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Mark A

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  1. As far as the feet and inches that is no longer a problem. I had the program set up as you suggested but the inches did not work out, but when I ordered my new encoder it reads 300 pulses per revolution and with a 6" wheel that is 600 per foot and that works out to 50 pulses per inch.  And I can take care of resetting by taking my length a pulse before the reset as you suggested. 

    Now the feet per minute, it can be an average once the machine is up to speed the feet per min will be very constant.

    Can I use the High Speed Input and the second line of the AB Shaft Encoder, Frequency Measurement to get a FPM?

     

  2. I am using a V430-J-TR34 and an incremental encoder to measure, cut, and monitor continuous pipe coming from a pipe mill. The mill puts out a continuous length of pipe at about 100 feet per minute. I have a couple of problems or questions with it. 1 want a keypad entry on the display so I can enter the distance for the pipe to be cut, I have that setup okay but I am having trouble with the inches. I have  an entry of feet and one for inches. With the feet I am linking it with a MI and multiplying it by 2000 which is the pulses per ft. With the inches the pulse is 166.66667 per inch but I can't enter a decimal in the multiplication function the closes I can get is 166 pulses.

    When I reset after the cut is made my encoder value goes to 0  which is good but I want to measure the total feet of pipe that is ran through this mill, to do this do I add a store and input the encoder value and then divide the stored value?

    I also want to measure Feet Per Minute. 

    Is there an example out there that already has this done? 

  3. I am setting up a V130 to control an oil system, which will use a flow meter with a 4-20 ma input and an ultrasonic sensor also with a 4-20 ma. I have set up AN0 up as a 4-20 ma analog input in the hardware configuration. When I connect my 4-20 signal to terminal #4 my mili amp meter shows 3.5 ma. no mater what I do. I have checked my device and it puts out the proper 4-20 range but as soon as I connect it I get 3 + ma.

    I have taken the back off and checked the jumpers and they are all in the B position.

    I have several PLC's running with an analog input and have never had any problems before. What am I missing?

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