I have dreams of automating all the equipment in my basement fish room. I already have the Control Logix processor, 7 slot chassis/w power supply, ethernet module, relay module, and 1756-if6i analog card (for Ph monitoring and control). I'm still looking for a reasonably priced 1756-ir6i RTD module to handle all the temperature controls. I have been having horrible luck locating any of the Panelview +'s that I want to use either (at an affordable price). Ideally I want to have a Panelview Plus 1000 in the basement fishroom for pump control, temp & Ph probe calibration and display, calcium reactor control and top off control. I'd like to set up some trend pages on it as well to display Ph + temp. I think that would be cool. I want to have a PanelView Plus 600 on the main floor in the tank stand for display of temp, Ph and control of powerheads and pumps. I already have a couple of the panelview screens created and started the plc logic as well. I already have my rtd temp sensors, my 4-20ma transmitter for the Ph probe and some other misc stuff. I just can't seem to source the panelviews or the RTD input module at a decent price, and that is putting a hold on the entire project! Bummer, every time I think I have a panelview on ebay that I might be able to get some industrial reseller snatches it up. quite frustrating to be so close.
