Entries for the 'PLC' Category

Keith Krotzer

04/02/2025

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After writing about the benefits of hardware simulation, and PLCSIM Advanced in particular, I spent some time thinking of other great ways I've used this tool to improve the development process. Another area that PLCSIM Advanced really shines is ...

Carter Silvey

03/20/2025

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This is Part 3 of Getting Started with XTS. The first two posts in the series discuss Beckhoff XTS, walks through the installation process, setting up a base project, and configuring an XTS system. Today we will continue by setting up an XTS simulati...

Carter Silvey

03/12/2025

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In the previous blog in this series, we introduced Beckhoff XTS and why you should consider using it. We also walked through downloading and installing the necessary packages and setting up a base project. In this post, we will continue to build upon...

Carter Silvey

02/18/2025

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This blog and all its images are from TwinCAT XAE build 3.1.4024.62. Since XTS is one of Beckhoff’s newer offerings, they are consistently providing more features so some aspects may look different in newer versions, especially in builds 3.1.40...

Kat Lidrbauch

01/20/2025

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In manufacturing, part tracking is essential for quality control and resource management. One method for tracking parts throughout production lines and across multiple sites involves generating and scanning barcodes.   Although existing softw...

Aaron Shoemaker

11/08/2024

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As system integrators, one of DMC’s primary goals is to be as efficient as possible when developing and deploying systems for our clients. The old-school method of sitting beside a machine to perform PLC testing is effective but inefficient. St...

Will Todd

11/04/2024

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Traditionally a Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 PLC project would utilize EtherCAT as the primary network protocol for field network devices. In this blog we will review how you can reconfigure additional LAN ports on a TwinCAT IPC to act as an Ethernet I/P ...

Joshua Wrobel

09/15/2024

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With WinCC Comfort being phased out, it will become more difficult to find replacement hardware and technical support for the software. Over time, upgrading to WinCC Unified will become more and more prevalent. This blog is here to help you navigate ...

Carter Silvey

06/18/2024

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Table of contents 1. Download and Installation 2. Adding the Database Project to a TwinCAT 3 Solution 3. Writing Code to Write to the Database Server 4. Testing the Database Connection Being able to store long term data is one of the...

Finnbar Norman

06/04/2024

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PLC Code This past week, I took on the challenge of turning one of our IO demo kits connected to a Siemens PLC into a working game system. I chose to program the classic games Bop It and Simon Says as they would be easy to understand while still p...