Author: Darran
Online New Year Sale
Starting Wednesday January 2nd, our online sale will begin with up to 40% off store prices. This service is ONLY available via our online web shop and customers with accounts can still order online and select ‘BACS’ as payment gateway. Once your order is processed, the goods will be despatched and a VAT invoice will […]
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Blade Shadow Service
So, what is Shadow? The core of the concept is the subscription service. You pay a set monthly fee for access to your own dedicated Windows 10 PC operating out of a remote data centre. You can use this PC just as you would any other – install programs, download files, change Windows settings, check […]
Read MoreNew Ethernet Device Manager
Our new Ethernet Device Manager software package provides more features for our non-webserver based Ethernet CPUs. You can now use it to update the firmware in these devices, without the need for a different software package! Features include: Discovery devices on your network Configure devices with Ethernet settings Update firmware of one or more CPUs […]
Read MorePR-26 Ethernet Micro PLCs
PR-26AC-R-N PR-26DC-DAI-RA-N PR-26DC-DAI-RT-N PR-26DC-DAI-RT-2G PR-26DC-DAI-RT-4G PR-26DC-DAI-RT-WIFI PR-26DC-DAI-RT-4GWIFI
Read MoreNew Ethernet PLCs Now Available
Feature Rich New Ethernet PLCs PR-12DC-DA-R-N PR-12AC-R-N PR-18DC-DAI-R-N PR-18AC-R-N PR-18DC-DAI-TN-NPackaged with Features Built-in SD Slot for SD Card Logging Built-in Web Server MQTT Protocol for IIoT Applications Modbus RTU and Modbus/TCP Support as Master and Slave Multiple Ethernet Individual Sessions (Max. 8) Built-in RS485 Port (Except PR-18AC-R-N) Low Cost Ethernet PLC!!!!
Read MoreIs it possible to add extra IO to the CPU?
Yes. Most of the CPU’s IO can be increased by the addition of expansion units. The exception to this are the PR-6 and PR-12 CPU’s, which are not expandable.
Read MoreWhich expansion units work with which PLC CPU’s?
NOTE: The Economy 6-series and Standard 12-series CPU’s can not be expanded! For the ELC-18, ELC-22, ELC-26, PR-12, PR-14, PR-18, PR-24 and PR-26 CPU’s then you would use the expansion modules whose part number begins ELC-E- and/or PR-E-. For the EXM and ELC-12 Ethernet CPU’s, you require the expansion modules whose part number begins ELC12-E […]
Read MoreHow many expansion units can be added to a CPU?
CPU’s that are expanded by using the PR-E Series expansion units can have a maximum of 16 expansion units per CPU. CPU’s that are expanded by using the EXM-E Series expansion units can have a maximum of 8 expansion units per CPU.
Read MoreHow do you change an expansion units ID?
By default every expansion unit out of the box has an ID of 1. The ID can be changed by changing the DIP Switches hidden under a plastic cover on the side of the expansion unit.
Read MoreI have changed the ID of my EXM-E expansion unit but the CPU won’t communicate. What’s wrong?
NOTE: All expansion unit addresses MUST be UNIQUE and MUST be set before applying supply to connected CPU! Don’t panic, there’s nothing wrong! By default the EXM and ELC-12 Ethernet CPU’s have their COM ports configured for an RS485 expansion unit. To enable the CPU to use EXM-E expansion units you need to enable the […]
Read MoreOnce expansion unit ID’s are set, do they need to be connected in order?
No. It does not matter which order you connect the expansion units to the CPU. All that matters is they must have unique ID settings.
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