Re: [foxboro] Some things to talk about

Hey=20Guys,
I=20still=20think=20the=20main=20topic=20for=20me=20and=20everyone=20else=20=
should=20be=20the=20100
series=20to=20200=20series=20migration.=20I=20have=20over=20140=20100=20se=
ries=20FBM's=20that
need=20to=20be=20changed=20to=20200=20series=20I/O=20before=202016.=20Hope=
fully=20Matt=20has=20a
lot=20more=20information=20then=20he=20did=20at=20our=20South=20East=20use=
r=20group=20meeting=20on
what=20Invensys=20has=20decided=20to=20use=20as=20the=20standard=20model.=20=
I=20also=20would
like=20to=20see=20a=20better=20T/A=20assembly=20for=20the=20FBM241=20which=
=20would=20allow=20the
user=20to=20have=20better=20fuse=20protection=20without=20using=20a=20weid=
muller=20to=20help
interface=20and=20power=20the=20T/A's.=20This=20would=20help=20when=20you=20=
only=20need=20to=20add
a=20few=20points.=20Invensys=20really=20need=20s=20to=20realize=20that=20t=
hey=20pricing=20there
self=20out=20of=20business=20when=20it=20comes=20to=20a=20small=20system.=20=
As=20far=20as=20the
blocks,=20the=20time=20delay=20blocks=20is=20one=20that=20I=20feel=20is=20=
really=20needed=20but
don't=20kill=20any=20blocks,
Just=20add=20more=20blocks=20as=20needed.
See=20U,
Joe=20Scott

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From:=20foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20[mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx=
g]
On=20Behalf=20Of=20David=20Johnson
Sent:=20Wednesday,=20July=2023,=202008=203:18=20PM
To:=20foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:=20[foxboro]=20Some=20things=20to=20talk=20about

Hey=20everybody,

Once=20again=20I'm=20preparing=20to=20moderate=20an=20open=20users=20group=
=20forum=20for=20
thecassandraproject=20at=20the=20Dallas=20users=20group=20meeting.=20=20Th=
is=20will=20be=20
much=20more=20informal=20than=20last=20year,=20which=20was=20not=20what=20=
I=20was=20
after.=20=20Although=20I=20did=20totally=20rock!=20=20=20(This=20year,=20i=
t's=20in=20a=20smaller=20
room,=20and=20I've=20been=20promised=20an=20open=20bar=20for=20us,=20more=20=
like=20old=20times,=20
so=20you=20can=20talk=20&=20drink=20more.)

I'd=20like=20to=20open=20up=20the=20discussion=20on=20this=20list=20prior=20=
to=20the=20meeting=20
in=20hopes=20that=20some=20of=20you=20who=20can't=20attend=20will=20share=20=
your=20thoughts.

Here's=20what=20I=20would=20like=20to=20know=20your=20thoughts=20on...

1)=20I'm=20very=20interested=20in=20the=20state=20of=20the=20process=20con=
trol=20
professional.=20=20This=20involves=20salary,=20age,=20work/life=20balance,=
=20etc.=20Not=20
for=20me=20you=20understand,=20it's=20for=20the=20children,=20the=20ones=20=
who=20will=20come
after=20us.

See=20these=20salary=20surveys=20to=20see=20where=20you=20fit=20in....
http://www.automation.com/survey-results/iautomationcomi-2008-salary-sur
vey-results
http://www.controldesign.com/articles/2008/119.html

So=20how=20is=20your=20job=20these=20days?

2)=20I/A=20Block=20usage

With=20more=20powerful=20processors=20270s,=20FDSIs=20(ok=20=20we've=20had=
=20these=20for=20a=20
long=20time,=20but=20I=20still=20live=20with=20a=20CP30,=20INT30=20mindset=
)=20should=20we=20use=20
more=20blocks=20to=20make=20our=20control=20strategy=20more=20clear,=20or=20=
should=20we=20
pack=20more=20into=20a=20block.=20=20As=20we=20move=20toward=20more=20grap=
hical=20tools,=20does=20
it=20make=20sense=20to=20add=20blocks=20in=20an=20attempt=20to=20clarify,=20=
or=20should=20we=20
try=20to=20conserve=20blocks=20in=20an=20effort=20to=20be=20more=20efficie=
nt.=20=20How=20will=20
the=20Galaxy=20and=20User=20Defined=20Types=20(UDTs)=20play=20in=20this=20=

scenario?=20=20=20This=20is=20a=20topic=20that=20I'd=20like=20to=20hear=20=
your=20thoughts=20on.

3)I/A=20Block=20Types

Should=20the=20CALC,=20LOGIC=20and=20MATH=20block=20be=20killed=20off=20in=
=20favor=20of=20the=20
CALCA?=20=20Does=20anyone=20need=20a=20PID,=20PIDX,=20PIDE,=20or=20has=20t=
he=20PIDA=20made=20
these=20obsolete.
Should=20blocks=20have=20more=20parameters,=20or=20should=20blocks=20be=20=
more=20specific=20
with=20fewer=20parameters?=20=20Will=20the=20new=20RIN=20have=20enough=20c=
apabilities=20to=20
not=20need=20AINs=20with=20it?=20=20Some=20of=20this=20we=20have=20some=20=
control=20over,=20
others=20like=20parameters=20are=20not=20so=20cut=20and=20dried,=20but=20w=
e=20have=20some=20
input=20in=20this.=20=20How=20do=20you=20regulate=20block=20usage?

4)What=20do=20you=20think=20I/A=20lacks=20and=20how=20can=20we=20as=20a=20=
user=20community=20
overcome=20these=20deficiencies?
What=20does=20Delta-V=20do=20better?=20=20Yokogawa?=20Honeywell?=20anyone?=
=20anyone?=20
Bueller?=20=20Bueller?


5)What=20kind=20of=20cool=20thing(s)=20have=20you=20done=20that=20you=20co=
uld=20talk=20about=20
for=203=20minutes?
Ok,=20there's=20no=20way=20you=20could=20make=20a=20full=20presentation=20=
how=20to=20
automatically=20change=20screen=20backgrounds=20from=20blue=20to=20black=20=
(or=20
whatever).=20=20Here's=20your=20chance=20to=20share=20without=20having=20t=
o=20spend=20time=20
preparing=20(well=20prepare=20a=20little).

6)=20Why=20don't=20you=20lazy=20!@#@#%s=20use=20the=20wiki?
If=20we=20build=20it,=20you=20won't=20come.=20=20What's=20up=20with=20that=
?=20=20What=20do=20we=20
need=20to=20do=20to=20better=20share=20our=20knowledge?=20=20You=20do=20kn=
ow=20you=20can=20edit=20
the=20wiki,=20right?=20=20Add=20anything=20you=20want,=20right?=20=20It's=20=
so=20easy=20a=20
manger=20can=20do=20it,=20so=20I=20know=20you=20can.
http://www.thecassandraproject.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Since=20most=20of=20you=20will=20not=20be=20in=20Dallas=20at=20the=20confe=
rence,=20I=20would=20
like=20to=20open=20these=20topics=20up=20for=20the=20list.=20=20Then=20the=
=20conference=20
attendees=20can=20drink=20beer=20and=20laugh=20at=20your=20wrongeheaded=20=
opinions.

Regards,
David


Johnson=20in=20'08=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20"He's=20constitutionally=20=
qualified!"=20


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