eriond
Industrial
- Nov 4, 2004
- 12
I am a 15 year "veteran" of PLC programming. I started with the Texas Instruments brand of PLC's (before SIEMENS bought them). I have extensive experience with AB SLC's and PLC 5's.
Recently, I accepted a position of Electronic Systems Analyst for a refrigerator manufacturing company. I am the only PLC programmer in the building. When I looked through the control panels and found OMRON and MELSEC PLC's, I started to wonder if I had bitten off more than I could chew. To compound my problems, most of the programs were developed in languages other than English. I have programs with Japanese, German and Italian documentation, and of course, I know only English. Also, most of the programs are stored on 3 1/2 floppies with NO documentation! If anyone knows how I can acquire a programming manual for a Mitsubishi "A" series PLC, it would be the first step in trying to figure out how those "foreigners" are making these machines run. Thanks, in advance!
Recently, I accepted a position of Electronic Systems Analyst for a refrigerator manufacturing company. I am the only PLC programmer in the building. When I looked through the control panels and found OMRON and MELSEC PLC's, I started to wonder if I had bitten off more than I could chew. To compound my problems, most of the programs were developed in languages other than English. I have programs with Japanese, German and Italian documentation, and of course, I know only English. Also, most of the programs are stored on 3 1/2 floppies with NO documentation! If anyone knows how I can acquire a programming manual for a Mitsubishi "A" series PLC, it would be the first step in trying to figure out how those "foreigners" are making these machines run. Thanks, in advance!