Created Date: November 19,2019

Created by: MikeN

The Do-more SIM is a virtual PLC and can connect to physical devices, but I think the C-more SIM is just a simulation and can't connect to devices.

Sorry to off topic, but that just got me thinking.

Ever thought of releasing a licensed version of "Do-More PC " and some PCI-E IO cards to leverage the additional processing power of modern CPUs? People could choose to run it on as powerful a computer as they need/want and you could have a recommendation that Windows Embedded OS with realtime kernel be used for highest performance.

Wouldnt need too many expansion cards to make it a viable platform and the software is basically already there. Just need a digital 32 input card, digital 32 output card, RS-485/232 card, and a CTRIO card. Give them all the same 50-pin DD-50 ports and sell cables for each card that goes either to flying leads or a ziplink connector, or in the case of serial card go from the 50-pin to a set of 4 serial port connectors. Instant powerful PLC that you can also run databases and such on directly for interfacing with the PLC portion. You could possibly even take the BRX cards you have now and slap them onto a new form factor, change the data connection and add the necessary PCI-Express stuff, and slap a different output connector on the back. Minimal R&D needed there if the same basic BRX cards are used and attached to the new PCI-E cards.

Created Date: November 19,2019

Created by: BobO

Sorry to off topic, but that just got me thinking.

Ever thought of releasing a licensed version of "Do-More PC " and some PCI-E IO cards to leverage the additional processing power of modern CPUs? People could choose to run it on as powerful a computer as they need/want and you could have a recommendation that Windows Embedded OS with realtime kernel be used for highest performance.

Wouldnt need too many expansion cards to make it a viable platform and the software is basically already there. Just need a digital 32 input card, digital 32 output card, RS-485/232 card, and a CTRIO card. Give them all the same 50-pin DD-50 ports and sell cables for each card that goes either to flying leads or a ziplink connector, or in the case of serial card go from the 50-pin to a set of 4 serial port connectors. Instant powerful PLC that you can also run databases and such on directly for interfacing with the PLC portion. You could possibly even take the BRX cards you have now and slap them onto a new form factor, change the data connection and add the necessary PCI-Express stuff, and slap a different output connector on the back. Minimal R&D needed there if the same basic BRX cards are used and attached to the new PCI-E cards.

We 've considered ideas like that over the years. The biggest concern is more about ADC than development: 1) is it appropriate to their market, 2) can they effectively support it, and 3) do they want it. We (Host and ADC) are definitely going to be digging into an expanded view of what a PLC is, or should be, so I think there is room for concepts like this.