sunit Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I want to use a V130 plc as a reciver in a RC plane. Is it posible to power the plc on a 12v battery 1. I will be using a v130 cpu and IO board 2. 4 BLDC motors with ESC 3. xbee moudle for wireless communication. 4. 12v battery Please suggest me if this is posible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Flex727 Posted December 16, 2015 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'm sure someone from Unitronics will come along and answer this definitively, but the rule of thumb I use is most of the PLCs will run on any voltage between about 10 and 26 (the spec says 12/24), unless they have I/O. Any I/O needs 24 volts. The V130-33-B1 will happily run on 12V, but all the other V130 models need 24V since they have onboard I/O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunit Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'm sure someone from Unitronics will come along and answer this definitively, but the rule of thumb I use is most of the PLCs will run on any voltage between about 10 and 26 (the spec says 12/24), unless they have I/O. Any I/O needs 24 volts. The V130-33-B1 will happily run on 12V, but all the other V130 models need 24V since they have onboard I/O. Yes but we will require PWM outputs in order to control the RPM of the motors. Inputs are not required. My handheld V350 will send communication messages to the v130 in the plane with the help of xbee communication module in order to control the RPM of motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Flex727 Posted December 16, 2015 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Then you will need 24 volts. If a 24 volt battery is not available or practical, buy or build a DC voltage booster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted December 17, 2015 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 You can buy a 12V->24V converter online. I've used them to put Unitronics in vehicle applications. They work well. http://www.amazon.com/Converter-Regulator-12v-Step-24v/dp/B0085T97PW Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantcliff Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Personally, I would look more into a micro controller solution for running an RC aircraft. Something like a decent arduino board or propeller (seems appropriate doesn't it) setup. They run on lower voltages, they are significantly lighter in terms of actual weight (always important when you're talking things that fly), they will allow you to interface readily with many off the shelf solutions like GPS, wireless communications, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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