NevisGroup
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I have just got a retro fit dropped into my lap. My customer bought the tail end of a machine that was controlled by an L55 via ControlNet. The front half of the machine ( and therefore the L55 ) went a different direction than the back half.
It looks like most of the back half is in tack. So if possible I would like to save the panels that are all setup with Flex I/O.
However we would prefer NOT to put an AB processor on the machine. (Mainly due to to cost).
Is there a FLEX I/O adapter that I can replace the ControlNet adapters with that would give me a more generic field bus? I am thinking Modbus TCP.
I want to keep this as cost effective as I can. My next step is to rip out all the FLEX I/O and replace it with a a couple of CLICK's with Ehternet and treat them as dumb field I/O via modbus TCP.
( Note: One issue to consider is that all the terminations go neatly into the FLEX I/O Modules. So there is some cost savings to using something with the same form factor and not having to tear up to much wire.)
Thanks
It looks like most of the back half is in tack. So if possible I would like to save the panels that are all setup with Flex I/O.
However we would prefer NOT to put an AB processor on the machine. (Mainly due to to cost).
Is there a FLEX I/O adapter that I can replace the ControlNet adapters with that would give me a more generic field bus? I am thinking Modbus TCP.
I want to keep this as cost effective as I can. My next step is to rip out all the FLEX I/O and replace it with a a couple of CLICK's with Ehternet and treat them as dumb field I/O via modbus TCP.
( Note: One issue to consider is that all the terminations go neatly into the FLEX I/O Modules. So there is some cost savings to using something with the same form factor and not having to tear up to much wire.)
Thanks