<div dir="ltr"><div>Hugh, the K-350 makeover project is at least an order magnitudes easier than your Q-Sub project. Q-Sub is a totally new concept/boat with lots of new systems to sort out. This K350 project is mostly cleaning up drawings, updating part sourcing and a bit of new work on thrusters and electronics.</div><div><br></div><div>If I lived in New Zealand, my second home would be in your shop working with you on your Q-Sub. On my bucket list is to dive in your boat when she is done.</div><div><br></div><div>Cliff</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_895120056731920261WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Hi Cliff,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">You have been a busy fellow. I am most impressed. Wish you were on my project.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Cheers Hugh<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles-<wbr>bounces@psubs.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 4 November 2016 10:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC input question<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Alan<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Let me know when you get ready to spec the PLC/HMI, I have been really happy with the equipment I have using and can share.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Been working on two Psub projects. The first is working with a local high school on a modified K350 build. I spent the last two month detailing the boat with Autodesk Inventor and now have a pretty complete package of drawings and specs for a modern K-350. The original K-350 plans are fairly basic and required quite a bit of reading between the lines. Changes I made to the original K-350 design were more battery capacity and larger and wider apart battery pods to accommodate, Minn Kota 101 based Kort thrusters like I use for my boat, and totally new electronics including PLC and HMI, full life support including BIBS and added two more viewports. The MBT system has been totally changed. I am using two of Hugh Fulton's pneumatic pancake style valves to blow the MBTs and am using Swagelok 3-Way valves to operate the MBT and VBT. Team is waiting on final budget approval before we pull the trigger on the project. Team has already received $15K in equipment donations.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On the R300, I am in the process of switching control of the compass/pitch/roll sensor which uses RS232 serial communication from an RS232 port on the PLC base to a dedicated PLC coprocessor. I have had some intermittency issues with this sensor over the years and I am trying this to see if this solves the problem. What I really need is an O Scope that has RS232 investigation feature. With the work on the K-350 project, I have just not had any spare time on my boat. Hope to rectify that shortly. Got a consulting job I have to knock out next week in Oklahoma City then I am free for the rest of the year to play with psubs.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Cliff<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15500"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">Thanks Cliff,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">no doubt I'll have more questions when I start<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">trying to nail down what PLC, HMI & software.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">Have just ordered 2 of those digital to 0-5V converters<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">for my remote system. Will give an update on them when<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15579"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">they are up & running.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15578"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">Anything noteworthy on your R300 modifications? (if<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15576"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">you have time for an update.)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15575"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">Cheers Alan<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15499"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15495"><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15494"><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15493"><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15492"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-align:center"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><hr width="100%" size="1" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15582"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 4, 2016 5:06 AM<br><b id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478154411107_15584">Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC input question</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yiv9320286101"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">Alan, for PLC analog input devices, normally they are either 0-5VDC, 0-10VDC or 4-20mA. You can by analog input modules for the PLC in any of these flavors. Most popular are 0-5VDC and 4-20mA.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">Cliff<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div id="m_895120056731920261m_-9087867297788367062yiv9320286101yqt89903"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;font-family:"helveticaneue","serif"">What is the best sensor input to get for a PLC or doesn't it matter.<br>The pressure sensors I am coming across have either 0-5V output<br>or some amp range.<br>Wish I had heard Jon's talk at the last convention. 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