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Does anyone have experience doing PLC programming, or setting up Micrologix controllers/Panelview displays? I no longer have a controls engineer at work and I have to get a machine programmed and debugged before Friday. I have never done this before and have managed to get the program loaded onto the controller and am now trying to load the display program to the Panelview, then get the comms setup. I have had many small miracles take place and with a measure of good luck, I may succeed tomorrow. In case I run into some dead ends, does anyone have experience that I may be able to lean on regarding loading and setup? Contractors/tech support has been hard to find and to receive Rockwell/AB tech support means renewing a 3 year service contract for $4000 that will very likely never be used again.

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