COVID-19 and the Industry

[deep6ixed]

How everyone holding up in the grand scheme of things?  I know some industries have been hit pretty hard the last week or two.

[franji1]

ADC just announced Host Engineering's new set of Universal Temperature and Universal Analog modules for the BRX I/O platform, along with Do-more Designer 2.7.  These modules are manufactured right here in Upper East Tennessee by Host's manufacturing company, VinTech (not China).  Buy a few for yourself and a few friends  .

Things are changing day by day, so we'll see how it works out over time...

[deep6ixed]

Id love to convert to Do-More, but my new job is gung ho Allen Bradley.  And it drives me batty...

[Garyhlucas]

Poor bastards using AB. MY new job is gung ho Automation Direct! YAHOO!

[deep6ixed]

I wish your job was hiring in NW ohio, lol.  My last plant had a boss who hated AD, but since I was the guy doing the projects I ordered what I wanted.

Here it's 100% Allen Bradley Kool-Aid.  Im always like "If we had a Do-More, we wouldn't have to make this workaround." 

[deep6ixed]

We also have Siemens, and on a side note - ASi modules suck.  Chasing down ASi errors are becoming the bane of my existence here.

[Garyhlucas]

I just plain love the fact that Host calls a bug.........a bug! Then says we?ll fix that, and they do. I can put up with a lot if you just tell me the truth.

[Controls Guy]

We also have Siemens, and on a side note - ASi modules suck.  Chasing down ASi errors are becoming the bane of my existence here.

S7-1200 and especially 1500 rock.  They'll blow the doors off a ControlLogix at a third the price, AND you don't have to submit a DNA sample to get support.  ASI, yeah, not so much.  (but then that's European more than Siemens per se)

[Controls Guy]

ASI was invented to make DeviceNet look good (no small task), which was invented to make Profibus look really good, which was a good product, but surpassed by Profinet.