Short, working write-ups on PLC logic, Ignition, and troubleshooting: the kind of things we build and fix on real jobs. Each one includes code you can adapt and the traps we've learned to watch for.
Why hour meters stop at 8,192 hours or reset on a download, and how to build integer run-hour counting, PM-due alarms with a maintenance-only reset, and an Ignition cross-check.
Read the tutorial →Why "this hour so far" and "last full hour" mislead operators, and how to build a true rolling 60-minute count with a circular buffer in Studio 5000 or from tag history in Ignition.
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A free two-page PDF checklist to walk one line: backups, alarms and HMI, data you can trust, spares, run hours, and safety sanity checks. Optional: join our opt-in email list for new tutorials as they're posted.
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