Hi everyone:
I started working in a cement works factory some months ago.
In the warehouse I found a box that said Allen Bradley on it so I looked inside and what I found was a brand new, closed Panelview PV550. I asked around but nobody knows what it was bought for, nor when, nor what it can be used for! Chances are that it came 10 years ago when a new section of the company was made, but was never installed and just was stored there until I came...
Anyway, my boss gave me freedom to explore whith it and that's why I'm writing here...
I don't know what it can be used for, what kind of application is it good for, I assume some kind of basic SCADA, am I wrong?
There's a whole section of the production line, the "pallet maker" (don't know how is it called in english) that has no SCADA, so I was thinking about using it there. The process is controlled by a SLC 5/03 PLC so my questions are:
What software do I need to program the PV? (I have Panel Builder 2.50 installed in my PC, and maybe I can get RSView (but I don't know if that software is for this))
How do I connect the PV to the PC (for programming) and to the PLC ? Can I use the same cable? What is it's name? Can it be done manually?
And overall, is it worth to spend time on doing this? I don't know how hard it can be to understand the process and learn how to use/program this device as I have no experience at all with this kind of stuff (and there's noone here in the company to help me with it!)
So, thanks for your time to answer my questions! I'll be asking a lot more if I get to use it!
I started working in a cement works factory some months ago.
In the warehouse I found a box that said Allen Bradley on it so I looked inside and what I found was a brand new, closed Panelview PV550. I asked around but nobody knows what it was bought for, nor when, nor what it can be used for! Chances are that it came 10 years ago when a new section of the company was made, but was never installed and just was stored there until I came...
Anyway, my boss gave me freedom to explore whith it and that's why I'm writing here...
I don't know what it can be used for, what kind of application is it good for, I assume some kind of basic SCADA, am I wrong?
There's a whole section of the production line, the "pallet maker" (don't know how is it called in english) that has no SCADA, so I was thinking about using it there. The process is controlled by a SLC 5/03 PLC so my questions are:
What software do I need to program the PV? (I have Panel Builder 2.50 installed in my PC, and maybe I can get RSView (but I don't know if that software is for this))
How do I connect the PV to the PC (for programming) and to the PLC ? Can I use the same cable? What is it's name? Can it be done manually?
And overall, is it worth to spend time on doing this? I don't know how hard it can be to understand the process and learn how to use/program this device as I have no experience at all with this kind of stuff (and there's noone here in the company to help me with it!)
So, thanks for your time to answer my questions! I'll be asking a lot more if I get to use it!