Setting up an RIO Pocket PLC as extended I/O for a controller
Posted on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 by Andy Herum at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, I/O Control | No Comments »
When setting up an RIO as extended I/O of a controller it is recommended to setup a modbus connection between the controller and the RIO. The Galil software will typically connect using the lower handles (A, B, C), so the modbus ...
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New Features on the RIO Pocket PLC - Real Time Clock, PWM output, and Expanded Modbus capability
Posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in I/O Control | No Comments »
The following additions are included in Rev 1.0d firmware: Real-time Clock A true real time clock is now available on the RIO-471x2 and DMC-3xxxx controllers. This allows synchronization of I/O with actual timed events (year, month, day of month, day of week, ...
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Sending Email From an RIO Pocket PLC
Posted on Monday, May 10th, 2010 by Jason Rhodewalt at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, I/O Control | No Comments »
The RIO family of pocket PLC's has the ability to send emails when connected to a network with an SMTP Mail Server. This can be very useful for sending messages and alerts. For example, if the temperature in a thermal ...
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RIO Pocket PLC and Power over Ethernet (POE)
Posted on Friday, March 26th, 2010 by DJ Roberts at GalilPosted in I/O Control | No Comments »
POE (Power over Ethernet) is a convenient way to power the RIO-47xxx Pocket PLC. A power supply is not needed at the RIO installation because the power is delivered over the Ethernet cable. A network switch with POE-enabled ports is often ...
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Using Custom Classes in a GalilTools C# Application
Posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, I/O Control, Software | No Comments »
This article deals with using custom Classes with the GalilTools API. In the first article located here: http://www.galilmc.com/techtalk/software/how-to-create-a-custom-class-library-with-galiltools/ we created a new custom class that was able to access the RIO Data Record and parse it. In this article, we will use ...
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RTD and Thermocouple Interface for RIO Pocket PLC
Posted on Monday, June 1st, 2009 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in I/O Control | 6 Comments »
Galil’s RIO Pocket PLC and new SCB interface for RTDs and thermocouples provide an easy method for precisely handling temperature control applications. The SCB-48206 Signal Conditioning Board interfaces to up to six RTDs (Resistive Temperature Device) and the SCB-483x6 provides ...
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RIO Pocket PLC Part Number Generator
Posted on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in I/O Control, Inside Galil | No Comments »
The RIO Pocket PLC has a Part Number Generator to help build part numbers and create an online price quote. RIO Product Page: http://www.galilmc.com/products/rio-47xxx.php RIO Part Number generator: http://www.galilmc.com/products/rio-47xxx-part-number.php This Table shows a graphical representation of the RIO options: Galil’s RIO Pocket PLC series ...
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Ethernet Network Guide for Connecting Galil Motor Controllers
Posted on Friday, March 13th, 2009 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in I/O Control, Motion Controllers | 3 Comments »
This article discusses the possible Ethernet Network configurations that come up when installing Galil motor controllers. The first section shows a block diagram of connecting a static network versus a dynamic network. The second section shows examples of typical network ...
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Using Modbus and Think & Do and RIO Pocket PLC
Posted on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 by Jason Rhodewalt at GalilPosted in I/O Control, Miscellaneous | No Comments »
Galil recently enhanced the feature set of the RIO-471x0 Pocket PLC to include more Modbus functionality. These new enhancements now allow the RIO Pocket PLC to communicate seamlessly to Think & Do software via Modbus TCP/IP. Think& Do is a software ...
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Top 10 Reasons to Choose Galil’s RIO Pocket PLC
Posted on Friday, August 8th, 2008 by Lisa Wade at GalilPosted in I/O Control | 2 Comments »
1. Packed with Analog and Digital I/O. Whether it’s analog inputs, analog outputs, digital inputs or digital outputs that you’re after – Galil’s RIO Pocket PLC has it all and then some. Each RIO is loaded with I/O including 8 ...
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