Five Steps to PLC Program Development

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Programming a PLC can sometimes be a daunting task. The best method is to break the task into smaller steps. These are the steps that I have used for years to develop PLC programs. We will apply them to a die-stamping application. Step 1 – Define the task: What has to happen? This is written … Read more

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 12

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 12 HTML and Scripting Languages  We have the following accomplished: PLC program Visual Basic Program Data collected in a Database IIS web service established ASP Script Written Let’s take a closer look at the ASP Script ( AccRL.asp) that was written in part 11: … Read more

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 11

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 11 HTML and Scripting Languages  We have the following accomplished: PLC program Visual Basic Program Data collected in a Database IIS web service established The IIS web service machine must have the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 installed. The following link can obtain this: … Read more

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 10

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 10 Computer Web Server (IIS)  We have come a long way. The PLC program has been written. The primary visual program has been reported. Information is now being collected from the Do-more PLC via Modbus TCP and stored in a database using visual basic. … Read more

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 9

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 9 Computer Program Visual Basic (VB6) Continue   The final code will be completed for the program. If you want a link to download the complete code, go to the contact page and put a Robust Logger Program in the description. The actual code … Read more

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 8

Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 1 Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 2 Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 3 Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging for Free – Part 4 Now You Can Have Robust Data Logging … Read more