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RE: 843 E absolut encoder aop

Posted By Joe E Nov 24, 2025 07:57:23 AM
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This is correct. Think of the "x" as a wildcard, like a * when you're searching for a file on your PC. It's saying that those characters in the catalog number don't matter for the AOP. -------------------------------------------

RE: FactoryTalk Design Workbench

Posted By Joe E Nov 21, 2025 12:09:29 PM
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The only Micro 800s we have in service are a few 2080-LC20-20QBBs, which are still current products. They're not available in FT Design Workbench. Will they be in the future? -------------------------------------------

RE: Powerflex 755 Alarm 49

Posted By Joe E Nov 18, 2025 07:37:34 AM
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Interesting.....the programming manual identifies fault 49 as simply a powerup marker, like Ryan Murphy said. But....here's a tech note (access level everyone): https://support.rockwellautomation.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/638971/loc/en_US That tech note says it's a blown line fuse. Is this ...

RE: FactoryTalk Design Workbench

Posted By Joe E Nov 12, 2025 08:46:23 AM
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I haven't downloaded it yet, but my understanding is that FTDW is more an evolution of CCW instead of a Logix environment. I could be wrong about that, though. -------------------------------------------

RE: RS Logix 5000 version 20 convert to Studio 5000 version 36

Posted By Joe E Nov 12, 2025 08:45:10 AM
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That's a good first thing to try. If it turns crazy on you, though, you could try a couple of intermediate conversions. Do you have v20? If so, open the file and go to the controller properties. Click "Change Controller" and select a lower-firmware L71 instead of going straight to an L81. Fix any compile ...

RE: Micro800 reboot

Posted By Joe E Oct 16, 2025 10:06:13 AM
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Hmmm...interesting. MQTT is beyond my experience, but I'm not aware of any way for a PLC to reboot itself. I have Micro8xx available for testing, but I've been out in the plant all week and can't really experiment with it. A quick look in CCW didn't turn up any way to do it, though. ---------------- ...

RE: Micro800 reboot

Posted By Joe E Oct 15, 2025 11:25:49 AM
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Just out of curiosity, what problem are you solving with a remote reboot? -------------------------------------------

RE: 1756-L82E Major Fault T01-061, Faults and loses memory when power is cycled

Posted By Joe E Sep 16, 2025 08:01:12 AM
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Do you have TechConnect? If so, see if this article helps: https://support.rockwellautomation.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/278692/loc/en_US -------------------------------------------

RE: Appropriate selection of 3-pole magnetic contactor for non-motor application

Posted By Joe E Sep 12, 2025 09:49:00 AM
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I would stick with the recommended contactor that matches the drive. There are often safety margins built into these recommendations for things like inrush and fault current. The drive size matters, not just the actual load on it. Also, unless your servo motor is very small, it's very possible that your ...

RE: PowerFlex 525, programmatically switch between speed control and position control using ladder logic

Posted By Joe E Sep 11, 2025 01:22:25 PM
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As an experiment, I would be tempted to try an explicit message. See 520COM-UM001, the section on Explicit Messaging. On page 73 it talks about how to write a single parameter. -------------------------------------------

RE: Powerflex 520 Output Frequency is greater than commanded frequency

Posted By Joe E Sep 11, 2025 01:14:00 PM
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How are you sending the frequency? First thing I'd do is check parameters P043 [Minimum Freq] and P044 [Maximum Freq]. Then, check the parameters in the terminal block group (t062 - t066) and see if any are set to 7 "Preset Freq". If an input is set to preset freq and that input is on, that will ...

RE: Studio 5000, Seek a training, crate a project.

Posted By Joe E Sep 09, 2025 08:05:46 AM
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Check out the content from Tim Wilborne. He's on LinkedIn and YouTube. There's some more video content here that you might find helpful: https://theautomationblog.com/ -------------------------------------------

RE: Guardlogix Tag-Based Alarming

Posted By Joe E Sep 08, 2025 10:34:15 AM
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Exactly. You should be able to create a duplicate tag of the same type and name with a suffix or something but of standard class. And have the PlantPAX (or other SCADA system) look at the copy tag. -------------------------------------------

RE: Guardlogix Tag-Based Alarming

Posted By Joe E Sep 08, 2025 08:08:58 AM
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The standard task can READ safety tags but not write them. You should be able to just COPy or MOVe the safety tags to standard tags within the standard task. -------------------------------------------

RE: View ME Version Issues

Posted By Joe E Sep 02, 2025 07:52:59 AM
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Another big consideration is your customer's software setup. If they're using v12 (for example, like we are here), then I strongly recommend you install v12 as well. Which almost certainly means going to virtual machines so you can have multiple versions installed at the same time. Conversion tools, ...

RE: View ME Version Issues

Posted By Joe E Aug 28, 2025 08:09:00 AM
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I haven't done a lot of testing with v14 yet, but you should be able to create runtime files with lower firmware versions. As a quick test, I fired up my v14 virtual machine and opened an existing project. When I went to "Application -> Create Runtime Application...", it allowed me to select back to ...

RE: Power Flex 755 reset to factory defaults

Posted By Joe E Aug 21, 2025 07:49:00 AM
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Take a look at the quick start manual: https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/qs/750-qs001_-en-p.pdf Page 37 looks like it starts a factory default reset procedure. -------------------------------------------

RE: How to control PF753 using the door mounted HOA switch and the hardwired signals from PLC RX3i?

Posted By Joe E Aug 06, 2025 08:04:50 AM
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In my experience, the terminal block inputs can override each other, sometimes in surprising ways. If you want the "H" signal to control, then pass the "A" signal through the other side of the HOA switch so it doesn't get to the drive at all. That will also make sure the drive stays off when the switch ...

RE: Armor power flex 35S after direction command change still same actual direction

Posted By Joe E Aug 01, 2025 07:22:24 AM
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Thank you for following up with the solution. That's likely to help someone in the future. -------------------------------------------

RE: IPC communication alarm in PLC.

Posted By Joe E Jul 21, 2025 08:45:54 AM
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Can you add the IPC to the PLC's IO configuration, even as a Generic Ethernet Module? It may be possible to get the communication status from that structure, especially if you choose a Comm Format that includes Status.