<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Scott,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">thanks but $5000 is more than I want to spend on it. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I can probably do the screen & PLC for under $1500 with automation direct. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Wow big learning curves for you with Pisces; better than a University education.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Alan</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 3/01/2018, at 10:15 AM, Scott Waters via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div>Alan,</div><div><br></div><div>I can give you the info on what we used on Pisces VI, but we spent $5,000. Quality was more important than price to us.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> </div><div>Date: 1/2/18 2:33 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> </div><div>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC HMI selection </div><div><br></div></div><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)">https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(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">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>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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