Hi There,
I am looking to do some PLC based control projects at home and am currently at the stage of choosing a PLC. I do not require a large number of IO but am looking for something affordable and fast.
I would like to be able to implement custom (advanced) control algorithms in hard real time. I would also like to plot data (inputs/outputs) on a PC as it is happening, although the plotting does not have to be in hard real time.
I'm not very experienced in PLCs but am thinking PLC because (correct me if i'm wrong) micro controllers require some significant programming just to set it up (comms, IO, interrupts etc). Also I thought about using a PC but to achieve hard real time seems like too much trouble.
I would like to know if PLCs are indeed suited for this and if so any recommendations would much appreciated.
Thank You,
kmuj
I am looking to do some PLC based control projects at home and am currently at the stage of choosing a PLC. I do not require a large number of IO but am looking for something affordable and fast.
I would like to be able to implement custom (advanced) control algorithms in hard real time. I would also like to plot data (inputs/outputs) on a PC as it is happening, although the plotting does not have to be in hard real time.
I'm not very experienced in PLCs but am thinking PLC because (correct me if i'm wrong) micro controllers require some significant programming just to set it up (comms, IO, interrupts etc). Also I thought about using a PC but to achieve hard real time seems like too much trouble.
I would like to know if PLCs are indeed suited for this and if so any recommendations would much appreciated.
Thank You,
kmuj