Version 2.5 Do-more Designer is now available. (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html)
Version 2.5 contains the following new features, including support for the latest BRX Specialty modules (BX-HSIO1/2, BX-SERIO). View the Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for complete details about all the new features available for Do-more PLCs in 2.5.
- New BRX I/O Specialty Modules:
- BX-HSIO1 (sinking) and BX-HSIO2 (sourcing) (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-HSIO1) High Speed I/O module
Input Functions
- High Speed Counting - Step/Direction, Clock-wise/Counter-clock-wise, Quadrature with position scaling, frequency measurement
- High Speed Timing ? measure time across various single edge or dual edge input events
- Interrupts ? trigger Interrupt Service Routine based on Discrete Event, Microsecond Timer, Match Register on any Axis/High Speed Counter/Timer accumulator
- Pulse Catch ? capture a narrow positive or negative pulse on an input so "normal" logic can see it
Output Functions
- Axis Motion (Drive as Step/Direction, Clock-wise/Counter-clock-wise, Quadrature emulation) using AX* instructions (AXJOG, AXHOME, AXPOSTRAP, AXPOSSCRV, AXVEL, AXGEAR, AXFOLLOW, AXCAM, AXSCRIPT, et.al.); up to 4 Axis (1 virtual, 3 tied to actual output pairs)
- Pulse Width Modulation configured via the PWM structure members .Period and .DutyCycle or the PWMOUT instruction
- Table Driven Output using TDO* instructions (Programmable Limit Switch; Preset Table script of various Set, Reset, Toggle, Pulse On, Pulse Off after micro-second duration, trigger Interrupt Service Routine)
General
- 8 High Speed Discrete Inputs (up to 250kHz)
- 8 High Speed Discrete Outputs (up to 250 kHz)
- 4 High Speed Timer Interrupt Triggers (microsecond resolution)
- 4 Discrete Input Event Interrupt Triggers
- 4 Match Register Interrupt Triggers
- Up to 8 BX HSIO modules per BRX PLC, so multiply the numbers above by 8 for PLC capability!
- BX-SERIO (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-SERIO) Serial Communications module
- Four RS-232/RS-485 Serial Ports, independently configurable
- Isolated serial port that can communicate via RS-232 or RS-485 (software selectable). Includes ESD protection and built-in surge protection.
- Protocols: Do-more!? Protocol (Slave)(Default), Modbus RTU (Master/Slave), DMX512 (Master/Slave), K-Sequence (Slave), ASCII/Custom (In/Out)
- Baud Rates: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200
- New Instructions
- AXSCRIPT - Run a Sequence of Axis Commands (BRX only)
- HTTPCMD - HTTP Request/Response with Server (BRX only)
- JSONBUILD - Build JSON Record (BRX only)
- JSONPARSE - Parse JSON Text (BRX only)
- PWMOUT - Pulse Width Modulated Output (BRX only)
- New Connect to PLC dialog simplifies establishing a connection to a new or existing PLC
- MQTT Client expanded to include MQTTS, QoS 1, and Persistent Session type
- TDOPRESET supports Triggering ISR
- Upon connecting to a PLC, Output Window lists out any Warnings/Errors, particularly I/O issues
- Cross Reference View shows Rung Numbers
There are many more features added in Do-more 2.5 available across all Do-more PLCs (BRX, 205, Terminator, and Simulator). For a complete list, see the most recent Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for more details.
To download Do-more Designer 2.5 (it's free), click here to go to the Do-more Designer download page (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html).