jwright
Member
Hello,
I was wondering if any of you ever wire the output of a plc to an input of another plc. This would be done with stand alone plc driven machines using AB micrologix controllers and without a network.
Basically, I am sequencing plc controlled machines from a master plc. It seems to work fine. I think my main limitation here is in the loss of monitoring capability. Would this method be termed cascasing plcs or a master-slave arrangment?
Please advise as to other issues with this (pros/cons). The application is educational in nature - I am an electronics professor and do not have the budget this year to network the system.
Thanks for your help and expertise in advance.
I was wondering if any of you ever wire the output of a plc to an input of another plc. This would be done with stand alone plc driven machines using AB micrologix controllers and without a network.
Basically, I am sequencing plc controlled machines from a master plc. It seems to work fine. I think my main limitation here is in the loss of monitoring capability. Would this method be termed cascasing plcs or a master-slave arrangment?
Please advise as to other issues with this (pros/cons). The application is educational in nature - I am an electronics professor and do not have the budget this year to network the system.
Thanks for your help and expertise in advance.