<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks Cliff,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">glad to hear you have 49 I/Os, I thought I was getting carried away at 53.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">My trouble is I want 41 analog inputs, & the Automation direct stackable micro</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">series only has 4 channels per slot, with a maximum of 8 additional slots.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I really liked that PLC but will have to compromise on my analog or look elsewhere.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Yes I like the idea of data logging. The PLCs first job will be monitoring my thruster</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">testing & logging temperature.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Thanks for the heads up on the screen size.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Cheers Alan</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 3/01/2018, at 11:44 AM, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Alan I have been very happy over the years with automationdirect PLCs and HMI. Technical support is excellent. the PLC you have speced should work fine. They have a lot of different systems but the one I use is the <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><h1 style="margin:6pt 0in;vertical-align:top"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman">DirectLogic 205 (Micro Modular PLC). I have a 9 slot base that runs off 24VDC. I use the Cmore Ea9-T8CL <span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">C-more EA9 series touch screen HMI, 8in color TFT LCD,
800 x 600 pixel. The current configuration on the R300 uses 20 analog input channels, 2 RDT, 10 digital input, 2 RS232, 6 analog output and 9 digital output channels. I am currently using the D2-260 cpu but I would use the newer Do-more cpu if I rebuilt the system. I would not use any smaller than a 8" HMI. Programming the PLC ladder logic is straight forward. </font></span></font></span></h1><h1 style="margin:6pt 0in;vertical-align:top"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">You would have two options for data logging with what you have configured. The PLC has data logging and the cmore EA9-T8CL also has data logging via SD card. Data logging is real nice was of analyzing the dive after the fact. </span></font></span></h1><h1 style="margin:6pt 0in;vertical-align:top"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br></span></font></span></h1><h1 style="margin:6pt 0in;vertical-align:top"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Cliff</span></font></span></h1><h1 style="margin:6pt 0in;vertical-align:top"><br></h1><h1 style="margin:6pt 0in;vertical-align:top"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br></span></font></span></h1><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong>
</strong></font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 2:33 PM, Alan 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 dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div>Hi,</div><div>am looking at purchasing a PLC & HMI.</div><div>Don't know a lot about what I am doing other than I have completed a basic</div><div>PLC programming course in RSLogix 500.</div><div>I will be having at least 31 analog & 4 digital inputs and 7 digital & 1 analog</div><div>output plus HMI connection. So most of the input is just for display on the</div><div>HMI & for alarms.</div><div>I want the PLC to be as small as possible & have been looking at the Automation</div><div>Direct Productivity 1000 stackable Micro PLC</div><div><a href="https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(Stackable_Micro_PLC)" target="_blank">https://www.automationdirect.<wbr>com/adc/Overview/Catalog/<wbr>Programmable_Controllers/<wbr>Productivity_Series_<wbr>Controllers/Productivity1000_(<wbr>Stackable_Micro_PLC)</a></div><div>This item has just enough analog inputs.</div><div>Also I am looking at a 7-8" HMI screen. Automation Direct have this item I have been</div><div>looking at...</div><div><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" target="_blank">https://www.automationdirect.<wbr>com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/HMI_(<wbr>Human_Machine_Interface)/C-<wbr>more_Touch_Panels/C-more_<wbr>Touch_Panels_EA9_Series/C-<wbr>more_EA9_Series_Touch_Panels/<wbr>EA9-T8CL</a></div><div>Is a bit expensive at $999-</div><div>I envisage I will be designing the graphics; have done a lot with photoshop in</div><div>the past & a tiny bit of annimation, so any program that has similarities to the</div><div>photoshop format would probably be helpful, however not too concerned about that.</div><div>Has anybody got any suggestions about suitable PLCs & HMIs or any comments </div><div>about what I'm looking at. </div><div>The PLC has a 125V DC input, I couldn't see an IP rating for it. The HMI is IP 25.</div><div>Cliff, what size screen do you have & are you feeling it is the correct size?</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div>
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