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John Sullivan
Project Director
Industries Served:
Motion Control
Engineering &
Servo Systems
Vision Inspection
Expertise
Intelligent Data
& Web Based
Systems
Robotics
MANUFACTURING
AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE
LabVIEW
Development
NI FPGA
Machine Vision
NI Real-Time
Embedded
Design &
Programming
SDK, API
& Driver
Development
PC Application
Development
Web Application,
iOS, Android &
App Development
Database Systems
CUSTOM SOFTWARE
& HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
INDIVIDUAL
CERTIFICATIONS
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10
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MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES
Manufacturing & Automation Certifications
2. Remote Connectivity
1. Data is always collected by
central station
3. Cost
1. Transfers money, but can’t cost
much of it
4. Controls
1. Reliability!
Remote Monitoring
Solution
S7-1200
Comfort Panel
Common Code Base for a Variety of
Flow Meters.
Single PLC for variety of different
customer connections.
Which PLC?
The S7-1200
Communication/Remote Connection
Profinet, Modbus TCP, Ethernet,
Ethernet/IP on board
Expansion for Modbus RTU, Profibus,
AS-Interface, and others
Cost
Lower cost than most competitor
products
Onboard IO helped drop overall cost
Common Code Base
Able to develop code to meet a
variety of different meters and
sensors.
The S7-1200
Web Server
Web Server with data tables to
provide remote troubleshooting
SMTP
Option to add in emails based on
events
PLC Data Logging
Built in Logging Functionality on
the PLC (accessible via webserver)
Not implemented, but an option
for growth.
Which HMI?
Comfort Panel
Configurable Analog Scaling
Pop-up to change scaling of
analog inputs.
Back-up Local Data
Needed local data logging in case
connection went down.
Wanted to trend non financial
values as well.
Password Protection & User Admin
Needed custom password
protection for different screens
1. Far more functionality for a
lower cost
Recap
3. Good Communication
2. Siemens Solution
1. S7-1200 is low cost high feature
processor
2. Improved capability and room
for expansion
Questions?
John Sullivan John.Sullivan@dmcinfo.com
303.927.0191 www.dmcinfo.com