way is with the GSV Read More »
Introduction to The Meaning of TRON When some of us think of The Meaning of TRON, we think of a movie with cartoon-like motorcycles. For others, we think of TRON as being part of the name of a machine with lots of gadgets from an old black and white SciFi Read More »
Introduction to the ControlLogix SRTP Instruction Generally, we use the ControlLogix SRTP Instruction for heating or cooling control. We’ll just concentrate on heating control for the first part of this post. that will keep things simple. In the second part of this post, we’ll discuss a heat/cool process. With heating Read More »
