[PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC HMI selection

Alan via Personal_Submersibles personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Tue Jan 2 17:17:24 EST 2018


Scott,
thanks but $5000 is more than I want to spend on it. 
I can probably do the screen & PLC for under $1500 with automation direct. 
Wow big learning curves for you with Pisces; better than a University education.
Alan


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> On 3/01/2018, at 10:15 AM, Scott Waters via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> Alan,
> 
> 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.
> 
> Thanks,
> Scott Waters
> 
> 
> 
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Date: 1/2/18 2:33 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC HMI selection
> 
> Hi,
> am looking at purchasing a PLC & HMI.
> Don't know a lot about what I am doing other than I have completed a basic
> PLC programming course in RSLogix 500.
> I will be having at least 31 analog & 4 digital inputs and 7 digital & 1 analog
> output plus HMI connection. So most of the input is just for display on the
> HMI & for alarms.
> I want the PLC to be as small as possible & have been looking at the Automation
> Direct Productivity 1000 stackable Micro PLC
> https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(Stackable_Micro_PLC)
> This item has just enough analog inputs.
> Also I am looking at a 7-8" HMI screen. Automation Direct have this item I have been
> looking at...
> 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
> Is a bit expensive at $999-
> I envisage I will be designing the graphics; have done a lot with photoshop in
> the past & a tiny bit of annimation, so any program that has similarities to the
> photoshop format would probably be helpful, however not too concerned about that.
> Has anybody got any suggestions about suitable PLCs & HMIs or any comments 
> about what I'm looking at. 
> The PLC has a 125V DC input, I couldn't see an IP rating for it. The HMI is IP 25.
> Cliff, what size screen do you have & are you feeling it is the correct size?
> Thanks,
> Alan
> 
> 
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