Hi all,,
The Eaton Easy E4 PLC is a nice device.
Lets playing Easy!
Here is a preview to my roadtest review - part 3.
This video shows a bit playing with the programs Easysoft7 (creating the PLC Projects) and Galileo10 (creating visualizing for the monitor X102 and simulating it), and the hardware....
"what can I do if I have time...?!?"
For the road test I built a test board, with which I then show the hardware and software options in 3 parts.
1) Easy E4-UC-12RC1 and Easysoft7 as a single device.
This is the nominal RoadTest with the Easy E4, what we received for testing.
2) Two Easy E4-UC-12RC1 and one Easy E4-DC-4PE1 expansion module (4 inputs for temperature sensors) connected together via ModBus / TCP over the LAN.
3) In addition, the connection to the Galileo 10 software, a tool for creating the visualization on a monitor.
This option comes just as a software simulation because I have not the monitor.
May be an other Roadtest will coming out, and hopefully I can show this hardware as well.
The Testboard:
left: 4 analog inputs with V-meters and DC/DC 10V, controlled with potentiometers, switchable analog/digital;
middle: the E4 PLC number 1 with the E4-DC-4PE1; below are the 8 toggle switches for the digital inputs
right: ES PLC number 2 wired for external input connections. The 24V AC/DC PSU.
2nd image: with this PT100 sensor I will show in the next part of the RoadTest the function of the expansion module.
Behind of this board a LAN switch makes the connection to the LAN and my computers.
In the the first part of the RoadTest I programmed 3 applications that show the function of the Easy E4 in a simple way.
These applications are also used, I think, in the "daily" use of a controller.
Best Regards
Gerald
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