<DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><DIV>Alan, Though I haven't tackled the computer control for different things yet, I do have a Basic Stamp book that I've been reading and I'm planning on using that platform in the future.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Brian</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><BR><BR>--- personal_submersibles@psubs.org wrote:<BR><BR>From: Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><BR>To: "'Personal Submersibles General Discussion'" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><BR>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC HMI selection<BR>Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 17:07:19 -0500<BR><BR></DIV><DIV><P>Alan, I would also check with ezautomation. The big boys (Rockwell-Allen Bradley/GE/Siemens etc.) are expensive on the software side as well as the hardware. Places like ezautomation provide a lot of the software for free. However it isn’t as full featured as the bigger brands but it will work.</P></DIV><DIV></DIV><P></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV><P>Based on your programming class you should find programing these other brands easy (I find ladder logic is basically the same across vendors). <DIV></DIV></P><P> <DIV></DIV></P><P>I would say the cheaper brands (hardware) may not be as “industrial/reliable” as the more expensive hardware.<DIV></DIV></P><P> <DIV></DIV></P><P>Cliff has some real world PLC/sub data. Carsten has some nice HMIs as well.<DIV></DIV></P><P> <DIV></DIV></P><P>Steve<DIV></DIV></P><P> <DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"></DIV></DIV></P><P><B>From:</B> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Alan via Personal_Submersibles<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B> personal_submersibles@psubs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC HMI selection<DIV></DIV></P><P> <DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV></DIV></DIV></P><P>Hi,<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>am looking at purchasing a PLC & HMI.<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Don't know a lot about what I am doing other than I have completed a basic<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>PLC programming course in RSLogix 500.<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>I will be having at least 31 analog & 4 digital inputs and 7 digital & 1 analog<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>output plus HMI connection. So most of the input is just for display on the<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>HMI & for alarms.<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>I want the PLC to be as small as possible & have been looking at the Automation<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Direct Productivity 1000 stackable Micro PLC<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P><A href="https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(Stackable_Micro_PLC)">https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(Stackable_Micro_PLC)</A><DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>This item has just enough analog inputs.<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Also I am looking at a 7-8" HMI screen. Automation Direct have this item I have been<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>looking at...<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P><A href="https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/HMI_(Human_Machine_Interface)/C-more_Touch_Panels/C-more_Touch_Panels_EA9_Series/C-more_EA9_Series_Touch_Panels/EA9-T8CL">https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/HMI_(Human_Machine_Interface)/C-more_Touch_Panels/C-more_Touch_Panels_EA9_Series/C-more_EA9_Series_Touch_Panels/EA9-T8CL</A><DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Is a bit expensive at $999-<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>I envisage I will be designing the graphics; have done a lot with photoshop in<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>the past & a tiny bit of annimation, so any program that has similarities to the<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>photoshop format would probably be helpful, however not too concerned about that.<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Has anybody got any suggestions about suitable PLCs & HMIs or any comments <DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>about what I'm looking at. <DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>The PLC has a 125V DC input, I couldn't see an IP rating for it. The HMI is IP 25.<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Cliff, what size screen do you have & are you feeling it is the correct size?<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Thanks,<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Alan<DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P> <DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"> <DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV></P><P>Sent from my iPad<DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________
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