Yes, this Button_Input was added. Here is a link to the website that contains more information. accautomation.ca/arduino-opta-plc-ladder-diagram-first-program/ Regards, Garry
You can directly connect the 24 DC voltage sensors to this Opta controller. Please see this quick start guide for this controller. accautomation.ca/arduino-opta-iot-plc-quick-start-ladder-logic/ It will show you how to wire sensors into the Opta controller. Regards, Garry
This might be a bit of an ask, but it would be good if you could show how to connect the arduino Opta to SCADA platform like Ignition (using Modbus TCP probably). There is very little documentation online and quite tricky to figure out. Cheers
Hi @slipnslime9982 I have requested additional documentation on the Modbus TCP / RTU communication for the OPTA. I plan on explaining how this works when Arduino has documented it and it is proven to work. So far, during my experiments, I have gotten the Modbus TCP Client working, but not the Server because the addresses have not been documented. I have been promised by Ardunio to have this in a couple of weeks. Regards, Garry
@@ACCautomation okay thank you. There’s another TH-camr Jacob Sagatowski who managed to do some SCADA stuff with a portenta but I could not manage to get it to work with the Arduino OPTA. I’m doing this for my electrical engineering thesis in University so don’t have any industry experience with PLC/SCADA and I doubt I did it correctly. Will be interesting if you can achieve this
@@slipnslime9982 Using the native C++ and Arduino IDE software, you can achieve this currently. However, using the Arduino PLC IDE software, there is no documentation. We will see what Arduino comes back with. I believe that this will be a firmware update or software update with the documentation. Regards, Garry
I am not sure where this device is supposed to fit. It doesnt have expandable IO and its price point puts it in the same space as the click, logo and easy e4.
Hi @diode30 This programmable relay is part of the Arduino Pro series. The Arduino Cloud and easy communication would be one of the main benefits of this controller. www.arduino.cc/pro/ Regards, Garry
Arduino Opta IoT PLC Learning Series
accautomation.ca/series/arduino-opta-plc/
Opta PLC FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
accautomation.ca/series/arduino-opta-plc/opta-plc-faq/
Arduino Opta PLC - IoT and Industry 4.0 Enabler
Finder OPTA 8A Series - Tutorials
opta.findernet.com/en/
Datasheet
cdn.findernet.com/app/uploads/S8AEN.pdf
Quickstart Sheet
cdn.findernet.com/app/uploads/IB8A04EN.pdf
Arduino Opta Hardware
www.arduino.cc/pro/hardware-arduino-opta
Arduino PLC IDE
www.arduino.cc/pro/software-plc-ide
Arduino Software Download Page
www.arduino.cc/en/software
(Arduino IDE, PLC IDE, PLC IDE Tools)
ACC Automation
accautomation.ca/
I dont have the same variable as shown in your library, did you add more? For instance, I dont have a Button_Input
Yes, this Button_Input was added.
Here is a link to the website that contains more information.
accautomation.ca/arduino-opta-plc-ladder-diagram-first-program/
Regards,
Garry
The industrial input sensors are 24v. Can we connect directly?
You can directly connect the 24 DC voltage sensors to this Opta controller.
Please see this quick start guide for this controller.
accautomation.ca/arduino-opta-iot-plc-quick-start-ladder-logic/
It will show you how to wire sensors into the Opta controller.
Regards,
Garry
This might be a bit of an ask, but it would be good if you could show how to connect the arduino Opta to SCADA platform like Ignition (using Modbus TCP probably). There is very little documentation online and quite tricky to figure out. Cheers
Hi @slipnslime9982
I have requested additional documentation on the Modbus TCP / RTU communication for the OPTA.
I plan on explaining how this works when Arduino has documented it and it is proven to work.
So far, during my experiments, I have gotten the Modbus TCP Client working, but not the Server because the addresses have not been documented.
I have been promised by Ardunio to have this in a couple of weeks.
Regards,
Garry
@@ACCautomation okay thank you. There’s another TH-camr Jacob Sagatowski who managed to do some SCADA stuff with a portenta but I could not manage to get it to work with the Arduino OPTA. I’m doing this for my electrical engineering thesis in University so don’t have any industry experience with PLC/SCADA and I doubt I did it correctly. Will be interesting if you can achieve this
@@slipnslime9982
Using the native C++ and Arduino IDE software, you can achieve this currently. However, using the Arduino PLC IDE software, there is no documentation.
We will see what Arduino comes back with. I believe that this will be a firmware update or software update with the documentation.
Regards,
Garry
I am not sure where this device is supposed to fit. It doesnt have expandable IO and its price point puts it in the same space as the click, logo and easy e4.
Hi @diode30
This programmable relay is part of the Arduino Pro series. The Arduino Cloud and easy communication would be one of the main benefits of this controller.
www.arduino.cc/pro/
Regards,
Garry
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