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@danielmarequeiglesias5015

3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Are you considering (or do you already have made) a video on PID control? That'd be awesome! Greetings from Spain!

@fevtronx3664

3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you.

@celsojoven3525

2 жыл бұрын

Soutwoods city

@vegy08b06

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love a video on the PID loop as well. I'm struggling with wrapping my head around tuning, and I seem to keep getting the Ziegler-Nichols method wrong.

@EngineeringKampungan

2 жыл бұрын

Hello everyone 🙌

When I worked on a diesel-electric rig I asked what PLC meant, was told "Please Leave Connected". Lol.

@oneforall5615

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Silwiu

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@elisechow2197

2 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@chrisyboy666

2 жыл бұрын

The fact you got to work,on diesel rig and had to ask what a plc was says everything

@madhatterhillbilly4267

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyboy666 considering most diesel rigs don't have them your comment says everything.

I watched the whole playlist on, " The Electrical Engineering Basics," and I thank you Paul for the visuals and the accompanying explanations that make this subject much easier to understand. Your videos and playlists are well done; Keep up the outstanding work! I look forward to increasing my learning and understanding through your other playlists.

I'm a recent Chemical Engineer working in industry and I found this incredibly useful. The examples you provided really helped consolidate my understanding

@gavinpeterson5323

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input

@tannerholmes1587

9 ай бұрын

​@@gavinpeterson5323 Super cringe to act like you're the one making these videos. "Thanks for the input." 🤡😂

@mbhsk00

5 ай бұрын

@@tannerholmes1587 Thanks for the input

I just started an electronics programs at a local tech school. I can not thank you enough for the videos you make. They have been directly related to the material I am learning and have definitely been a study aid for tests. So thank you for walking people thru the magic of electricity and helping a noobie like me learn!

@rylandallas9907

Жыл бұрын

Send us some questions when you have a chance!

@joshuanavarro2734

Жыл бұрын

@@rylandallas9907 I’m also in electrical engineering tech school

@viv1dre4m33

4 ай бұрын

This is more electrical than electronic dude

This guy is a GENIUS teacher....

I love you. From now on, I will worship you. I literally have an exam next week on PLC's and because of the pandemic, we didn't have a lot of time to work with them. Thank you so much for the informative video. Keep up the good work!!!!

I loved to program PLC controllers in school! Those things are so awesome. When I got bored I started to make some music with relays on/off sound by making it switch in the right time.

@KarlKarpfen

3 жыл бұрын

Let me guess: Now you work for a relay manufacturer to build his stand at trade fairs like the Hannover Messe. Every single relay manufacturer there did exactly this with teir relays.

@Stasiek_Zabojca

3 жыл бұрын

@@KarlKarpfen No, not really. Programming CNC machines and making things on them is more interesting thing for me and that's the way I chose. But sometimes I miss programming PLC's.

@Slimbo_85

2 жыл бұрын

Where did you go to schook to kearn PLC? And programming them

@Stasiek_Zabojca

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slimbo_85 Technical school in Poland, mechatronics.

@mwanikimwaniki6801

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stasiek_Zabojca interesting. I'm doing mechatronics right here in Kenya and will be learning PLCs

I work as a maintenance technician at a food industrial plant. They basically gave me the responsibility to take care of our two new robot tray stacking a product unloading devices. A company controls engineer for the robot's manufacturer help me realize changing code for a machine that runs on more than 2 axis takes a lot of knowledge and patience. I have a ton of respect for these automation specialist!

@Battttt

Жыл бұрын

Are they FANUC robots?

@kirkjackson3306

Жыл бұрын

@@Battttt may as well say that, they were made by Schneider packaging.

@Battttt

Жыл бұрын

@@kirkjackson3306 haha chill out im just wondering whether youre gonna have a shit time or not 😹

@kirkjackson3306

Жыл бұрын

@@Battttt I'm chill I was I just answered you question

@pilotelliott

5 ай бұрын

There’s always another to our god complexes 😂 those guys are too smart

Another advantage, or disadvantage depending on which side you are on, of PLC's is the ability to download a virus and destroy your adversaries centrifuges. Excellent video and great animation.

@Carlos-iq4th

3 жыл бұрын

References XD

@RyanWilliams-lh7pr

3 жыл бұрын

“No more enriched uranium for you today”

@michaelmolter6180

3 жыл бұрын

I try my very best to avoid connecting my PLC projects to a network unless I absolutely have too, and even then I use something called a VLAN to isolate them from the wild wild west (er, I mean internet). Even then, if someone REALLY wants to break your stuff, I can imagine a virus that infects your computer, and then eventually infects your PLC when you connect via USB (or other) to push an update. In the real world, security is never 100%. Its a function of how much money and time you spend defending your system divided by how much someone malicious is willing to spend to break in!

