Opto 22 controllers

Does anyone have information or opinions on Opto 22 controllers. We are getting some equipment that use them and I have never used them before. Any feedback would be appreciated. beerchug

any feedback?

http://www.opto22.com/solutions/applications.asp

Opto 22 is mainly known for their I/O products. They may now also have controllers.

Have a look at http://www.opto22.com/

I've used OPTO for several years although not in my current situation. I have nothing but good things to say about their product line.

Although, I do have one *****... they don't have Manual Switches on their Output Modules at all (a very convenient FORCE at the panel) and they don't have Manual Switches on any of their Input Modules rated for anything over 5VDC Control Voltage.

Other than that, I was very pleased at their dependability, durabilty and module color coding. Typical price for an Input or Output Module is $5.00 (SSR or Relay). A half-dozen modules fit easily into your pocket.

The last time I checked they still don't have Opto-Isolator Modules. I really wish they did. It would make my life less painful.

A Pheonix Opto-Isolator goes for $50.00! OUTRAGEOUS! I can buy an Isolator chip for less than $0.50 and a power transistor for less than $1.00. Of course there is assembly, package, blah, blah, blah.

They (OPTO) also have a Controller called "MYSTIC" that they've been selling for about 10-years. This too is very good.

I used the PC version of OPTO and was very, very pleased with it!

And, as I recall, they could handle the NPN vs PNP Input problem by arranging the modules in a certain way. I made a post to... damn, can't remember who... but it addressed the NPN vs PNP Input problem specifically.

Was it you, George?

Yes I ordered the OPTO just like you said Here

They work great!

But the PNP question answer was Here

Opto

I have used Opto22 for the past four years with most of my experience using their Factory Floor software and Mistic hardware. Their hardware is very dependable and software is very easy to use since it is a flow charting language. Their newest version of software now supports a programming language that mostly resemebles Basic similar in structure to Siemen's SCL that can be embeddded as a block in the flow chart. My complaints would be very slow IO access times, the HMI is basic but the whole software package is only $349.00 and even cheaper if you are using Ultimate IO or their Ethernet brain boards. On their old line of equipment such as the Mistic they use a reverse logic PID that takes a little getting used to if you are used to conventional PID tuning. All in all, its a fine package but you may pay a price if your process requires fast IO times.