B & R PLC Project

[Gadelric]

Team,

I was asked to look and see if I can make a display for our molding press.
The "bobs" loved what I did using the Advanced HMI program on our assembly lines.
They would like something similar for the press.
I have just started to poke around to see what I am going to need to do.
I am secretly hoping that I am not the only one that is trying to do this, and I can get pointed in the right direction.
I still need to either get a copy of the PLC program, or purchase the software to get into the plc and find my bits.
Any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Gad

[Gadelric]

maybe I should have started looking in the application show case section first...
Archie has a nice press program there.
Our PLCs are different, but I will use it for inspiration and personal training.

[Noe]

If your PLC is an AB, you can use the trial version of the programming software (RSLogix 500 or Studio 5000, depending on the PLC type you have), and it will work for 21 days. Also, there are ways to reset the trial period if you need a little more time.

[Gadelric]

The PLC is B&R x20bc0083, Ive never worked with this one before.
We are still trying to wrap our brains around what they really want.
The bosses love to come up with fancy ideas, and leave me to figure out how I'm going to polish a turd.
Getting started is the hard part, once I get a base display built and communicating with the PLC, I will be able to add more things as needed.
why can't things every be easy..