Bering C Sparky
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Hello everyone, its been 8 years since I frequented this forum. I had a lifetime membership with my old profile, but could not remember my password and did not see any option to recover it, so had to start a new one.
We just got a brand new ship and its loaded with Allen Bradley, Seimens, Omron, Wago and B&K.
Our main factory is Allen Bradley redundant Compact Logix, Compact Guard Logix, Point I/O, IFM I/O-Link (Ethernet/IP) and over 100 Danfoss VLT drives networked to the PLCs over Ethernet as well.
The main operator terminals are Hope Industrial Systems connected to redundant HMI servers and there are PanelView Plus 7 HMIs scattered thought the factory.
Our fishmeal factory is ControlLogix, Guard Logix and around 30 Danfoss VLT Drives networked over ethernet. There are also a few larger AB drives in the larger equipment that are networked as well.
I will be speaking with a salesman tomorrow about purchasing Studio 5000 software and hoped to get some input on the subject here before I speak with him.
I will admit up front I have not done a lot of research so forgive any dumb questions.
Should I purchase the Professional version of Studio 5000 or will the Full version suffice?
From the little I have read I am leaning toward the Professional Version. I want to insure we get what we need the first go round, but not to overpay for features we will not use.
I was also thinking of storing the software on a USB dongle. Any thoughts on the pros & cons of doing so and would you recommend another method over that.
We will have 2 laptops but only one would be using the license at a time. (Dayshift - Night shift) I just prefer not to share the same laptop with someone else if I can help it.
Is FactoryTalk and FactoryTalk View included in Studio 5000 or will I need to purchase the HMI software separately?
If they are purchased separately are there options to consider with those as well?
Any info those in the know can provide would be much appreciated.
Thanks
We just got a brand new ship and its loaded with Allen Bradley, Seimens, Omron, Wago and B&K.
Our main factory is Allen Bradley redundant Compact Logix, Compact Guard Logix, Point I/O, IFM I/O-Link (Ethernet/IP) and over 100 Danfoss VLT drives networked to the PLCs over Ethernet as well.
The main operator terminals are Hope Industrial Systems connected to redundant HMI servers and there are PanelView Plus 7 HMIs scattered thought the factory.
Our fishmeal factory is ControlLogix, Guard Logix and around 30 Danfoss VLT Drives networked over ethernet. There are also a few larger AB drives in the larger equipment that are networked as well.
I will be speaking with a salesman tomorrow about purchasing Studio 5000 software and hoped to get some input on the subject here before I speak with him.
I will admit up front I have not done a lot of research so forgive any dumb questions.
Should I purchase the Professional version of Studio 5000 or will the Full version suffice?
From the little I have read I am leaning toward the Professional Version. I want to insure we get what we need the first go round, but not to overpay for features we will not use.
I was also thinking of storing the software on a USB dongle. Any thoughts on the pros & cons of doing so and would you recommend another method over that.
We will have 2 laptops but only one would be using the license at a time. (Dayshift - Night shift) I just prefer not to share the same laptop with someone else if I can help it.
Is FactoryTalk and FactoryTalk View included in Studio 5000 or will I need to purchase the HMI software separately?
If they are purchased separately are there options to consider with those as well?
Any info those in the know can provide would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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