@KarlKarpfen

3 жыл бұрын

That actually depends on the way it is integrated.

@lordjaashin

3 жыл бұрын

and people wonder why they hate us

I am an apprentice in the United States and I just want to say that these are the best videos I have ever watched. Thank you for putting these together and making them easy easy to understand. They Are actually priceless when it comes to growth in in my field and that is amazing

@kinged9862

2 жыл бұрын

What are you learning?

@neilpritchard4734

2 жыл бұрын

@@kinged9862 more theory than anything. I love the school I go to but if you miss something, the class doesn't stop until you get it they've gotta keep going. so as I learn install at work I can view these videos and they really break down the concept behind electrical. everything's just a switch.thats the best advice I've been given

@Letsgoback2thefuture

Жыл бұрын

we have job Vacancies for Automation technicians at Flextronics, Austin TEXAS send a dm if you have 4years+ experience in the field. Military personnel with PLC technical training are encouraged to apply. Associate Degree in related field is a plus.

I would like to see more about PID

@user-oi7xx6gr3b

3 жыл бұрын

I am too

@nuismai

3 жыл бұрын

Right! Me 2

@jaredbecker2823

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t take that brief explanation on current, past or future. Not exactly what they do and the whole goal is to reduce cycles or constant changes

@youcefhamlat4079

3 жыл бұрын

3

@perryegolson833

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredbecker2823 Thanks. I was a bit confused by that also.

So thorough...I appreciate how long this takes to be so thoughtfully planned and produced. Kudos!

Awesome content. I'm a beginner in the field of industrial automation and your videos are a must watch for me and my colleagues; I always share the videos with them so we can discuss. Thank you very much for the high quality content and please keep posting.

That third example of the optimizer in the PLC controlling building temperature waa pretty neat.

Thanks for breaking this down so well. Too often education gives definitions that are only understood if you already understood it to begin with. Thanks again.

I'm a former aluminum smelter production worker. I worked around industrial equipment and machinery that ran off PLCs. I learned how to fix my equipment and machinery by learning how my machines cycled. This allowed me to find the missing inputs or outputs to figure out what was broken and needed replaced to get up and running quickly.

@aaronjoseph1777

2 жыл бұрын

I lost my 13 year career after my plant closed July 2020. There was a news story about how my former planet may reopen.

@prathameshpatil6888

2 жыл бұрын

Ask for a raise!

@mwanikimwaniki6801

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronjoseph1777 Why'd it closr

@rubberlegs88

Жыл бұрын

Hawthorne?

Values from sensors / actuators is almost never taken from 0 volts or 0 mA etc. The standard is 4-20mA. It's due to the risk of not knowing whether for example a temperature sensor is reading correctly or if it's faulty. Always passing current to the sensor is a simple and effective way to avoid the problem.

@freefrag1910

2 жыл бұрын

i just wrote the same and read this after, lol :D

@stevenurban5909

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who works for Siemens this is not true

@henrychanner4032

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenurban5909 wtf are you on about? 4-20mA is a safety feature...need a live zero mate otherwise how do you know if it's fucked or on 0? If it's reading 4mA, you know it's not fucked and the sensor is on 0

@henrychanner4032

Жыл бұрын

@@chilipalmer2195 looks that way 😂

@clements41

Жыл бұрын

Ok I'm dumb but basically you're saying minimum 4mA to ensure its ok and 0 signifies faulty right ?

Hard to find videos like these which explain maximum content in a short span of time with excellent demonstration

@EngineeringMindset

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

The best video I saw about PLC! Well-explained.Thank you!

I dig this video. As usual you are spot on. I would just like to mention that the PLC scan cycle can also be asynchronous, where the outputs are turned on as soon as the rung preceding them gets a logical true, rather than after the execution of logic. Logix5000 controllers are asynchronous, for example, while Productivity controllers are synchronous. It can make a pretty big difference in your logic and lead to undesired results, so it is always worth finding out which type of scan cycle your controller has via the manual or a call to tech support.

My god i cant describe how much i love PLCs. In school i was the only student being enthusiastic about wiring them and programming them ( we used Ladder)

Talking about old electrical substations, had a fellow apprentice when I was young who was careless with his elbows and blacked out I guess about a thousand homes by slightly bumping one of these old mechanical relays, was hilarious to me because well, it wasn't me. :D

Excellent video with nice explanation and examples! One of my favorite channels! Thank you very much!

Please please continue with these plc videos!!!!

Ty so much for making these videos. I'm a maintenance mechanic looking to step up my game!

Awesome! I've always wondered how PLCs work. Thanks!

I love the way you keep it easy to understand, thanks!

4:00 You killed me with the suitcase! 😆

@fernandezmarkbrianc.2542

3 жыл бұрын

Best way to explain for the begginers and students

Great video! Excellent explanation for someone who knows very little on PLC's.

