Difference between revisions of "Controls To Do List"

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*** Should we locate the main PLC in the hall?
 
*** Should we locate the main PLC in the hall?
 
** '''''Resolution'''''
 
** '''''Resolution'''''
*** Bryan and Brent say the high-class switches we will use in the hall are extremely reliable, as reliable as the PLC itself.
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*** Bryan and Brent say the high-class switches we will use in the hall are extremely reliable, as reliable as the PLC itself, so there doesn't seem to be a good reason to use ControlNet.
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** '''''To Do'''''
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*** Test what happens if an Ethernet cable is unplugged.
  
  

Revision as of 12:06, 3 June 2011

  • Should we use ControlNet as well as Ethernet/IP in the hall?
    • Notes
      • Is there really a network reliability problem?
      • Would we have to run a copper line to the counting house?
      • Should we use an additional PLC in the hall?
      • Should we locate the main PLC in the hall?
    • Resolution
      • Bryan and Brent say the high-class switches we will use in the hall are extremely reliable, as reliable as the PLC itself, so there doesn't seem to be a good reason to use ControlNet.
    • To Do
      • Test what happens if an Ethernet cable is unplugged.


  • When should we use a PC104 vs an IOC on a PC vs direct PLC control?
    • Notes
      • Should the FDC gas system use just PLC control and not use a PC104?