bmandl
Full Member level 4
Hello.
I just started learning about PLCs. My primary field of expertise is acctually electronics and microcontrollers, but for a sake of my employment, I have to learn to work with PLCs. I already know basics and I know how to write ladder diagram. I also finished one project in work with easy 822 PLC from Eaton.
Some time ago, my friend gave me this controller (easy 512 DC-RC). I didn't know, what to do with it and now I came to idea, to control radiators in one room with electric actuators. The problem is, that I don't know if this controller can measure temperature and then work with this data. It has 1 analog input, that could be used for some analog temperature sensor, but it only has analog comparator, so this kind of regulation would be "quazy" regulation. It is possible to measure voltage or current with this controller or is it just possible to compare two values?
I am asking you guys, because Eaton has very poor support with this controllers. I don't want to throw it away, so I have to use it somehow.
Thank you for all of your answers.
I just started learning about PLCs. My primary field of expertise is acctually electronics and microcontrollers, but for a sake of my employment, I have to learn to work with PLCs. I already know basics and I know how to write ladder diagram. I also finished one project in work with easy 822 PLC from Eaton.
Some time ago, my friend gave me this controller (easy 512 DC-RC). I didn't know, what to do with it and now I came to idea, to control radiators in one room with electric actuators. The problem is, that I don't know if this controller can measure temperature and then work with this data. It has 1 analog input, that could be used for some analog temperature sensor, but it only has analog comparator, so this kind of regulation would be "quazy" regulation. It is possible to measure voltage or current with this controller or is it just possible to compare two values?
I am asking you guys, because Eaton has very poor support with this controllers. I don't want to throw it away, so I have to use it somehow.
Thank you for all of your answers.