timbo_uk
Member
Hi,
I got hold of the software for programming the HMI for free (legit promo from Telemecanique, I had bought their drive software last year.
I have a project up and running on one machine that was written for a micrologix 1000 plc (32 I/O).
I want to repeat this project onto another larger machine which if the operator control is done with switches and indicators would leave me with not enough I/O to use. I would then need to get out of the budget 1000 range plc.
I have been keen to learn to "do" HMI's for a while, but needed a non time-critical project to do it on.
According to spec sheets etc it should work, plus the software looks quite nice too, I have played around with it a little. I have managed to create a few screens that set and respond to integers within the simulated micrologix plc. So it does look promising.
Just wondering if anyone has actually used this mixed combination?
Any tips at all for am HMI newbie? I allready have one thing to think about, try to think what would happen if HMI failed!
Thanks in advance
I got hold of the software for programming the HMI for free (legit promo from Telemecanique, I had bought their drive software last year.
I have a project up and running on one machine that was written for a micrologix 1000 plc (32 I/O).
I want to repeat this project onto another larger machine which if the operator control is done with switches and indicators would leave me with not enough I/O to use. I would then need to get out of the budget 1000 range plc.
I have been keen to learn to "do" HMI's for a while, but needed a non time-critical project to do it on.
According to spec sheets etc it should work, plus the software looks quite nice too, I have played around with it a little. I have managed to create a few screens that set and respond to integers within the simulated micrologix plc. So it does look promising.
Just wondering if anyone has actually used this mixed combination?
Any tips at all for am HMI newbie? I allready have one thing to think about, try to think what would happen if HMI failed!
Thanks in advance