Davek0974
Member
Having almost finished my first rebuild to replace useless SigmaTek plc's , I am faced with two or three more to do but need to very careful to keep the budget as low as possible.
The first one allowed me to re-use an AB SLC503 unit and PanelView300 I had removed from a previous test rig, with the addition of a stepper drive card it was good to go for the new project - end result was a very cost effective job.
Now, I still have 3 output and 2 input modules for the SLC range on the bench but no more panelviews and only a 10 station SLC chassis.
Bear in mind I have just got a new license for RSLogix500 and a 1746-UIC converter to allow me to talk to panelviews from WinXP.
So, what is the best thing for the next project?
1-
Sell off the spare modules and chassis on eBay
Buy a new model PLC that can still talk RSLogix500
2-
Buy a PSU, CPU, PanelView and 7 slot chassis and go SLC again
Use my existing software
3-
Sell off the spare modules and chassis on eBay
Buy a new model PLC and display along with new software
I think option 1 is my current favourite but have no idea what PLC's will talk with RSLogix500, so will be looking that up.
Is there a better option????
Cost is the first parameter.
The PLC needs to have 1 axis motion control, I have managed to use step/direction nicely but the previous PLC was using 0-10v so that's a possible, I would prefer step/direction though. It also needs 32 digital inputs and 16 transistor outputs minimum.
The first one allowed me to re-use an AB SLC503 unit and PanelView300 I had removed from a previous test rig, with the addition of a stepper drive card it was good to go for the new project - end result was a very cost effective job.
Now, I still have 3 output and 2 input modules for the SLC range on the bench but no more panelviews and only a 10 station SLC chassis.
Bear in mind I have just got a new license for RSLogix500 and a 1746-UIC converter to allow me to talk to panelviews from WinXP.
So, what is the best thing for the next project?
1-
Sell off the spare modules and chassis on eBay
Buy a new model PLC that can still talk RSLogix500
2-
Buy a PSU, CPU, PanelView and 7 slot chassis and go SLC again
Use my existing software
3-
Sell off the spare modules and chassis on eBay
Buy a new model PLC and display along with new software
I think option 1 is my current favourite but have no idea what PLC's will talk with RSLogix500, so will be looking that up.
Is there a better option????
Cost is the first parameter.
The PLC needs to have 1 axis motion control, I have managed to use step/direction nicely but the previous PLC was using 0-10v so that's a possible, I would prefer step/direction though. It also needs 32 digital inputs and 16 transistor outputs minimum.