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Good Day,
I’m in the process of designing a PLC Trainer for an Allen Bradley PLC (1747-L40B).I would like to incorporate as much as I can without spending huge money. I will have a total of 32 inputs and 40 outputs with the two slot expansion used. Ideally I would like to use a panelview but do to cost I think its out of the question. I want to use a 2-digit or more display, and either a thumbwheel or a keypad. I want to be able to input a number and also be able to read a number on the display. With cost in mind does anyone have any suggestions?
When I was in school we used a PLC 5, and our trainer had a thumbwheel input and a digital display where you could display the values in a timer or counter, as well as input values.
If anyone has any suggestions for my trainer design, or a idea for a display and keypad (input) I would greatly appreciate it. As cheap but affective as possible, I will use this trainer often and will use it for any future PLC’s that I buy. I plan on leaving a space for future incorporation of a panelview.
One other thing, can I connect a Micrologix 1000 and SLC 500 1747-L40B series B together, like a network?
Thanks in advance for any feedback!!!!!
John
P.S. I spend hours looking though this site, making notes, and trying some of the ideas I find. You learn a lot by just looking around, and when you need help this is the place to be. I may not have many answers to most the questions, but I’m certainly learning a lot. So thanks for making this a great site.
I’m in the process of designing a PLC Trainer for an Allen Bradley PLC (1747-L40B).I would like to incorporate as much as I can without spending huge money. I will have a total of 32 inputs and 40 outputs with the two slot expansion used. Ideally I would like to use a panelview but do to cost I think its out of the question. I want to use a 2-digit or more display, and either a thumbwheel or a keypad. I want to be able to input a number and also be able to read a number on the display. With cost in mind does anyone have any suggestions?
When I was in school we used a PLC 5, and our trainer had a thumbwheel input and a digital display where you could display the values in a timer or counter, as well as input values.
If anyone has any suggestions for my trainer design, or a idea for a display and keypad (input) I would greatly appreciate it. As cheap but affective as possible, I will use this trainer often and will use it for any future PLC’s that I buy. I plan on leaving a space for future incorporation of a panelview.
One other thing, can I connect a Micrologix 1000 and SLC 500 1747-L40B series B together, like a network?
Thanks in advance for any feedback!!!!!
John
P.S. I spend hours looking though this site, making notes, and trying some of the ideas I find. You learn a lot by just looking around, and when you need help this is the place to be. I may not have many answers to most the questions, but I’m certainly learning a lot. So thanks for making this a great site.