Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re:Da big BAD guys.

dkmachine@... wrote:

> Good 'ole God darn Al Bradley, Never saw a <less> reliable control.
> Sorry, that's MY experience, not intended to offend the faithful A/B
> followers. Maybe the current stuff is better??
> I've got some 7300 parts, etc. EMAIL me...

Yes, I have a complete, working (last time I fired it up) 7320. The
software was great
(for that vintage) the hardware was prety good, but some things were
wierd.
Like the cabinet cooler that was switched on when the air inside the
cabinet
reached 145 F!

> One curious (serious) question I have, maybe redundant, is in regards
> to
> I/O. The test machines have relatively complicated tool changers.
> How does EMC handle the plc/pmc/ "ladder logic" function?

It doesn't, at present. You could put in anything you want, easily, if
you don't
mind writing it in C. There are ladder logic generators that will write
C (or other)
computer languages from the ladder logic definition.

Jon