I'm looking for some starter kits but there aren't so many on the market, so I'm thinking about buying individual components for my needs. I just want to run it by someone more experienced so I don't make a mistake. I think I need:
- A power supply for the PLC to convert my home voltage into 24V (can I just plug the PS as if it was a kitchen appliance? Do I need to buy a cable?)
- A PLC that is compatible with the power supply (I'm thinking Siemens s7-400)
- Some DI DO AI AO modules
- A bunch of wires
- An ethernet cable so I can download the blocks from simatic step7 into the PLC
- A backplane for the PS, PLC and all the modules
I think this should be enough for me to be able to do some coding, download it to the PLC and see the LEDs light up on the DO.
Eventually I would buy some sensors and motors and whatnot.
- A power supply for the PLC to convert my home voltage into 24V (can I just plug the PS as if it was a kitchen appliance? Do I need to buy a cable?)
- A PLC that is compatible with the power supply (I'm thinking Siemens s7-400)
- Some DI DO AI AO modules
- A bunch of wires
- An ethernet cable so I can download the blocks from simatic step7 into the PLC
- A backplane for the PS, PLC and all the modules
I think this should be enough for me to be able to do some coding, download it to the PLC and see the LEDs light up on the DO.
Eventually I would buy some sensors and motors and whatnot.