Category Archives: Industrial Automation

Use Logix GSV WallClockTime for Pulse Bit

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Brian Gallimore

If you are using the AB ControlLogix platform and want a bit to cycle on and off at a consistent rate, you can address one of the bits of the register that represents the clock microseconds.  (GSV WallClockTime)  The register … Continue reading →

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HMI Screen – WIP Tanks

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Brian Gallimore

Here is a HMI screen I created for a recent smallish project.  We added controls to allow storage of product in these new WIP (work in progress) tanks to give more flexibility to the production process.  This is an older … Continue reading →

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Relay Terminal Standard Numbers

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Brian Gallimore

I finally did a little research to see if there was any meaning behind the numbers I often see on relays.  Of course there is!  It is European standard EN 50005. NO: 3 and 4 NC: 1 and 2 Form … Continue reading →

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RedLion G315 Load via USB Locks Up Unit

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Brian Gallimore

The new G315 units (and only the G315s) don’t have USB 2.0 support.  They use USB 1.1.  When you try to load the configuration via USB, it will fail, and it will lockup. The power-on while holding buttons 1 and … Continue reading →

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The Coolest Baggage Merge Ever

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

Many people may not know this, but I’m some kind of airport baggage conveyor system controls expert. The coolest stuff I’ve done has been with the merges in these systems. Today, after weeks of work and several iterations and ideas, … Continue reading →

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