Marko66
Member
I have a odd situation that I hope you can point me in the proper
direction to
solve.
I have been doing some work on a boat that uses a Gould 4200 PLC to
control the
propulsion systems. (exciter fields on a generator).
The Motherboard (and the backup) are not responding, and feared dead.
Ideally, I
would like to replace this with a newer model, and keep the old IO and
analog
boards in place. (Is this wise?)
The Gould Programmer is dead.
I found a dead laptop, and revived it enough to get a whole slew of
Modsoft and
484 files.
I am familiar with plc's that are much newer, such as Keyence, and
Koyo.
My questions are...
Where can I find info on the Modsoft software, so I may learn enough to
get the
"program" into a usable form?
Is there a processor that I could use with the existing IO?
Could I install a off the shelf -say Koyo PLC with all new IO and
somehow
translate the 'program", or If I had a printout, could I realistically
re-write
the "program" in Direct-soft?
Please let me know if you have any interest, or if you want more info.
-Best,
Mark-O
direction to
solve.
I have been doing some work on a boat that uses a Gould 4200 PLC to
control the
propulsion systems. (exciter fields on a generator).
The Motherboard (and the backup) are not responding, and feared dead.
Ideally, I
would like to replace this with a newer model, and keep the old IO and
analog
boards in place. (Is this wise?)
The Gould Programmer is dead.
I found a dead laptop, and revived it enough to get a whole slew of
Modsoft and
484 files.
I am familiar with plc's that are much newer, such as Keyence, and
Koyo.
My questions are...
Where can I find info on the Modsoft software, so I may learn enough to
get the
"program" into a usable form?
Is there a processor that I could use with the existing IO?
Could I install a off the shelf -say Koyo PLC with all new IO and
somehow
translate the 'program", or If I had a printout, could I realistically
re-write
the "program" in Direct-soft?
Please let me know if you have any interest, or if you want more info.
-Best,
Mark-O