Low cost, easy programmable logic controller?

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The 05 units are low cost - but then you have to buy the programming software, etc.

Regards, Richard.

Joerg schrieb:

Siemens "LOGO" or Moeller "Easy", if they are sufficient (few I/Os only).

Hello Tilmann,

Many thanks. These look great. Despite quite some searching I couldn't identify a local sales outlet near Sacramento with prices and all. The Siemens web site wasn't much help either but that doesn't surprise me anymore. So, I sent a request to Siemens.

German companies often have great products but when it comes to sales on a more local level that's another matter. Even our weatherproof Kettler ping pong table took us half a day to find. The purchase of stuff from the teutonic regions doesn't just require money but at times also a lot of persistence.

Regards, Joerg

Hi Richard,

Thanks. The SW for the 05 is just $99 which is reasonable. But you need cables and stuff where I don't understand why they don't provide memory stick programming or some other more practical approach. Dragging a laptop to the location of a PLC seems kind of antiquated.

Regards, Joerg

I had a LOGO unit here the other day,said what a neat unit but I had no use for it. Manuals from the web said sw built into it.tried it out ,said, yeah OK, but had no use for it, tossed it out. Oh well.....someday I gotta clean out both basement,the garage and the shop. j

You will find out that PLC controllers are built for those who don't know how to program or understand electricity.

So what you don't understand is how they ( PLC people ) do buisness.

Sad but true.

PLCs are a way of life, tho its the lowest form.

Joerg wrote:

Hi Hamilton,

Well, they must at least be able to connect it right and program it via a PC.

That is true. I don't know why it is next to impossible to buy these things a regular hardware stores. There are plenty of applications where you need the ruggedized performance of PLC and the use of a PC isn't possible. It's no big deal to roll your own with a uC but then you have yet another 'island solution' instead of using standard hardware.

Regards, Joerg