Red Lion getting close....

[FONT=&quot]Followup on an earlier post, this was in the latest Distributor Newsletter.

Red Lion proudly introduces the ProducTVity Station™, the only ready-to-deploy solution for collecting, recording and displaying critical key performance indicators and machine status messages on any TV, monitor, or projector equipped with a DVI/HDMI interface. more...[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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Hope they don't mind sharing this with you all.
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Getting close is right..... If it had a ladder logic engine, and a touchscreen interface...

killer said:

Getting close is right..... If it had a ladder logic engine, and a touchscreen interface...

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You do have a logic engine that works with the I/O Modules and it can interface with a host of Touch Screens. With this module you still have access to the large list of drivers thru Crimson 3.

Clay B. said:

You do have a logic engine that works with the I/O Modules and it can interface with a host of Touch Screens. With this module you still have access to the large list of drivers thru Crimson 3.

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The logic engine is clumsy at best and they only have one digital I/O module available. It's more along the lines of a "smart relay" when it comes to logic. I think killer's point was that it cannot function realistically as a PLC. And I don't think Red Lion is looking to enter that market either.

That said, the PTV seems a little pricey for what appears to be a Modular Controller with video output and no means of user input.

I think killer's point was that it cannot function realistically as a PLC

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Yes, for the cost; I'd hoped it would do so much more.

Hopefully, with the Sixnet team's influence we can get a programmable automation controller out of RLC. I've written some pretty complicated C-scripts for the G3 family that would easily be accomplished in RLL.

killer said:

Yes, for the cost; I'd hoped it would do so much more.

Hopefully, with the Sixnet team's influence we can get a programmable automation controller out of RLC. I've written some pretty complicated C-scripts for the G3 family that would easily be accomplished in RLL.

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Having a Ladder based GUI would be nice. Especially with the I/O module set. Should be interesting to see how the 2 companies go together.