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    RTUs - Trip/Close vs. Raise/Lower

    Hi, Haven't used Raise/Lower for some time but no, I don't remember that it has a analog value as feedback. It's a matter of operator seeing the result and also "tuning" the system to provide a known response to the R/L signals. The systems we used had a "two pass" control whereby when a command...
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    RTUs - Trip/Close vs. Raise/Lower

    Hi,First post so bear with me. I have been involved with SCADA systems for some time so I will try to explain the differences between Trip/close and Raise/lower functions as implemented in the system I worked on. Trip/Close is as expected a momentary contact used to operate items such as...

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