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ennieororle
Convidado19 de Maio, 2022 às 15:11Número de artigos: 22534roboticanna
Convidado19 de Maio, 2022 às 16:55Número de artigos: 22534ennieororle
Convidado20 de Maio, 2022 às 8:56Número de artigos: 22534hanks for the reply.
Ethernet IO sounds good — does the virtual controller have access to this IO via the computer’s network?
Let me change the question slightly: Is there any way (does not need to be cheap, but let’s say under $5,000) to connect an IO module for prototyping to the virtual controller?
roboticanna
Convidado20 de Maio, 2022 às 10:39Número de artigos: 22534A cheap board like raspberry pi, should do the trick.
I have not tried a setup like this, but I know, that you can use ethernet on a virtual controller. Then you will need to use some clever programming, to make it work like an IO signal.
I might be able to help with the program, but I don’t have a lot of spare time though.kaneza
Convidado20 de Maio, 2022 às 14:57Número de artigos: 22534ennieororle
Convidado20 de Maio, 2022 às 16:51Número de artigos: 22534kaneza
Convidado20 de Maio, 2022 às 19:59Número de artigos: 22534Usally a IO card like this comes with an API so that you can communicate with it using for ex. C# so you can write a smart component that handles the communication with the io card. Then you have to connect the IO’s between the smart component and the virtual controller io’s.
So there is no direct connection between the EIO.cfg and the USB io card.
ennieororle
Convidado20 de Maio, 2022 às 22:12Número de artigos: 22534Again, thanks for the replies.
graafderk,
Connecting to a PLC: I can see where it would be handy to connect to a PLC, but I’d like to connect a less intelligent I/O module.
SmartComponent: Very interesting post on the “OPC fairytale.” Mocking real I/O virtually is a great feature, but I’ve never seen them talk about RS triggering a real output, etc.
svoldgaard,
Pi: As much as I’d love an excuse to buy a Raspberry Pi, it doesn’t seem like that would translate very well into a real world application.
Help: I appreciate your offer.http://numato.com/16-channel-e…..odule.html
I have no idea the specs to look for in an I/O module to do this — think the above could connect to the PC’s network and be configured in the EIO file of a virtual controller? Thoughts?
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