plc auto start generator

[JohnC]

is there any info available on making a plc to auto start
a small electric start (5kw) generator ? I am thinking
if using the CLICK PLC CPU, 8 DC in / 6 relay out because
of the price. I have no prior experience with building
from scratch ,but,I have had to work with them. Minor
trouble shoot and repair. A question concerning the
dc input is are they read as on/off or can it be made to
read a voltage level like a meter would? Fyi I did search
for a good while and I did not find any examples for this
application.

 

[James Sweet]

is there any info available on making a plc to auto start
a small electric start (5kw) generator ? I am thinking
if using the CLICK PLC CPU, 8 DC in / 6 relay out because
of the price. I have no prior experience with building
from scratch ,but,I have had to work with them. Minor
trouble shoot and repair. A question concerning the
dc input is are they read as on/off or can it be made to
read a voltage level like a meter would? Fyi I did search
for a good while and I did not find any examples for this
application.

Is this a commercial installation or just something you're doing at
home? If it's a home project, a PLC is using a sledge hammer to drive a
finishing nail. A better tool would be one of the small PIC, AVR, or
other microcontrollers. The chips are a few dollars at most and there's
plenty of hobbyist support. A slightly more expensive route would be to
use something like the arduino, again loads of hobbyist suport.