Posts Tagged ‘free training class’
Boston: “Tell me more about CBA”
One of the follow up questions on the Boston PROFINET one-day training class feedback forms indicated that we should say more about Component Based Automation (CBA). For those who didn’t hear enough about CBA in Boston, you can find more information in Section 15 of “PROFINET Technology and Application.” You can find it on the…
Read MoreYou can take an engineer on vacation, but…
You can take an engineer on vacation, but… he’s still an engineer. Sandwiched around the Boston PROFINET one-day training class, I took some vacation time in New York City, Boston, and northern Arizona. In NYC, even an engineer will first see the symbolism of freedom… …then be disappointed that the museum gift shop does not…
Read MoreFrom Analog Computers to Davenport and Boston
You can still do things the old way. My second computer was an analog computer (the first was a Geniac): [From the favorite catalog of my youth, the Edmund Scientific catalog. “[T]he Edmund catalog was virtually a Whole Earth Catalog for items related to scientific fields,” according to Wikipedia.] Those analog computer principles still apply…
Read MoreWhat are the differences between PROFIBUS V0, V1, and V2?
The question was prompted at the Vancouver PROFINET one-day training class. (Yes, we get PROFIBUS questions at the PROFINET class and vice versa.) Here’s the summary: DPV0: Cyclic Data Exchange, Diagnostics (all devices) DPV1: Acyclic Data Exchange, Process Alarm Handling (process automation) DPV2: Clock Synchronization & Time Stamp (drives) It’s important to note that the…
Read MoreIs PROFINET routable? (Report from Vancouver)
The question came up at the PROFINET one-day training class in Vancouver: “Is PROFINET routable?” In other words, can PROFINET messages be sent through a router? First, a little background. In an Ethernet network, several types of device can be used: hubs, switches, and routers. Each works at a different layer of the ISO/OSI reference…
Read MoreWireless Ethernet Safety
One of the other questions that came up in Grand Rapids came up during the PROFINET section and related to safety. I thought it worth expanding on the answer to that. The question: “Can I use PROFINET over wireless in a PROFIBUS PA environment?” First, let’s be clear that we are talking about two different…
Read MoreHow many devices on a PROFIBUS DP network in Grand Rapids?
There was a good crowd at the Grand Rapids PROFIBUS one-day training class last week. Manny and Torsten were there while I was in Vancouver with Hunter for a PROFINET one-day training class. One of the questions that came up in Grand Rapids concerned how many PROFIBUS DP devices are allowed on a network. We have…
Read MoreCrimping Newark Asset Management
I was in Newark with Manny two weeks ago for the PROFIBUS in the Process Industries one-day training class. We’ve been doing these classes for over 7 years now and it is amazing that we still get new questions. In Newark we got a couple misconceptions that need to be addressed. One attendee could not…
Read MoreProblem Solving in PROFINET Class
I started this on the plane back from Jacksonville and I’m finishing it on the plane to Newark for the Process one-day training class. (It’s tomorrow, May 14, at the Newark airport. We have arranged for free parking at the hotel.) In between I had to put the finishing touches on PROFInews North American Edition…
Read MoreOver 100 fill the room in Pittsburgh for PROFIBUS training
Manny and Mike were in Pittsburgh for the PROFIBUS one-day training class. Here’s Manny’s report: Last Wednesday’s PROFIBUS Training Class in Pittsburgh marked our largest PROFIBUS class of 2009. Over one hundred people packed the room at the Hilton to learn about the latest developments in PROFIBUS technology. Even though we did not quite have…
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