What do you do, when your scope of work for a project is to re-write an old PLC code in a newer software version, but there is a major roadblock holding you back? This is the position I recently found myself in. The code I was given had no routine names, no tag labels, and no rung comments!
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It goes without saying that tuning PID loops is a dreaded task for a majority of controls engineers. Once you hit the sweet spot and fine tune your loop, knowing how to utilize certain abilities of a PID loop (more specifically, the Rockwell standard PID function block) can be extremely helpful throughout your development process.
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