Looking for standalone cheap ETH IP I/O module

[TheWaterboy]

I want to monitor a couple signals in a place where there is no PLC but there is ethernet. I know I can use an AENTR or Flex I/O and a module but this is just for my curiosity and I don't want that expense. Anyone know of a small standalone EIP I/O brick, all self contained that is under a couple hundred bucks?

 

[Ken Moore]

I have never done it. But... I understand the Automation Click series can be used as EIP remote I/O. Meets your budget requirements. You will need the Click and a power supply.

 

[TheWaterboy]

I was just there looking and got the impression that it wasn't REALLY EIP for AB PLC's... but I'll take a look again

 

[Ken Moore]

Importing CLICK PLC to Studio5000 Using EDS File: EtherNet/IP Field I/O from AutomationDirect

https://www.automationdirect.com/click-plcs - (VID-CL-0042) - The CLICK Ethernet PLC models now support the EtherNet/IP as an (EtherNet/IP Adapter) device. ...

www.youtube.com

 

[TheWaterboy]

Well . . . that didn't occur to me. I was looking for just an IO module itself but that's not a terrible idea.

 

[lfe]

EtherNet/IP Modules: ADAM-6100EI

With daisy chain functionality and isolated design, industrial EtherNet/IP remote I/O modules provide facility management and remote data monitoring.

www.advantech.com

 

[durallymax]

I was just there looking and got the impression that it wasn't REALLY EIP for AB PLC's... but I'll take a look again

I DK if AB does it different, but I have interfaced with CLICK Plus over EIP with Wago/Codesys using the EDS files generated in the Click software. Quite easy IMO.

 

[TheWaterboy]

Those aren't less than a couple hundred bucks. As soon as E I/P gets added, price goes up a lot. I'm not gon find my unicorn

 

[TheWaterboy]

I DK if AB does it different, but I have interfaced with CLICK Plus over EIP with Wago/Codesys using the EDS files generated in the Click software. Quite easy IMO.

That's what Ken was showing me. That's quite an option for a LOT of things and probably where I will go. I think I have a couple Clicks around here somewhere from a ModbusRTU to Analog conversion I needed to do years ago

 

[Cheeseface]

You can get used MLX 1100 from ebay often for a few hundred, they have two voltage inputs

 

[padees]

Those aren't less than a couple hundred bucks. As soon as E I/P gets added, price goes up a lot. I'm not gon find my unicorn

Probably not, as I have never found one either.

I have looked at the Clicks and others, but by the time you do the engineering, build the enclosure, punch holes for fittings/connectors... Buy all the stuff, toss in labor, materials... It's cheaper to drop in a 1732E, or something to that effect.

 

[TheWaterboy]

You can get used MLX 1100 from ebay often for a few hundred, they have two voltage inputs

I'm trying not to use another PLC, just IO. But that's not looking good.

 

[TheWaterboy]

I have looked at the Clicks and others, but by the time you do the engineering, build the enclosure, punch holes for fittings/connectors... It's cheaper to drop in a 1732E, or something to that effect.

This is a lot less formal than that but the click programming is a consideration. Its not hard, but just another link to debug.

 

[padees]

You can get used MLX 1100 from ebay often for a few hundred, they have two voltage inputs

These are also discontinued as well. It depends if it's a band-aid fix for an existing system or for a new system.

It's up to whomever is making the choice.

 

[padees]

This is a lot less formal than that but the click programming is a consideration. Its not hard, but just another link to debug.

Informal is a better to deal with...