Tried emailing direct as well....have some suggestions for you on HMI....AB= PanelViews are dinosaurs along with the software for them. PLC's are grea= t. I've had much better success using AutomationDirect C-More and EZautoma= tions HMI. Less expensive and the dev software is so so so much better. E= asy to interface with any major PLC vendor as well. I've used them with K= oyo and AB PLCs without any issues. -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of= Jason White Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 4:32 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [AD] Looking for Allen Bradley PLC developer I know someone that may be able to do it (perhaps in a few weeks, maybe soo= ner, maybe later), if the time frame is reasonable I'll pass it on. Emailing you directly bounced. Let me know > Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: > > dwayner@planet.eon.net > > Technical details of permanent failure: > Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the=20 > server for the recipient domain planet.eon.net by mx.svc.telus.net.=20 > [207.167.198.18]. > > ... > > Would you happen to know what the time-frame for this job is? > immediate/a month, mission critical/low priority? Do you know where=20 > this is to be project? > > I've done some work for a company that does a lot of industrial=20 > automation, your description of the project is indeed very typical of=20 > what they do every day. However, they are incredibly busy project-wise=20 > at the moment. If this is something that could wait a while (perhaps a=20 > few weeks), they wound be interested. > > Let me know, if its doable time-wise, I'll definitely pass this on to the= m. > > Thanks, > Jason White On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote: > Good day to all. > > My business partner is looking for someone that has used AB HMI panels=20 > to talk to AB temperature controllers. Just looking for some advice=20 > to begin with, probably ending up with that person doing a fairly=20 > simple project with said HMI / MMI panel and temp controller. > > We build control systems for Industrial Ovens using Catalytic heaters. =20 > One customer wants a fancy temperature controller for the system,=20 > capable of holding several "recipes" for both temperature and blower=20 > VFD speed. We are looking at some stuff that Watlow makes but the end=20 > user uses mostly AB equipment and would prefer to stay with that if=20 > possible. > > As far as I know, the temperature profiles are stable - they don't=20 > involve ramp or soak times. Just set the temperature to some=20 > set-point and keep it there. Same with the re-circulation blower=20 > speed - just set a value (open loop). The requirement for setting the=20 > conveyor speed has not been discussed (yet) but is possible. > > Our modulating-valve control module takes a 4-20mA input or a 0.25 -=20 > 1.25V control input for controlling the gas flow valves. Obviously,=20 > our 0.25 - 1.25V control input can be scaled to whatever is needed. =20 > The VFD can take either 4-20mA or 0-10V control input. > > Interested people can contact me directly at dwayner@planet.eon.net . =20 > This is a paying gig . > > One final note: I'm assuming that Allen Bradley is probably among the=20 > most expensive gear available. Although this particular customer is=20 > requesting AB, I can see that other Industrial Oven customers would=20 > also like to have this kind of functionality - but at a lower price. =20 > If anyone can suggest other products that can do the same thing for=20 > less money than AB would charge, we would very much like to hear about=20 > it. That can include Watlow, Automation Direct, or whoever. > > Many thanks! > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA > (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax > www.trinity-electronics.com > Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=20 > View/change your membership options at=20 > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- Jason White -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. A= ny unauthorized use, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this communica= tion is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify = the sender immediately and delete all copies of the message and its attachm= ents. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .