Hello all.
I've been making automation projects from a while, using Labview and I think I'm very proficient on it. I have limited knowledge in PLC programming.
Successfully, I'm controlling a reactor this way: PC - Labview - (you are going to kill me...) Arduino - relay board. Input side: Rs485 Temp controllers and RS232 Weight transmitters, Arduino's digital inputs. It has been working for almost a year surprisingly well , but lately the Arduino freezes, so replacing the Arduino for a new one shouldn't be the right answer. It's time to improve!
Well, I just want to stick to the PC based control and Labview, and add a reliable relay control and input acquisition to my system, including some kind of watchdog timer/security relay if the communication is lost. In my google searches, appears several I/O devices but i realize that I can use a PLC for this, and the Micro800 series seems to be the bang-for-the-buck device. What do you guys think? Any recommendations would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
I've been making automation projects from a while, using Labview and I think I'm very proficient on it. I have limited knowledge in PLC programming.
Successfully, I'm controlling a reactor this way: PC - Labview - (you are going to kill me...) Arduino - relay board. Input side: Rs485 Temp controllers and RS232 Weight transmitters, Arduino's digital inputs. It has been working for almost a year surprisingly well , but lately the Arduino freezes, so replacing the Arduino for a new one shouldn't be the right answer. It's time to improve!
Well, I just want to stick to the PC based control and Labview, and add a reliable relay control and input acquisition to my system, including some kind of watchdog timer/security relay if the communication is lost. In my google searches, appears several I/O devices but i realize that I can use a PLC for this, and the Micro800 series seems to be the bang-for-the-buck device. What do you guys think? Any recommendations would be highly appreciated. Thank you.