GregPLC
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I have a question about getting a fault signal onto ethernet. We have the critical water systems in our plant, our well water system, our boiler feedwater system, and our RO water system. We have these new pump controllers running the pump motors...The pump controllers are a Goulds product, they're a VFD with some more advanced features than most. I would like to know, other than locally when one of these drives faults or trips out. On each drive there is a fault relay, which now we have a local light and horn tied to. I would like to SOMEHOW get this onto Ethernet. Not only that, once I get it onto the Ethernet, what sort of software would I use to see at our PC's at our desks when a drive trips out? So to simplify my question, how to I get from that 120VAC fault circuit to my PC? Using a PLC? How? I have the ability to get a PLC on the Ethernet netowrk in these locations....I would prefer to use AB stuff, but not restriced to it. And then how and what kind of software would I use on my PC to recognize this? I greatly appreciate any input on this.
Greg
Greg