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Questions about the prop-1

Started by JoeyOsoGood, September 08, 2010, 05:51:51 PM

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JoeyOsoGood

Hello, I am looking to switch to the prop-1 from the picoboo PLC box. Now the questions I have before I order the stuff of the website is that I need to know what I am buying is going to work for what I need. I want to double check that I am not either over buying or undering buying.
I am looking to make a prop for halloween that runs everything on AC since I already have all the solenoids and lights on AC. In making a PLC with the prop-1 would I need the following stuff to make that happen?

-Prop-1 starter kit
-RC-4
-4 Relays for each slot on the RC-4
-1 ULN2003/Seven-channel NPN Darlington array
Will this be everything that I need to run the PLC on AC props? Thanks so much

JonnyMac

That will get you four channels of AC control, a trigger channel, and six channels of local (12VDC control) on the Prop-1.

Note: the new generation RC-4 requires power so you should get one of these too:
--http://www.efx-tek.com/topics/pigtail_cable.html

This will let you use the same power supply that's running the Prop-1 to run both (the RC-4 doesn't need much current).
Jon McPhalen
EFX-TEK Hollywood Office