[Halld-controls] [EXTERNAL] BCAL Chiller Comm. -PLC control troubleshoot

Hovanes Egiyan hovanes at jlab.org
Tue Jan 10 12:14:41 EST 2023


Brian,

here is the location of that L5X file, that is the last one I got from Nick:

https://halldsvn.jlab.org/repos/trunk/controls/plc/reset/l5x/HallD_HV_Reset.L5X

Hovanes.


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From: Halld-controls <halld-controls-bounces at jlab.org> on behalf of Brian Eng via Halld-controls <halld-controls at jlab.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 11:46 AM
To: hovanes.egiyan <hovanes.egiyan at gmail.com>
Cc: halld-controls at jlab.org <halld-controls at jlab.org>
Subject: Re: [Halld-controls] [EXTERNAL] BCAL Chiller Comm. -PLC control troubleshoot

I figured that the comms would go through a PLC, I'm just not sure which it is.

BCAL_DS = .26.22
BCAL_US = .26.23

Both of these PLCs are trying to set the channel that corresponds to the chiller remote signal to 1.

I don't know what RESET corresponds to.

> On Jan 10, 2023, at 11:22 AM, hovanes.egiyan <hovanes.egiyan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The IOC for BCAL chiller is called RESET PLC IOC or CRATE RESET IOC or something. There is no direct EPICS to chiller communication now. RESET is the name of the PLC in question.
> Rebooting this IOC will trip FDC chiller.
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
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>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Brian Eng via Halld-controls <halld-controls at jlab.org>
> Date: 1/10/23 10:01 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Scot Spiegel <spiegel at jlab.org>, halld-controls at jlab.org
> Subject: Re: [Halld-controls] BCAL Chiller Comm. -PLC control troubleshoot
>
> Hovanes,
>
> I'm assuming that EPICS is trying to communicate with a PLC, do you know the hostname/IP for this?
>
> I tried connecting to the US/DS BCAL PLCs but don't see any actual communications with a chiller, only an interlock signal.
> From: Scot Spiegel <spiegel at jlab.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 9:00 AM
> To: Brian Eng <beng at jlab.org>; halld-controls at jlab.org <halld-controls at jlab.org>
> Cc: Timothy Whitlatch <whitey at jlab.org>; Bobby Bunton <bunton at jlab.org>
> Subject: Re: BCAL Chiller Comm. -PLC control troubleshoot
>
> Ok, just let me know. Thanks, Scot
>
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> From: Brian Eng <beng at jlab.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 8:58:36 AM
> To: Scot Spiegel <spiegel at jlab.org>; halld-controls at jlab.org <halld-controls at jlab.org>
> Cc: Timothy Whitlatch <whitey at jlab.org>; Bobby Bunton <bunton at jlab.org>
> Subject: Re: BCAL Chiller Comm. -PLC control troubleshoot
>
> Just got my JLab account unlocked.
>
> Let me see if I can connect with the computer on Hall D that has PLC software installed, I don't think I've tested it with the BCAL stuff.
> From: Scot Spiegel <spiegel at jlab.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 8:28 AM
> To: halld-controls at jlab.org <halld-controls at jlab.org>; Brian Eng <beng at jlab.org>
> Cc: Timothy Whitlatch <whitey at jlab.org>; Bobby Bunton <bunton at jlab.org>
> Subject: BCAL Chiller Comm. -PLC control troubleshoot
>
> Brian,
>
> I'm requesting some support in Hall D to TS the remote controls of the BCAL chiller #3 temperature controller.
>
> Currently our Logix 5000 Laptop is in IT being updated. Would you be available to help Bobby Bunton with this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scot Spiegel
>
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