What Are the Differences Between CNC and PLC?

What Are the Differences Between CNC and PLC?

The differences between CNC and PLC can be seen as a competition for the “strongest brain” in the automation era. On the assembly line of smart factories, CNC machines are carving metal parts with a precision of 0.001mm, while the PLC system coordinates the operation of robotic arms, conveyor belts, and inspection instruments in real-time. … Read more

Beginner’s Guide to PLC: Mastering the Basics and Techniques of Ladder Diagram Programming

Beginner's Guide to PLC: Mastering the Basics and Techniques of Ladder Diagram Programming

For beginners in PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), mastering a programming language is a crucial step into the field of automation control programming. Among the various PLC programming languages, Ladder Diagram (LD) is one of the most commonly used due to its intuitive nature and high similarity to relay control circuit diagrams. This article aims to … Read more

Fault Diagnosis: Common Causes of Siemens PLC Program Freezing and Quick Troubleshooting Methods

Fault Diagnosis: Common Causes of Siemens PLC Program Freezing and Quick Troubleshooting Methods

Fault Diagnosis: Common Causes of Siemens PLC Program Freezing and Quick Troubleshooting Methods As an automation engineer, I cannot count how many times I have been called to the site to handle the issue of “the equipment suddenly stopped working.” In most cases, this is related to the PLC program freezing. Today, I will share … Read more

Your Air Conditioner: Is There a Micro PLC Inside?

Your Air Conditioner: Is There a Micro PLC Inside?

When the air conditioner quietly increases the fan speed in the middle of the night, or automatically starts the defrosting program when the outdoor unit frosts over—these seemingly simple actions are backed by a sophisticated industrial-grade control system. It is the “brain” of factory automation production lines: a miniaturized version of a PLC (Programmable Logic … Read more

What is a PLC? A Microcomputer Capable of Operating in Harsh Environments!

What is a PLC? A Microcomputer Capable of Operating in Harsh Environments!

DOMA TECH DOMA Technology Creating value for society Professional technology, reliable products Integrity Innovation Service Excellence What does PLC mean? PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) 可编程逻辑控制器 is a computer control system specifically designed for industrial automation. It consists of one or more digital computer modules that interact with external devices such as sensors and actuators through … Read more

Basic Knowledge of Ansible for Automated Operations and Maintenance

Basic Knowledge of Ansible for Automated Operations and Maintenance

Ansible Host Directory Default configuration file: /etc/ansible/hosts # This is the default ansible 'hosts' file. # # It should live in /etc/ansible/hosts # # – Comments begin with the '#' character # – Blank lines are ignored # – Groups of hosts are delimited by [header] elements # – You can enter hostnames or ip … Read more

1.1 Automation Operations with Ansible Installation and Deployment

1.1 Automation Operations with Ansible Installation and Deployment

Introduction Ansible is a tool for deploying a group of remote hosts. It achieves communication between the management node and remote nodes through the SSH protocol. Theoretically, any operation that can be performed by logging into a remote host via SSH can be automated in bulk using Ansible. This includes tasks such as copying files, … Read more

Ansible Role: A Comprehensive Guide to Structuring Playbooks

Ansible Role: A Comprehensive Guide to Structuring Playbooks

nginx-role.yml roles/ └── nginx ├── tasks │ ├── group.yml # Create group │ ├── main.yml │ ├── restart.yml # Restart service │ ├── start.yml # Start service │ ├── templ.yml # Copy configuration file │ ├── user.yml # Create user │ └── yum.yml # Install service └── templates └── nginx.conf.j2 # Configuration file group.yml (0 … Read more

Comprehensive Automation Operations Tool with Ansible and Docker

Comprehensive Automation Operations Tool with Ansible and Docker

1. Introduction SSM is a lightweight server management platform that integrates Ansible and Docker, featuring graphical interface, modularity, and strong scalability. It allows for a series of tedious operations such as server deployment, container orchestration, resource monitoring, and alert notifications to be completed through a browser—no command line skills required, making it easy for beginners … Read more