nickr Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I am a mechanical engineer very new to PLC and ladder logic but I am working on a new automation project for my job where they want a PLC with an HMI to run 3 different stepper motors (1 of which is a 9 pin output stepper with gear reduction) and I want to know which option would be best for an application like this. The operation is (simply) as follows: Have an operator input some number at the HMI, the number runs to motor to a specific location and then stops. repeat this for the other 2 motors and then complete and reset the cycle back to a designated zero. I would love some feedback from anyone who can help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerHPS Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 All I can say is that the Unilogic support staff, the youtube videos and the general ease of the software/programming side is all amazing. From what you're saying it seems like a job that Unilogics can do but I can't compare the two as I've only been working with Unilogics for a few weeks now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saragani Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 On the other hand, this sounds like a job that a Vision PLC can handle (even the very cheap ones). UniStream PLCs on the other hand have lots of capabilities that you don't need and it cost more. You should contact out support and advise for the best suitable PLC for your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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