Stack Lights

alan_505 · May 1, 2023

Does anyone know of a stack light that can have a scrolling message on it not just a light?

A_G · May 1, 2023

I was curious about this myself for one of my projects and I searched for a while but I couldn't find any. Maybe order some kind of labels and wrap them around stacklight elements. Then when the stacklight element is lit, the operator knows that that particular message (label) is active. It depends how long the message is, and whether it would fit and be readable.

alan_505 · May 1, 2023

We have that now, but we want to have more than 1 indication but there is limited room and they have a tendency to hit things on this machine.

I_Automation · May 1, 2023

It will only be visible from one direction, but how about a scrolling LED display under the stacklight?

AutoDir ViewMarq

alan_505 · May 1, 2023

I_Automation said:
It will only be visible from one direction, but how about a scrolling LED display under the stacklight?

AutoDir ViewMarq

It needs to be around the size of a standard stack light 75mm or slightly larger it has to mount on a square tube that supports the Panelview and some point IO.
A coworker thought he had seen one somewhere but we have not been able to find anything.

I_Automation · May 1, 2023

alan_505 said:
It needs to be around the size of a standard stack light 75mm or slightly larger it has to mount on a square tube that supports the Panelview and some point IO.
A coworker thought he had seen one somewhere but we have not been able to find anything.

The only thing I have seen that might be what he saw was a flexible LED display for an Arduino that could wrap around a stacklight base

The other option is tear apart one of the ViewMarq's and wrap the display around a light

OkiePC · May 1, 2023

Someone should industrialize something like this:
https://youtu.be/gklBWwGyreM

Chuck Woodbury · May 1, 2023

What processor are you working with? Can you go to IO-Link? Balluff has a really fancy Smart Light for IO-Link and IFM has a nice LED Stack Light I have been migrating to.

I_Automation · May 1, 2023

OkiePC said:
Someone should industrialize something like this:
https://youtu.be/gklBWwGyreM

Hmmmm.....

Factories with American Hilo drivers and a moving display.

And, don't think that because it's on top of a control panel a Hilo wont hit it.

OkiePC · May 1, 2023

I_Automation said:
Hmmmm.....

Factories with American Hilo drivers and a moving display.

And, don't think that because it's on top of a control panel a Hilo wont hit it.

By industrialize, I meant make it smaller, enclosed, and with a reliable 100% duty cycle motor. No less forklift proof than any other stacklight.

JordanCClark · May 2, 2023

I_Automation said:
Hmmmm.....
Factories with American Hilo drivers and a moving display.

I get reminded of this:

A_G · May 21, 2023

This may not fit the OP's needs but I was thinking of using something like this for one of my projects:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C48TJ3S8/ref=syn_sd_onsite_desktop_0?ie=UTF8&th=1

Rayhome Mini LED Car Sign,6.7''x2.76''Flexible LED Matrix Panel USB 5V Bluetooth Application Control DIY Programmable Scrolling LED Sign

The seller says it retains memory of whatever message was programmed after power cycle. So I was thinking of using a few of these, programming them with messages, then wiring so that PLC output can power them on if there is a particular alarm/machine state.

alan_505 · May 21, 2023

A_G said:
This may not fit the OP's needs but I was thinking of using something like this for one of my projects:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C48TJ3S8/ref=syn_sd_onsite_desktop_0?ie=UTF8&th=1

Rayhome Mini LED Car Sign,6.7''x2.76''Flexible LED Matrix Panel USB 5V Bluetooth Application Control DIY Programmable Scrolling LED Sign

The seller says it retains memory of whatever message was programmed after power cycle. So I was thinking of using a few of these, programming them with messages, then wiring so that PLC output can power them on if there is a particular alarm/machine state.

That would be good except we wanted to be able to have at least 2 different messages.

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