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deep6ixed

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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #30 on: December 01, 2014, 03:20:31 AM »
Quote from: Controls Guy on November 26, 2014, 11:05:41 PM
Use a Do-More to control Protos X I/O, deep6ixed.  Not as clean as all in one piece, but it gives you a lot of what you want.

Yeah, I could do it that way.  The Protos X form factor is what shines for me.  Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of of the DL205 connection blocks (at least the 16point I / O) or even the Click input terminals.  I have huge hands, and trying to wire in some of these PLC's are a chore.

I guess for me anymore expandability is a key point, I work at a shop where the higher ups change their design plans on a monthly basis.  I had one project that started as 3 relays that I ended up putting a Click into because I got tired of rewiring every few days as the "specifications" changed.
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #31 on: February 26, 2015, 08:37:48 AM »
I would love to see the DoMore be able to use PRO3000 racks as remote I/O somehow (via Modbus?).

I would replace everything EXCEPT 405 and 305 with DoMore 'clones': '05, '06 and Click as well. (I like the Click but it has limitations I find awkward to work around)

HOST go it right when they developed the DoMore.  I would do nothing BUT DoMore given the choice!
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2015, 06:04:28 AM »
I vote for the 5TI!

Just took one out of service and have a bunch of parts laying around.

On a less joking note, any plans to move to another platform?  Getting ready to plan for next years improvements, and the Do-More worked out well in our last round of upgrades, it looking to use it again.

Every year maintenance and production sits down and draws up a wish list of what we would like to fix or improve and with AD prices being what they are, we can stretch our budget with electrical upgrades.


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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2015, 10:51:46 AM »
Quote from: Glennlee on February 26, 2015, 08:37:48 AM
I would replace everything EXCEPT 405 and 305 with DoMore 'clones': '05, '06 and Click as well. (I like the Click but it has limitations I find awkward to work around)

Curious why you wouldn't change 405's and 305's.  They're both really showing their age, especially the 305.
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #34 on: February 28, 2015, 11:15:07 AM »
Quote from: deep6ixed on February 28, 2015, 06:04:28 AM
I vote for the 5TI!

Just took one out of service and have a bunch of parts laying around.

On a less joking note, any plans to move to another platform?  Getting ready to plan for next years improvements, and the Do-More worked out well in our last round of upgrades, it looking to use it again.

Every year maintenance and production sits down and draws up a wish list of what we would like to fix or improve and with AD prices being what they are, we can stretch our budget with electrical upgrades.




5TI? Still in service? Wow.

We are definitely developing a new platform!
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #35 on: February 28, 2015, 12:20:23 PM »
Yup, still worked like a champ too, we changed it out due to the lack of any spare parts, we had a spare T/CAM, and I/O modules but no sequencer or IO controller and the odds of finding them were next to impossible, plus I wasn't about to key in the entire program with a hand held...
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #36 on: February 28, 2015, 01:33:25 PM »
Quote from: deep6ixed on February 28, 2015, 12:20:23 PM
Yup, still worked like a champ too, we changed it out due to the lack of any spare parts, we had a spare T/CAM, and I/O modules but no sequencer or IO controller and the odds of finding them were next to impossible, plus I wasn't about to key in the entire program with a hand held...

When I was a tech guy at TI, circa 1990, I serviced many of these. They were pretty old even then...
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #37 on: February 28, 2015, 01:34:40 PM »
Quote from: Controls Guy on February 28, 2015, 10:51:46 AM
Quote from: Glennlee on February 26, 2015, 08:37:48 AM
I would replace everything EXCEPT 405 and 305 with DoMore 'clones': '05, '06 and Click as well. (I like the Click but it has limitations I find awkward to work around)

Curious why you wouldn't change 405's and 305's.  They're both really showing their age, especially the 305.

I suspect he doesn't see the value in the effort. I agree.
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #38 on: February 28, 2015, 03:47:14 PM »
Quote from: deep6ixed on February 28, 2015, 06:04:28 AM
I vote for the 5TI!
I cut my teeth on PM550 back in '83.  The rest, as they say, is history:  TISOFT, STEP7, DirectSOFT, Do-more Designer, ...
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #39 on: March 01, 2015, 12:11:25 AM »
Heh heh, I almost added PM550 to the thread myself!   ;D
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #40 on: March 01, 2015, 12:14:35 AM »
Quote from: BobO on February 28, 2015, 01:34:40 PM
I suspect he doesn't see the value in the effort. I agree.

I misparsed his comment.  I thought he meant 405's and 305's weren't worth tearing out and replacing with Do-Mores, but he's talking about new platforms worth Do-More-ifying.  Alright, I've caught up to the train now.   Carry on.
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #41 on: March 01, 2015, 12:18:26 AM »
Maybe we could bring back the VPU?  [runs away ducking]

(and that TI PC-based product I almost but can't quite remember the name of)
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #42 on: March 01, 2015, 03:40:17 PM »
Quote from: Controls Guy on March 01, 2015, 12:18:26 AM
(and that TI PC-based product I almost but can't quite remember the name of)
TISOFT (the one I mentioned earlier).  It ran on
VPU200 (TI-9900 uProcessor-based)
IBM-PC (x86)
TI-PC (x86 IBM PC clone)
VAX/VMS (DEC mainframe)

TISOFT Rel 1.x and 2.x source-code base could compile and run on all 4 systems using different C compilers.  The TISOFT project files were inter-changeable, even though the endian-ness of the processors varied.  Yes, you could take a disk with TISOFT projects from the VPU and load it on a PC (yes, the VPU200 understood FAT16 file system).
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #43 on: March 01, 2015, 04:51:54 PM »
No, I remember TISOFT well (think I still have a PC-version copy).  This was an actual control product if I remember correctly, possibly with an integrated HMI, but may not have been for actual DOS PC's.  Might have been a UNIX thing -- should have said "computer" rather than PC.  I think it was oriented to process industries.
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Re: Poll: Other Do-more PLC Platforms
« Reply #44 on: March 01, 2015, 06:40:33 PM »
I think you are thinking of Genesis.
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