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« on: March 05, 2004, 11:40:57 PM »
Here is a project I need some help on:
I have a motorcoach I'm converting into a home (you can view pics at www.WonderlandBus.com).
I want to use a PLC to control many functions of the bus. For example, I want to be able to press a button on a touchscreen and have the door to the bus open.
I have been planning on using the T100MD888+ PLC (any comments on that choice?) because my tech guy is familiar with ladder logic and that PLC seems easy for him to program in ladder logic.
From what I see, Tri-Logic's PLC can interact with the touchscreen via a java applet. Has anyone done this? I don't really understand exactly how to hook the PLC into the touchscreen using java. Ideally the applet would be running on the touchscreen, and when a button is pressed on the applet, it would send some sort of signal to the Tri-Logic to run the ladder logic necessary to open the door.
Am i going in the right general direction with this? Does anyone have any comments? I could really use some guidance. - DROdio.
I have a motorcoach I'm converting into a home (you can view pics at www.WonderlandBus.com).
I want to use a PLC to control many functions of the bus. For example, I want to be able to press a button on a touchscreen and have the door to the bus open.
I have been planning on using the T100MD888+ PLC (any comments on that choice?) because my tech guy is familiar with ladder logic and that PLC seems easy for him to program in ladder logic.
From what I see, Tri-Logic's PLC can interact with the touchscreen via a java applet. Has anyone done this? I don't really understand exactly how to hook the PLC into the touchscreen using java. Ideally the applet would be running on the touchscreen, and when a button is pressed on the applet, it would send some sort of signal to the Tri-Logic to run the ladder logic necessary to open the door.
Am i going in the right general direction with this? Does anyone have any comments? I could really use some guidance. - DROdio.