max_145 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Dear all, i want to use the 7 inch samba for my project (as this small plc is enough for my machine). Now i have the problem that i would need 2 more digital outputs. As there is only the possiblity to add remote (CAN) IOs. It would be very expensive to add a EX-RC1 plus an output module only for adding 2 more digital outputs.......... Does any one have a better idea to lower the costs? Maybe there is planned to add local IO functionality to SAMBA plcs in near future, or any other suitable cost effective solution? Thanks for your comments BR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted October 24, 2016 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 The Samba series is a fixed I/O unit by design. As you've pointed out, by the time you buy the CANbus card and expansion parts you'll have put yourself into V700 land if you use a fully Unitronics solution. The cheapest way to go would be to get the serial card and find a low-cost Modbus I/O module. Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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