I was looking at buying one of the excellent Moto Gadget M units to simplify the wiring on my Guzzi Project but stumbled across one of these little beauts. Its a miniature ruggedised PLC
10mm Thick (without the connectors) and 92mm long by 45mm wide. Weighs a few grams. It will run on any DC voltage from 7v up to 30v. Its runs on a 9v pp3 battery for programming.
You have 10 inputs and 9 outputs to configure as either digital or analogue (each input can read up to 30v). The outputs will sink up to 1.5A each (max 8.5A on the board)
The software for programming is very easy to use and free to download. There's a simulator mode so you can try before you buy. With a controller attached it just takes a few seconds to download and you can run in a live view mode to see what the logic is doing.
Great bit of kit for less than £100
Made by Barth in Germany. They even have a canbus version for networking several together http://www.barth-elektronik.de/automotive-technology/mini-plcs-and-accessory-k41.html
10 minutes after getting it out the box - A basic schematic for a bike system in place and downloaded. I'm planning on LED lighting so a few discrete solid state relays and some tiny wires and I'll be away. Obviously the charging system needs full size cables but this cuts the wiring down drastically and lets me put the relays in convenient places.
The nice thing with a programmable system is you can change the mode of operation in a few seconds.
These units are designed with automotive and marine applications in mind but theres no reason they can't be used for anything that needs some logic.
The Canbus version looks really interesting, unfortunately it isn't out yet http://www.barth-elektronik.de/mini-plc-stg-650-can-a3438.html
10mm Thick (without the connectors) and 92mm long by 45mm wide. Weighs a few grams. It will run on any DC voltage from 7v up to 30v. Its runs on a 9v pp3 battery for programming.
You have 10 inputs and 9 outputs to configure as either digital or analogue (each input can read up to 30v). The outputs will sink up to 1.5A each (max 8.5A on the board)
The software for programming is very easy to use and free to download. There's a simulator mode so you can try before you buy. With a controller attached it just takes a few seconds to download and you can run in a live view mode to see what the logic is doing.
Great bit of kit for less than £100
Made by Barth in Germany. They even have a canbus version for networking several together http://www.barth-elektronik.de/automotive-technology/mini-plcs-and-accessory-k41.html
10 minutes after getting it out the box - A basic schematic for a bike system in place and downloaded. I'm planning on LED lighting so a few discrete solid state relays and some tiny wires and I'll be away. Obviously the charging system needs full size cables but this cuts the wiring down drastically and lets me put the relays in convenient places.
The nice thing with a programmable system is you can change the mode of operation in a few seconds.
These units are designed with automotive and marine applications in mind but theres no reason they can't be used for anything that needs some logic.
The Canbus version looks really interesting, unfortunately it isn't out yet http://www.barth-elektronik.de/mini-plc-stg-650-can-a3438.html
