Alinco DM1350 Power Supply Failure I wanted to share my experience with you about a power supply failure, and how I found the problem. My Alinco DM1350 is an older power supply, which was hit with lightning. After the lightning strike, the power supply was no longer functional. After Read More »
Introduction to Motion Axis Gearing Motion Axis Gearing allows one axis to follow another axis using a certain ratio of gearing. For example: A slave axis might follow a master axis, but at twice the speed, and cover twice the distance in a given amount of time. A practical application Read More »
Introduction to the Motion Axis Move (MAM) Command The Motion Axis Move command will allow us to move an axis to a particular position. For example: If we know a product is at a certain position, we can move an axis to that particular location. There are two main types Read More »
Introduction to Motion Direct Commands In our last document, we added two virtual axis. If you have not done so already, please visit this page to add the two virtual axis before we continue. I will be assuming you are using a spare processor that is not attached to any Read More »
Introduction to Creating a Virtual Axis In this document, we will be creating a virtual axis. The purpose of creating a virtual axis is this document will be to understand the motion direct commands, and the motion commands in logic. In a real application, we might create a virtual axis Read More »
Introduction to ControlLogix Motion Control In a ControlLogix Motion Control system, you will usually have a module in the chassis that communicates with motion drives. The drives are connected to servo motors. The purpose of a motion system is to provide precise movement. The drive is always commanding a Read More »
Introduction to Downloading to a Panvliew Plus terminal Once a project is created and tested, the next step is to downloading to the Panelview Plus terminal unless you wish to run the application on your desktop. If you are unfamiliar with how to start a project, read up on how to Read More »
Introduction to Arduino Vape Box Mod In this document, I will explain how I built my own arduino vape box mod. This box will be based on PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). Be aware that the purpose of the document is just to explain how I built my own box. Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Security FactoryTalk View Security allows you to secure displays screens or objects with a password. In this document, we will learn how to set up the users, and secure a display screen. You can also configure groups of users to better organize them, but we will Read More »
Introduction to FactoryTalk View Numeric Input In this section, we will discuss the FactoryTalk View Numeric Entry (cursor point) object. The purpose of the numeric input is to allow the operator to enter values into the processor. This could be the speed set-point of a drive, a temperature set-point, or Read More »
