sthays
Member
Hey All,
I'm currently building a control system for a large building in a industrial setting. Doing lighting, vent, roof control, door access, VFD and motor control, etc. I plan on having a distributed I/O system with a single ControlLogix PLC running it, and using PanelViews for the HMIs.
I have roughly 500 digital and 175 analog IO spread over the facility . The most I have in one location is about 140 digital in/out and no analog, and about 60 analog in/out with no digital at another.
I am designing the panels, so I don't really have a space constraint.
I've looked at and read up on both the Point I/O and the Flex 5000 I/O systems. I like that the Flex offers more points per card, and has the built in terminals. Saving wiring time and headaches by wiring field devices directly to the modules is nice. It seems they are slightly more expensive, but I think the wiring savings and potential headaches down the line make it worth it.
Can I get a community input on this? Which do you use, or would you use, and why?
Thanks!
I'm currently building a control system for a large building in a industrial setting. Doing lighting, vent, roof control, door access, VFD and motor control, etc. I plan on having a distributed I/O system with a single ControlLogix PLC running it, and using PanelViews for the HMIs.
I have roughly 500 digital and 175 analog IO spread over the facility . The most I have in one location is about 140 digital in/out and no analog, and about 60 analog in/out with no digital at another.
I am designing the panels, so I don't really have a space constraint.
I've looked at and read up on both the Point I/O and the Flex 5000 I/O systems. I like that the Flex offers more points per card, and has the built in terminals. Saving wiring time and headaches by wiring field devices directly to the modules is nice. It seems they are slightly more expensive, but I think the wiring savings and potential headaches down the line make it worth it.
Can I get a community input on this? Which do you use, or would you use, and why?
Thanks!