I paid $250 for the eval kit of the MyRIO. University price is about double that, and I can only imagine how much the listed price is.
It is godawful expensive for what it does.
I did get my CLAD that way and but haven't done any "real" work with it.
I mistook you for a student after you suggested LV instead of a PLC. Sorry about that!
Regarding PLC's, I am a Siemens guy, lol. I would contact some rep's for different brands and see if they can offer you any deals.
Got some kind of WAGO thing on the way already, looks neat. Can you say "Siemens" around here without getting beat up by AB fans?
Alternatively, ask companies to sponsor some used hardware.
Agreed, I'm not proud.
on codesys.com you can find a long list with codesys inside.
Yeah, I've got the list, funny thing is I've found more than a few recommendations for hardware that isn't on the list, leading me to suspect the list may have aged.
i would opt for V3 (only a few have this)
Thanks. I was wondering if there were big differences.
Or use the PC as SoftPLC, you can connect via internet slaves etc
I was looking at TwinCAT, which looks neat and about which I've heard good things, but I think I will stay away from a PC based solution. I'm at a .edu and our IT dep't makes it difficult to have control over the purchasing of PC's, and movement of the same.
The software runs fro 2 hours each time, and that stays free of any charge.
Even a raspberry can be used as interface, or arduino
I saw that. I love embedded programming and I can't tell you how happy it makes me to have another good excuse to buy more of that kit! I have ordered a set of RPI's & cameras, ( I want to put together a poor man's vision system with them), and also a set of arduinos, with CANBUS shields.
or indeed any PLC with internet like beckhoff or wago, or any, all students can make unlimited programs, and on one system a paid version and it will run forever complete price is about 500 $.
Got any favorite Beckhoff models (besides the TwinCAT)?
I'm also thinking about some of these little Eaton/Moeller EZ smart relay things, for simple basic stuff.