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basic stamp PLC

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2001-03-23 20:03 in General Discussion
hey ron -->
your little plc board is very COOL
i have been playing around with the stamps for 1/2 a year now
never seen anything like what you made!
i thought about building one just like yours at one point
then i started making projects with the stamp
i realized the stamp is no match to any PLC for the matter of
reliability
you can do many great things with a stamp interfaced to a plc
i currently have a project that involves a 11 channel - 12 bit - 0-5 vdc
analog
input chip that sends serial to the stamp then the stamp sends serial to

a chip that converts it to 5 vdc TTL parallel then in to a TTL PLC input
card
it is pretty good speed wise (but not as fast as a (expensive) analog
PLC card)
also you can go on eBay and buy a AB micrologix for $100 or so
(with has 20 ins and 12 outs)(granted you have the software and cable)
i can see in your picture(one in the panel) the separate relay--
so if you want to use all 7 outputs as relays you have 7 seperate relays

or do you have different modles such as the PLCs?
i'm wondering generally what kind of stuff you control with these?
i'm wondering what brands of PLCs you have delt with
and do you know of any plc groups like this stamp one?
i don't have pictures of it right now but i will soon
below is a link to a picture of one of my projects





http://kevinkuehn.com/main/plcpics/images/row4/row4pic12.jpg

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-19 15:37
    Just dropping you a short message to let you know a larger version of
    the Stamp controllers is available.


    BSIO Modules

    All inputs are opto-isolated allowing for a good deal of flexibility.
    The Inputs are easily configured to use with both flavors of
    industrial 24 volt sensors both PNP and NPN optical photo sensors, or
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    various photo transistors and hall effect sensors with open
    collectors. Input Sensors derive their power from the 4 terminal
    input connections. Thus there is no need to assemble a large section
    of DIN Rail terminal blocks to distribute power to Sensors. A DIN
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    TO-92 Darlingtons are used as open collectors on the BSIO16 Module.
    Outputs have a 500 ma capacity nominal, with flyback diodes on the
    board for protection against inductive spikes when coupled with
    pneumatic solenoids, relays or motors. ULN2803 Driver is used on the
    BSIO32 with 100-200 ma per output.

    Other features include a 5 volt Switching Regulator: This results in
    high efficiency and low heat when converting from 24 VDC to 5 volts
    with a 1.5 Amp Capacity @ 5 volts, should one wish to use a power
    hungry VFD Display with this module. An LCD output connector is
    configured for a pin to pin mate with a Serial LCD Backpack
    Interface.

    These Controllers come with DIN rail holder ready for your mounting.

    The BSIO16 module with DIN rail mounting with a BSII or BSIIe CPU is
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    The BSIO32 module with DIN rail mounting and BSII40p CPU is available
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    is available for $389.00.

    The BSIO32 has two direct I/O connection ports to allow the use of
    microwire, in the addressing of specialty chips, such as ADC's, DAC's,
    and EEPROM's.

    For more information contact DDS via e-mail at:
    ronaldsa@e... or call 970-667-4239.

    To purchase send check or money order to:

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    Original Message
    From: "webmaster" <webmaster@k...>
    To: "Ronald Anderson" <basicstamps@egroups.com>;
    <webmaster@k...>
    Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 2:20 PM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] basic stamp PLC


    >
    >
    > hey ron -->
    > your little plc board is very COOL
    > i have been playing around with the stamps for 1/2 a year now
    > never seen anything like what you made!
    > i thought about building one just like yours at one point
    > then i started making projects with the stamp
    > i realized the stamp is no match to any PLC for the matter of
    > reliability
    > you can do many great things with a stamp interfaced to a plc
    > i currently have a project that involves a 11 channel - 12 bit - 0-5
    vdc
    > analog
    > input chip that sends serial to the stamp then the stamp sends
    serial to
    >
    > a chip that converts it to 5 vdc TTL parallel then in to a TTL PLC
    input
    > card
    > it is pretty good speed wise (but not as fast as a (expensive)
    analog
    > PLC card)
    > also you can go on eBay and buy a AB micrologix for $100 or so
    > (with has 20 ins and 12 outs)(granted you have the software and
    cable)
    > i can see in your picture(one in the panel) the separate relay--
    > so if you want to use all 7 outputs as relays you have 7 seperate
    relays
    >
    > or do you have different modles such as the PLCs?
    > i'm wondering generally what kind of stuff you control with these?
    > i'm wondering what brands of PLCs you have delt with
    > and do you know of any plc groups like this stamp one?
    > i don't have pictures of it right now but i will soon
    > below is a link to a picture of one of my projects
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > http://kevinkuehn.com/main/plcpics/images/row4/row4pic12.jpg
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-21 01:31
    --clip--
    > > also you can go on eBay and buy a AB micrologix for $100 or so
    > > (with has 20 ins and 12 outs)(granted you have the software and
    cable)

    Yeah, if memory serves me RSLogix 500 costs nearly $1000!!! Better stick
    with a stamp if possible... Plus the bug fixes and upgrades are free at
    Parallax.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-23 03:30
    I have some used PLC's for sale real cheap, $50.00, if you are
    interested. 8 inputs, 6 outputs. See the Micro 1 at http://www.idec.com

    agarb@j... wrote:
    >
    > --clip--
    > > > also you can go on eBay and buy a AB micrologix for $100 or so
    > > > (with has 20 ins and 12 outs)(granted you have the software and
    > cable)
    >
    > Yeah, if memory serves me RSLogix 500 costs nearly $1000!!! Better stick
    > with a stamp if possible... Plus the bug fixes and upgrades are free at
    > Parallax.
    >
    >
    >
    > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-23 20:03
    The company I am working for just purchased RSLogix Starter
    package. That software will do most every thing except the
    higher end SLC 500 stuff. (5/04 and 5/05) It was $499.00
    You then have a year to upgrade to the full version for a
    discounted price.

    Looking forward to receiving it.

    K-Jay



    > > > also you can go on eBay and buy a AB micrologix for $100 or so
    > > > (with has 20 ins and 12 outs)(granted you have the software and
    > cable)
    >
    > Yeah, if memory serves me RSLogix 500 costs nearly $1000!!! Better stick
    > with a stamp if possible... Plus the bug fixes and upgrades are free at
    > Parallax.
    >
    >
    >
    > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
    >
    >
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