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 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 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 FactoryTalk View ME FactoryTalk View ME (Machine Edition) is MMI (Man-Machine Interface) software. Others might refer to this as HMI (Human-Machine Interface) software. The purpose of FactoryTalk view is to allow the operator to view or input data from the processor that is controlling your equipment. Read More »
Introduction to the Binary Numbering System Simply put, the Binary Numbering System is a base 2 numbering system. The only numbers available for use to count in binary are 1, and 0. You can think of this in many ways: True/False, Yes/No, or High/Low. Computers work by Read More »
Introduction to Proportional, Integral, and Derivative (PID) Proportional, Integral, and Derivative (PID) is a 3-step formula to bring a process to a setpoint, and attempt to hold it there. The example we will use is a heating process. We will bring fluid in a pipe up to a Read More »
