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Dear UNITRONICS users. Sometimes it happens that you need more digital inputs on the OPLC because of pushbuttons. A solution is an OPLC with a larger number of inputs or an extension needs to be added when is possible. That can be expensive. I developed a simple solution, which I named, the pushbuttons to current loop converter. In this case, you only need one analog input (4 – 20mA), to add up to 19 pushbuttons via two-wire shielded cable which can be up to 100m long. The converter is self powered ( powered from current loop ). The converter is reliable, since
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The machine I've built punches holes into long strips of sheet metal. The sheet metal is fed through the machine in 1/4" increments. The operator inputs the position of the holes into the PLC. For example, if the part needs a hole punched at 2", 3.5" and 6", the operator keys in the 8th, 14th, and 24th location (since each position is 1/4"). The PLC then keeps track of the number of increments the sheet metal has moved and activates the hole punch at the appropriate time. My problem is that I want to allow the operator to enter a large quantity of numbers, and the way I'm writing my la
