In 2005 i purchased an Acer Travelmate 2355XC laptop. i was so exited to own my own laptop that i did not notice it did not have a serial port. In the manual it said that you could have one fitted if you required it. I asked around and was advised that you could use a USB to RS232 adaptor. I...
I have used Moeller Mini PLC,s for various small applications. Have a look on the moeller web site and you will be amazed at what these mini plc,s can do. The easy has text blocks that can display messages on the screen which could save you money as you dont need to fit a separate HMI. The...
We recently changed to Omron PLC,s. The software used was CX programmer Version 5. Omron has brought out Version 6.1 now which has a built in simulator so you can check your program before even running it in the plant. I find Omron a little more difficult than Telemechanique PLC,s which i...