Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

[email protected] · Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:27:41 -0700

ADC to RS485 
http://www.techmatron.com/produit.php?idProduit=677 $300
with
RS485 to Ethernet
http://tibbo.com/products/controllers/ds100.html $100
+ stream based drive

you can probably find even cheaper ...
Enjoy!
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Emmanuel


On 13:08 Tue 27 Sep     , Paul Nord wrote:
> David,
> 
> That one looks like a simple elegant one-piece solution.
> 
> Help me understand, "Relatively easy to implement."  Does that must mean that I'd need the Modbus driver and I'd set an IP address and name a couple of things?  Or will I need to understand a whole lot more about the inner workings of the device?
> 
> Be careful how you answer.  My next follow-up question is:  I'll be at BNL next week.  Can I stop by your office to talk about this for a few minutes?  :)
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 27, 2011, at 11:57 AM, David Dudley wrote:
> 
> > Another option is something like a ADAM 6017 from Advantech.
> > 
> > They're analog inputs with modbus interface directly on Ethernet.
> > 
> > Somewhere around $250 if memory serves....
> > 
> > Relatively easy to implement.
> > 
> > David
> 

-- 
Emmanuel

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System