Wish this video was available when I was doing PLC'S in my engineering course.

@StigDesign

3 жыл бұрын

me2 :)

@RyanWilliams-lh7pr

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, I’ve never had it so comprehensively yet simply explained.

@michaelmolter6180

3 жыл бұрын

Best way to learn PLCs is to just buy one and play with it on your own. Build a traffic light. AutomationDirect has some cheap starter kits to get your off the ground. Overall, PLC programming is like welding, despite what everyone tells you, its not as intimidating as it seems, but then again, theres still a difference between a farmer who welds and a certified, union welder. Its the same with PLCs.

@imbatman2011

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmolter6180 how much would a setup cost?

@michaelmolter6180

3 жыл бұрын

@@imbatman2011 Take a look at the C0-00DD2-D. Its really the most basic, least expensive ($69 + free shipping) option to start with. Youll need a 24 VDC power supply. They sell those (and also one that specifically attach to the PLC if you prefer) or you can get a cheap one on ebay or something. All the I/O is 24 VDC. Another option from the same product line has relay outputs which would be more useful for controlling thing like Christmas tree lights or other 120 VAC loads.

PLCs compared to PCs are more simple, used within industrial tech. Thanks for the video

@Rotwold

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be surprised if they still used Motorola CPUs in the lower end gear. But yeah they are meant to have just enough bytes to be able to perform it's task. When programming for critical applications it's good to know what every byte is doing in the machine 👍

@attilakovacs6908

3 жыл бұрын

Depends, the PLCs I'm currently programming are running Win10. The PLC functionality runs in isolated cores. You can have a single device run both the PLC software and the HMI as well.

@RonJohn63

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rotwold or even Z-80 derivatives. It doesn't take much CPU power to check a bunch of input sensors 20x a second...

This type of logic is also very common in Scripting like Lua, where Event Handlers respond to changes in input values or states, they perform functions based on other inputs and variables, and produce some sort of result. Excellent video!

@fevtronx3664

3 жыл бұрын

Have not heard of LUA before, will check it out - thank you.

@Shadowwand

3 жыл бұрын

@@fevtronx3664 It's implemented in many solid state controllers as a scripting language for parsing Inputs, and I bet some PLC's actually execute LUA Code. Things like Create Var Lobby Set Point = 80 Create Function Event Handler Input 1{ Create Var Lobby Temp = Input 1.Value IF Lobby Temp > Lobby Set Point THEN run Function (Lobby Temp ) } Obviously that isn't really a LUA Command, but you can kind of see what I'm talking about. And of course the Set Point can change depending on time of day or date etc.

Thank you very much sir for providing us with valuable course of knowledge at our fingertips!

Great. In addition to automation engineering series, could you explain the operation of SCADA and PID in your upcoming videos?

very nice video.. hope to see PID, DCS amd SCADA lecture soon sir. Appreciated your effort and the channel as well.

Great explanation of basics for pics. Clearly understood!

Absolutely amazing, I’m a fourth year apprentice electrician and you don’t understand how simple that video is to understand compared to tafe

Really a sound video on PLC introduction...

for this I went 4 years to scool. Thanks for the good videos

This top tier quality video and explanation as well wow..... Keep up the good work

Your channel is truely amazing. Super informative.

This is such a great explanation! Thank you

Very detailed and informative yet easy to follow.

KZread surely knows what one needs :D I need basics of this stuff for my part of a project.

Great video. Can't imagine how long it took to put this together. One little side note on batteries. You sort of leave the impression that the battery will allow the PLC to function in the event of a power loss. I'm sure you are aware that the battery simply continues to provide power to the RAM memory so that the program is not lost if power should fail. But the PLC would immediately power off. And for some PLCs, the battery also powers the real-time clock so that the date and time will continue to increment while the unit powered down. Again though, great video.

@gabrielgarcia7554

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for writing this addendum, that makes more sense on what the exact roles, limitation and capabilities are for the PLCs.

Thanks a lot fir such an amazing Video. Found it extremely helpful as an Mechanical Engineer.

We are just now getting started on that stuff in my engineering class. Going to be fun to program one to control a robot arm.

It seems like every time I have a question about something in engineering, this channel has a video about it.

4:03 That luggage delivery system animation seems about right. The only thing missing is a forklift or luggage cart running over the suitcase to properly compact the contents.

Great, very neat and easy explained. Thank You🙂✌

Very instructive video on a topic of specialised interest. More than thirty five years back, I have seen industries using CNC machines such as lathes and machining centres, programmed to produce precision components. In some cases, conventional lathes were converted to CNC like capabilities by interfacing with PLC. I guess that programming for producing a precision component must be more complicated than mere climate control in a building.

