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Hi to All,
I'm new at this type of forum so be gentle with me
I currently use AB SLC500 PLCs but have found lately (the last 5 years) that their local technical support is effectively useless - "Is
the computer turned on sir", "yes we know that is a problem, just keep trying to reboot the application" and other such gems of wisdom.
A "new" product, at least to the Australian market has been shown to me from a US company called SoftPLC. The product is Tealware and appears to be an exact clone of the SLC500 with the instruction set of the PLC5 and the added advantage of C++ and Java programming in the PLC micro. My main problem is what the track record of this product is like. Cost is not an issue,
they are keen to match AB prices even with the discounts we receive, technical support might be an issue, but at the very least it could not be any worse than the current level of support and in
general we have a high level of understanding with the SLC500.
So the big question for my distinguished colleagues is "What is the Tealware PLC by SoftPLC like". What is the feel from other users? If given a reasonably positive response it is my intention to give one a try.
Cheers
Allan Dow
Embedded Systems & Solutions
I'm new at this type of forum so be gentle with me
I currently use AB SLC500 PLCs but have found lately (the last 5 years) that their local technical support is effectively useless - "Is
the computer turned on sir", "yes we know that is a problem, just keep trying to reboot the application" and other such gems of wisdom.
A "new" product, at least to the Australian market has been shown to me from a US company called SoftPLC. The product is Tealware and appears to be an exact clone of the SLC500 with the instruction set of the PLC5 and the added advantage of C++ and Java programming in the PLC micro. My main problem is what the track record of this product is like. Cost is not an issue,
they are keen to match AB prices even with the discounts we receive, technical support might be an issue, but at the very least it could not be any worse than the current level of support and in
general we have a high level of understanding with the SLC500.
So the big question for my distinguished colleagues is "What is the Tealware PLC by SoftPLC like". What is the feel from other users? If given a reasonably positive response it is my intention to give one a try.
Cheers
Allan Dow
Embedded Systems & Solutions