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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Alan, I would also check with ezautomation. The big boys (Rockwell-Allen Bradley/GE/Siemens etc.) are expensive on the software side as well as the hardware. Places like ezautomation provide a lot of the software for free. However it isn’t as full featured as the bigger brands but it will work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Based on your programming class you should find programing these other brands easy (I find ladder logic is basically the same across vendors). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would say the cheaper brands (hardware) may not be as “industrial/reliable” as the more expensive hardware.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cliff has some real world PLC/sub data. Carsten has some nice HMIs as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> personal_submersibles@psubs.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] PLC HMI selection<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>am looking at purchasing a PLC & HMI.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Don't know a lot about what I am doing other than I have completed a basic<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PLC programming course in RSLogix 500.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I will be having at least 31 analog & 4 digital inputs and 7 digital & 1 analog<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>output plus HMI connection. So most of the input is just for display on the<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>HMI & for alarms.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I want the PLC to be as small as possible & have been looking at the Automation<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Direct Productivity 1000 stackable Micro PLC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(Stackable_Micro_PLC)">https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Programmable_Controllers/Productivity_Series_Controllers/Productivity1000_(Stackable_Micro_PLC)</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This item has just enough analog inputs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also I am looking at a 7-8" HMI screen. Automation Direct have this item I have been<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>looking at...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/HMI_(Human_Machine_Interface)/C-more_Touch_Panels/C-more_Touch_Panels_EA9_Series/C-more_EA9_Series_Touch_Panels/EA9-T8CL">https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/HMI_(Human_Machine_Interface)/C-more_Touch_Panels/C-more_Touch_Panels_EA9_Series/C-more_EA9_Series_Touch_Panels/EA9-T8CL</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is a bit expensive at $999-<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I envisage I will be designing the graphics; have done a lot with photoshop in<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>the past & a tiny bit of annimation, so any program that has similarities to the<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>photoshop format would probably be helpful, however not too concerned about that.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Has anybody got any suggestions about suitable PLCs & HMIs or any comments <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>about what I'm looking at. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The PLC has a 125V DC input, I couldn't see an IP rating for it. The HMI is IP 25.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cliff, what size screen do you have & are you feeling it is the correct size?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>