Comments on
public PLC forums
A note from Ron: One of my favorite hobbies for the
past several years has been
answering requests for help with PLC-related problems from people around
the world
on various public internet
forums .
The excerpts listed below are a few samples of the nice compliments that have
been posted by some of the forum members that I've been privileged to
help. Clicking on any of these links will take you directly to the
author's full message in the context of the original forum thread.
I went to Ron's class and it is well worth the money ...
just his method of predicting program flow with 1's and 0's made the class
worthwhile ... and this was just the first day ... I highly recommend his
class
Detail is Ron's middle name ... I have yet to come upon
anyone on any forum to give such detail ... His classes are second to none
... The training course I took has helped me immensely with my position
Ron ... explains the AB PLC details better than anyone I've
ever encountered
as always it is clear that that you have a passion for
educating others and more importantly teaching one to think and do. The
ability to teach a student self reliance and the thinking process is
unfortunately rare in a mentor
Ron, you have the patience of a saint ... Even though I've
been using the AB line for many years I still get valuable information
from your posts. You understand the inner workings much better than anyone
else I've ever encountered
Ron ... Not to redirect your career, but you really write
well ... have you considered Technical Writing?
As always, you have done a masterful job of explaining
complex ideas in a simple manner ... where can I buy your book?
and Ron's fine explanation skills are just one of the
reasons his PLC classes are the best
Our distinguished colleague and PLC guru, Ron Beaufort, has
posted an excellent thread on scaling ... it contains all of the basic
information needed to use the CPT instruction in a CompactLogix to perform
the scaling
Ron has absolutely the best explanations
Ron, you can take a few minutes and turn it into amazing
explanations ... you are absolutely the best at nailing down the details
of how things work
Ron, your explanations are outstanding!
Ron , This is truly amazing stuff ... do you plan on
publishing a book or some type of home study course? This is so easy to
read and understand
consider Ron Beaufort's superb post ... regarding the
differences between DC and AC inputs ... it should be required reading for
ALL PLC programmers
I can't compete with Ron - no one can explain better
there have been many people that have given very good
detailed explanations, but Ron's have been classics ... Phil should start
a best of Beaufort link
Ron's posts may be the most consistently thorough that you
will find here. The process of explanation and examples requires great
detail that Ron is always so willing to contribute
Mr. Ron Beaufort, the page you wrote on the SQO ... is an
amazing piece of work ... I wish [the manufacturer] would explain stuff in
terms like that
Ron ... I appreciate the obvious amount of time you put
into helping the less knowledgeable. I have had PIDs explained to me many
times, many ways. Never has it made more sense
Do a search on the forum using the keyword 'PID' and the
user name 'Ron Beaufort'. You will be reading for days. Ron has posted a
huge amount of information on this forum. His posts are written in a very
easy to read style
Ron Beaufort ... your description of a processor scan
sequence was superb and very easy to follow ... your post hits the nail on
the head in layman's terms as well!
That's bound to be one of the better and straight forward
explanations I've read on PID. Thanks, Ron
Ron Beaufort has posted 3 different descriptions of PID ...
I highly recommend them ... you won't get bogged down by a lot of math and
he writes in a very easy to comprehend manner
Thanks Ron, I was hoping you would respond, you're the best
at explaining the nitty gritty operations
I've just seen 30+ years of experience put into words ...
I've never managed to explain to my co-workers why, or how, I was doing
something as concisely as you've just done!
Ron took the time to call me and walk me through the PID
setup ... Ron helped me clearly understand ... and never once made me feel
stupid
Ron Beaufort is an example of the value a distributor adds
to the products he sells ... he exceeds all expectations, reasonable and
otherwise, for distributor support
I especially like your "overkill" approach, Ron Beaufort.
It can really clear up a lot of issues
Ron, as usual, has turned my somewhat brief reply into a
masterpiece
I could listen to you for hours, Ron! ... I wish I had the
ability to teach properly, it is all very well knowing what you are doing,
but ... the clever bit is to conduct the training course
Ron, I couldn't wait to thank you for the time afforded to
help me on this. I have never seen anything more simple ... your students
are lucky ... God bless you
Ron, Thanks very much for your detailed suggestions. You
provided much more information than I had anticipated
Ron, I enjoy your explanations! This is even better than my
school notes ... I'm sure students will benefit a lot from your teachings
All I have to say is: pure poetry, Ron. Thanks for the
information and the real world examples. You don't know how much this
helps when you can give an example rather than a bunch of facts
Thanks again, Ron. Your skills are outstanding in
explaining this voodoo
Thank you very much for the post, Ron ... since you
described integral and derivative so well (better than I have ever had
anyone explain it to me) would you please do the same to the proportional
gain?
PID ... you should do searches on this site for some
EXCELLENT postings from Ron Beaufort
I never cease to learn something when you post, Ron. Thanks
I don't know how could I thank you, Mr. Ron Beaufort ...
your last reply is what I need exactly ... thank you very very much for
your help
I see said the blind man! Now a simple diagram like the one
you posted would be a great addition to the AB manual
Ron, I went through the program you posted and it works
GREAT. I loaded it into my test box last night ... Thanks again
I am going to make a forum called "The Best of Ron" and
move posts like these into it so we can all honor them .... great post,
Ron!
I'm reminded of the old commercial that said, "When E. F.
Hutton talks, people listen." When Ron talks, people SHOULD listen
Thanks a lot, Ron. You explained everything in an easy and
patient manner for all us "beginners". Your reply helped tremendously
Most of all I would like to thank Ron Beaufort for taking time from his
busy schedule and walking me through step by step of configuring 1771-IFE
and 1771-OFE2 cards. In my opinion he is an A+ programmer and teacher. Not
only did he walk me through the steps but he explained in detail why
things were configured the way they were.
Ron,
I installed that line of logic and it worked perfectly. I sat and watched
the pneumatic valve switch back and forth from the two outputs I had in
the program. I was amazed that the answer was so simple. When I talked to
the [manufacturer's] tech, he wanted me to write in a high speed interrupt
and all other kinds of things that I really didn't understand. So thanks I
appreciate the help.
One special participant on this forum is Ron Beaufort; he is an excellent
trainer on PLCs (the comments of his students are quite expansive, as you
can see on his website) and he has devoted some time to explain in simple
terms the different parameters constituting a PID loop. You should have a
look at some of his sample lessons on PID control, on his website. ... But
do read these articles, they are simple and clear. Then it would be worth
your while to do a Search on this forum for more threads where he has
participated, you would learn a lot.
I just want to be a "Ron Beaufort" one day. Where someone
can ask me a question and I can tell them the correct answer and the
reasoning behind it
one
of the maintenance techs that I work with went to Ron's class ... talking
to Jay after he got back, it was worth its weight in gold ... Jay has
taken a much bigger part in the whole troubleshooting outlook and it gave
him more confidence ... he told me that he would be going back to Ron's
class ... he said that he would pay out of his own pocket if necessary ...
that should say something
Ron’s professionalism, attentiveness, and patience allow him to be one of
the most effective educators I have had the pleasure to know. PLCs aside
he could teach whatever he liked to anyone, a quality not enough
instructors have acquired ... In the end it is his ability to break
complexities down into digestible pieces that separates Ron from the rest
... To all bosses: If you want to send your employees to someone else for
training, and hope that they retain what you want, so be it. If you want
to know your employees will retain what you want, send them to Ron. Do not
entertain the others. His experience and teaching style are invaluable to
your company.
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Updated: November 29, 2008
