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PLCopen Portal: Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
PLCopen Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to Automation.com's portal for the PLCopen organization with valuable information and resources for controls and automation engineers to apply IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen extensions - in accordance with PLCopen standards - to create reliable, open automation systems. Find more information at the PLCopen organization at www.PLCopen-NA.org. Get the latest information on PLCopen sent to your desktop as soon as they are published on this page.
Articles
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Electrical design software gaining more acceptance
Automation.com, September 2010 By Bill Lydon As U.S. companies gain a better understanding of their costs and risks on projects, more are beginning to use electrical design software. This shift has led to a greater focus on efficiency and systemizing knowledge – ideal for what these software systems accomplish. |
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IEC 61131-3 and Programming
- 08/26/10 Control Design, August 2010 By Don Talend Development of the standard has positive impact on control capability and programming efficiency. |
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Unraveling PAC
- 07/13/10 InTech, July 2010 By Bill Lydon InTech asked a number of suppliers to provide their definition of a PAC—to find common ground and determine where there are differences—and for one example of a product the vendor provides that fits their PAC definition. |
White Papers
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Mapping of the OMAC PackML State Diagram to IEC 61131-3
By PLCOpen White paper describes how to implement the OMAC PackML state Version 3.0 as defined by www.Make2Pack.org. One way to do this is to use Sequential Function Chart, SFC. |
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Understanding the IEC61131-3 Programming Languages
By Ted Thayer, Bosch-Rexroth Long dismissed as just being a European phenomenon, the IEC’s programmable controller languages are gaining traction in the United States. This white paper provides a brief overview and comparison of each of the five main PLC/PAC programming languages. |
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Rockwell Automation White Paper identifies competitive advantages of standards
- 01/24/08 Paper shows why standards and regulations are important to global business, and why industry should care. |
Application Stories
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From Sweet to Squeaky-Clean
- 08/13/10 Control, August 2010 By Jim Montague A new PLC System and interface software lets L&S Sweeteners customize its Clean-In-Place (CIP) application for trailer tanks. |
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Efficient engineering on one PLC platform
- 08/13/10 Control Engineering Europe, July 2010 By Sandra Pringnitz and Mirzan Elmazi, Siemens Emcon Technologies Germany installed a S7-1200 controller in an existing application in three days, including sequential control and Ethernet communication with the vision system and an SAP computer. |
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Pet food manufacturer focuses on eliminating I/O failures
- 07/24/10 Reliable Plant, July 2010 By Rockwell Automation Hill’s Pet Nutrition migrated to Rockwell Automation ControlLogix PAC. This solution offered Hill’s a cost-efficient way to convert its existing I/O to the Allen-Bradley Flex I/O platform also communicating with other controllers in the plant. |
Resources & Literature
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Poll Question - How many different networks do you have in your facility?
How many different communication networks do you have implemented in factories and/or plants? The list of available networks includes, but is not limited to: Foundation Fieldbus, ControlNet, PROFIBUS, Interbus, AS-Interface, CanOpen, CC-Link, PROFINET, HART, Ethernet, EtherCAT, Ethernet Powerlink, SERCOS, Modbus, LonWorks and DeviceNet. |
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AMCI and Rockwell Automation publish brochure
- 06/29/10
Brochure describes AMCI product lines that are referenced in the Rockwell Automation Encompass Partners Program. |
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ISA publishes Online ISA Directory of Automation
- 04/11/10
This valuable resource—the top purchasing guide in the automation field—is available to ISA’s members from a link on the ISA homepage. |
Training News
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IEC 61131 Programming training
- 05/14/09
Eaton's Training Services is a PLCopen certified training center for the IEC 61131-3 programming language standard. |
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Online CoDeSys Programming Course
- 03/26/09
Alexandria Technical College’s online training course for the CoDeSys IEC 61131-3 software introduces the participant to the CoDeSys development environment and provide the competence for efficient reusable code development. |
Training & Seminars
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Product Announcements
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Calex announces Model 8505 analog to frequency converter
- 09/02/10
Model 8505 converts a 4-20 mA sensor output into a PLC frequency input. Price: from $83.30 |
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ABB adds PLC to IRC5 robot controller
- 08/26/10
Adding the AC500 PLC to the IRC5 robot controller eliminates the cost of a separate PLC cabinet and reduces the time associated with set-up and operation of robotic production cells. |
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Maple Systems enhances EZware HMI software
- 08/09/10
Enhancements include the ability to utilize tags with Allen-Bradley Controllers so they can be named with descriptive text. |
Company & Organization News
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Chairman of PLCopen PC1 Committee steps down
- 08/12/10 Chairman of the PLCopen PC1 Committee Ralf Wohlschläger resigned. |
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Logi.cals signs distributors in Poland and China
- 08/02/10 Encon Sp. z.o.o and CNTech Co Ltd have been appointed as distribution and support partners in Poland and China respectively. |
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ARC says PLC and PAC Market May Rebound
- 07/15/10 The PLC and PLC-based PAC market declined significantly across the world in 2009 and ARC thinks it might be coming back--but it's not sure. |
Project News
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Software Toolbox to provide graphics to Rockwell Automation
- 03/15/10 Software Toolbox will provide its Symbol Factory technology to users of FactoryTalk View Site Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition from Rockwell Automation. |
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Cotton ginning firm invests with APAG
- 01/24/10 Process and Control Engineering, January 2010 By Sarah Falson Atlantic Pacific Automation Group (APAG), will upgrade safety and motion control systems at Namoi Cotton Commodities in Australia. Equipment includes Parker Hannifin HMI panels, 30 Parker Variable Speed Drives, a PLC for process control, and Pilz’s PNOZmulti system for safety control of plant and equipment. |
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Siemens to automate algae biofuels production
- 12/08/09 Siemens will supply a Simatic S7-300 controller and Micromaster drives to Renewed World Energies to automate its new Georgetown County, S.C., facility. |
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