Working on a project where the customer requires Siemens PLC's (S7-1500) and HMI's (Comfort Panels). The project is similar to ones we've done before with Rockwell/AB PLC's and HMI's. We have both Compactlogix platform and SLC/Micrologix platform). Both used Panelview Plus HMIs.
There is about 5 different pieces of equipment each with their own PLC and HMI that are all different.
We tried the "auto conversion" that Siemens did for us on a different project (one Compactlogix PLC only) and it kinda/sorta worked, but left tons of errors to clean up and in that case it may have been faster to just start over.
On this project, there just isn't enough time to develop 5 programs (several hundred rungs, recipes, PID control, etc) and 5 HMI's (probably 50-75 screens each) from scratch.
Any recommendations? Our Compactlogix program uses lots of UDT arrays that I'm worried wouldnt' convert well or at all. Would converting a SLC work better/worse?
Any idea how well their conversions of HMI's works?
There is about 5 different pieces of equipment each with their own PLC and HMI that are all different.
We tried the "auto conversion" that Siemens did for us on a different project (one Compactlogix PLC only) and it kinda/sorta worked, but left tons of errors to clean up and in that case it may have been faster to just start over.
On this project, there just isn't enough time to develop 5 programs (several hundred rungs, recipes, PID control, etc) and 5 HMI's (probably 50-75 screens each) from scratch.
Any recommendations? Our Compactlogix program uses lots of UDT arrays that I'm worried wouldnt' convert well or at all. Would converting a SLC work better/worse?
Any idea how well their conversions of HMI's works?