Can someone suggest some good PC based PLC software and hardware?
Can someone suggest some good PC based PLC software and hardware?
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We are pressurizing one side of a garage door and need to measure deflection vs. pressure over a time constant. I have (1) pressure transducer and (8) deflection sensors all of which output 4-20mA signals. All I really want to do is record the deflection, pressure, and time all on one graph. Can someone suggest an easy way for me to accomplish this? I have seen analog input cards and think I've seen software that would integrate with Excell. This is probably all that I need, but I am just not sure. Thanks for any help.
Davey
Davey





RE: Can someone suggest some good PC based PLC software and hardware?
There are various companies that maket cards that fit into a PC. National Instruments is one www.ni.com
RE: Can someone suggest some good PC based PLC software and hardware?
It it dependent on your budget, but there are many way to achieve what you want.
Regards.
RE: Can someone suggest some good PC based PLC software and hardware?
the parallel port and use your PC
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RE: Can someone suggest some good PC based PLC software and hardware?
If you want to contol the pressure(s) and/or other factors you may in fact want a PLC or a PC based controller.
I just took a look around the web (to keep current on some stuff I've used) and would recommend that you check out entivity.com and automationdirect.com