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signal 4-20 mA generator with time
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Andrea,
Need more info.
What are you trying to accomplish here? (ie where does this 4-20mA 'time' signal need to go ? Is the 'time' going to be displayed on a local panel?)
What type / model number of PLC do you have?
How is the existing Operator Interface currently handled?
GG
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
Need more info.
What are you trying to accomplish here? (ie where does this 4-20mA 'time' signal need to go ? Is the 'time' going to be displayed on a local panel?)
What type / model number of PLC do you have?
How is the existing Operator Interface currently handled?
GG
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
Certainly, one could imagine a 4-20mA voltage sensor tied to an Arduino programmed to output specified voltages at specified times. It's not elegant, but it should work.
There are programmable calibrators that could probably be suborned into supporting your application
You could build your own with commercial components:
TTFN (ta ta for now)
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There are programmable calibrators that could probably be suborned into supporting your application
You could build your own with commercial components:
TTFN (ta ta for now)
I can do absolutely anything. I'm an expert! faq731-376 forum1529 Entire Forum list
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