I worked at PepsiCo Chicago with AB 5/40 , 5/25 , 5/15 , SLC 500, SLC 504 , MODICON 984 ,484 . Great machines great, experience !!

Great video! This is one of my favorite channels

Wow! Grat video, simply explained. Maybe I'll surprise automation maintenance guys with my knowledge

Well explained! Thank you!

My Stormworks Micro-Controller Knowledge now has USE!!

Amazing video! Please make videos on DCS and SCADA as well!

Awesome teaching thank you

Thanks so much am an industrial mechatronics student and this video has helped me alot

Thanks for the great video! Well done!

Awesome video sir! Thank you!

Hi, it was really a good explanation, Thanks for this. May be you can cover DDC, SCADA like topics next time in the list. Again thanks for this bro.👌👍

Beautifully explained

Better than the first suggestions.... it's really helpful

This was awesome thank you for the video upload.

Reallyyyy thanks for this vedio i didnt know about plc before but now i have an idea of it thankkk uuuu ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for the video!

very cool stuff delivered very clearly! I want to put my hands on a PLC DIY project for automating my house!

@FrederSnorlax

Жыл бұрын

Ive uninstalled an old plc with 60 digital inputs and I’m trying to think of something fun to do with it.. burglr alarm??

I've been taking a course on PLCs and have been seeking visual examples to go with my book from atd. Thanks.

Great lecture! Thanks

oh man you should of seen the start/stop PLC/Ice cube relay configuration for UPS's distribution center cabinet we had to move one time, was the coolest thing at the time.

Great video! Reminds me why I love engineering (and helps with my homework lmao)

Nice upload! Killed it!

this is gold! would like to see about this

You are a great teacher!!!!!

Hey. Thank you for teaching me.

Thanks. Great education video.

Nice job you doing guys, very helpful you videos

Thank you so much for the well-made and high-quality videos! They are very informative, easy to understand, pleasant to watch and listen to! Excellent animation, helpful examples, clear explanation; keep up the great work! By the way, what is the font used in the videos?

Great video, thanks.

Well explained. Process mechanical engineering experience, process control valves, open & closed loop control systems education, and computer experience helped me clearly grasp the details while watching the video. I was able to compare with my existing knowledge . I want to learn ladder logic. Could u launch educational videos on ladder logic, starting from basics? Thank you

Yes! Thank you! Can you do one on industrial/institutional high pressure steam system?

@EngineeringMindset

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, soon. Some steam videos coming next week

@elena6516

3 жыл бұрын

@@EngineeringMindset awesome, thank you!

Great video sir. Plz make video on pid control with plc. Thanks for great content🙂

That advertisement image with all the telecontrols relays in a single control box is bananas!

GREAT VIDEOS...THANK YOU

These are very helpful. We use PLC’s in our Hydrogen Dispensers. Because hydrogen can be so volatile, numerous safety measures, boundaries, limits etc, both temperature, speed and pressure related, must all be controlled simultaneously. Only a PLC can do this!

Great video. Cheers!

I like how you had the suitcase tumble off the conveyor belt. Very accurate haha

Nice video, Very well explained 👍

Thanks for information

So helpful!

The Engineering Masterminds!!!!

@EngineeringMindset

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you Zia

I always wanted to learn about PLC's

Great videos!!

I used to work for a process control software company called Intellution back in the mid to late 90s. We developed SCADA software and had a product called FIX Dynamics. I wrote some cool communication drivers to talk to various PLC's. We had a driver toolkit called the OSDK: OPC Server Development Kit and I was the one that put the OPC support in it. I wrote a couple of Allen Bradley drivers, a Modbus driver, etc.

@clarkdavison4766

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the late 90's I was a software/network engineer working for an automation company. We used Intellution Fix and I think iFix was just released. I remember installing and setting up the OPC Server to communicate with the PLCs. Allen Bradleys mostly, if I remember correctly.

@rhoonah5849

2 жыл бұрын

@@clarkdavison4766 That's really cool. I worked at Intellution from 1995 until 2000 (I think). I was responsible for putting the OPC capability in all of the drivers. I wrote the OPC Server Client driver which was pretty cool and allowed us to bring in data from any OPC Server. I wrote both the ABR which was the Allen Brandley RSLinx driver and the ABC which was the Allen Bradly Cyberlogic driver (yes I lobbied hard to NOT call it the ACB driver). I added some really cool features in those drivers and they were able to get incredible performance. I remember talking with one of the chief architects of the RSLinx software and I showed him the ABR driver and he indicated that they couldn't even get the throughput that I was getting because of all of the multithreading and queue optimization and stuff that I designed. Anyway, if you were using iFix and OPC with Allen Bradley then you were using software that I designed and wrote. I hope it worked for you... lol.

dam awesome video thanks man much appreciated

Thanks for info

Excellent video.

Great knowledge