Greg Dake
Member
Greetings everyone,
I'm doing a project which will involve the use of about 16 solenoids and 3 I/P transducers. I will have a Devicenet network for the 11 VFD's I'm controlling and figured I'd try to pickup the solenoids and I/P's as well on the network to minimize hardwire I/O.
I have looked at Devicenet solenoid banks from Festo and SMC, as well as Devicenet I/P's from Fairchild. The problem is they are not very cost effective in relation to hardwired solenoids and I/P's.
It's just hard to justify Devicenet solenoid banks because the cost per I/O point for discrete outputs on a PLC is relatively low.
Does anyone have any experience with Devicenet solenoid banks and I/P's which are a little less expensive?
TIA,
Greg
I'm doing a project which will involve the use of about 16 solenoids and 3 I/P transducers. I will have a Devicenet network for the 11 VFD's I'm controlling and figured I'd try to pickup the solenoids and I/P's as well on the network to minimize hardwire I/O.
I have looked at Devicenet solenoid banks from Festo and SMC, as well as Devicenet I/P's from Fairchild. The problem is they are not very cost effective in relation to hardwired solenoids and I/P's.
It's just hard to justify Devicenet solenoid banks because the cost per I/O point for discrete outputs on a PLC is relatively low.
Does anyone have any experience with Devicenet solenoid banks and I/P's which are a little less expensive?
TIA,
Greg