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Unity Pro 8.1 Released
I’m Jason Firth. Because of an ongoing support issue we’ve been having, the folks at Schneider made sure to e-mail me about a point release of Schneider’s Unity Pro software that was recently released. Additions include: -support for new M580 devices -Device Integration improvements -references -implicit conversions (no more real_to_int and int_to_real everywhere) -security improvements…
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The Path of the Certified Engineering Technologist for Instrumentation
I’m Jason Firth. A while back, I wrote about some examples of situations where using unqualified instrument techs caused catastrophic damage and the potential for a massive loss of life. A few days ago, I wrote about one path to becoming a qualified instrument tech, the path of the Journeyman. Today, I want to speak…
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The path of the Journeyman Instrument Technician
I’m Jason Firth. A few days ago, I wrote about some examples of situations where using unqualified instrument techs caused catastrophic damage and the potential for a massive loss of life. Today, I’m going to talk a bit about one of the paths a person can take to become a qualified instrument technician. Centuries ago…
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Possibly Apocryphal
I’m Jason Firth. A quote attributed to Mark Twain goes “History never repeats itself but it rhymes”. I started my career going to college as an instrumentation engineering technologist. Over 20 years before that, my father was going to trade school as an instrument mechanic just a couple hundred kilometers away in Brandon. Instrumentation is…
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The Power Destructitron X
I’m Jason Firth. This post is meant to test embedding youtube videos into a post. This video is relevant to the blog because it is my term project from college: The Power Destructitron X. The story of this surprisingly complicated project has two completely different morals. I think which one you decide on depends on…
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The Beginning
I’m Jason Firth. Welcome to the first entry of my instrumentation, automation, and control blog! This is something I’ve been wanting to start for a while. One reason I’ve wanted that is the disconnectedness that I percieve within instrumentation, automation, and control. There seems to be a void between forum posts, and really dense academic…