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  1. Why is my firmware browse button greyed out?
  2. Why when I open the PID tuning tool the screen is blank?
  3. What is the speed of DC inputs for the PAC modules if I want to use them to count pulses? Can they be used like the High-Speed inputs on the 05/06?
  4. Why am I getting a large or maximum Output value from my PID loop when my "P"(Gain) is small and my "I"(Reset) is 0? It appears that my error is integrating, and the output keeps increasing.
  5. What data (tag) types are required in the PID loop tuning constants?
  6. Can I nest Tasks ( Call a Task from another Task)?
  7. How do I create a "Jog" function with the new P3-HSO module?
  8. What is meant by "Delay Registration Action by" in the VMOV and SMOV boxes? Is this a time delay?
  9. How do I create a "follower" or "slave" function/application with the P3-HSI and HSO modules?
  10. Can I use a P3-HSI module to read the SureServo line-driver encoder output?
  11. Can I use a SureServo drive with the P3-HSO module?
  12. How do I find the Modbus addresses in the P3 CPU?
  13. How many tags can I log to a USB drive? How fast can I log them?
  14. What is the best way to use a C-more with a P3 system? There aren't fixed addresses to use in the C-more, how do I avoid all the typing?
  15. How do I read my P3 system configuration from the software? My "Hardware Config" button is grayed out?
  16. Does the P3 system utilize any protocols other than Modbus?


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