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The Problem Digital output (DO) cards were found sourcing approximately 117V on outputs that were not energized. The PLC logic showed the output as…
What Happened During program maintenance on a Schneider M580 using Control Expert (CE) 16.0, unused Derived Function Blocks (DFBs) were cleared from the project.…
The Problem When connecting to an M580 PLC via USB through a VMware virtual machine, VMware may report a persistent USB connection to the…
Thank you. As we mark 15 years in the industry, we’re filled with gratitude—for the clients who trusted us with mission-critical systems, the partners…
The Practice When adding new signals to an existing SCADA system, there is often a choice: create new points or reuse old spare/decommissioned points.…
The Risk When installing open-source tools from package managers (pip, npm, GitHub releases), verify the spelling of the package name carefully. Attackers regularly upload…
What ONS Does The ONS (One Shot) instruction in RSLogix 5000/Studio 5000 executes the output logic for exactly one scan when the input conditions…
The Principle When troubleshooting a PLC or SCADA issue, do not accept secondhand conclusions at face value. Everyone involved — operators, other engineers, maintenance…
The Problem If your PLC logic uses time-of-day comparisons to trigger actions — batch starts, valve sequencing, report generation, data logging — daylight saving…
Deadband Minimum of 1.0 When migrating PID blocks from older versions that used INT data types to newer versions using REAL, the deadband parameter…
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