I have the VM8090 hooked up to the original Velleman program “application 1.0” (demo version). At this point the program can only accomplish the switching on and off of chosen relays manually. It can not switch any of the relays off automatically. I need to know the name and source for a “snippet” which can be inserted into the existing Velleman program in order to close and open relays at pre-set time intervals automatically. For example, I would want to activate the relay three times a day, each time for five minutes. I wonder if someone knows of such a program “snippet” and where I can get it (download it). I don’t mind paying for it.
Thanks
I would appreciate answers to these questions and advice on this matter.
Kind Regards,
Richard Godawa
Hi, I’m using the K8090 kit for timing traffic lights and other functions. I can say is that I preferred to create a program in VB because the simple commands that are owners of the card is not enough for me. The problem for what you want to make is that the card is not a real PLC with programmable EPROM. So it must be connected to a PC. I solved a very old laptop. What we gain is the flexibility and capability to handle the complexity of the program, which is a PLC itself can not have if he is not connected to a computer. The cost is different.
At the moment all I can tell you, I do not know if I can be helpful.
Carlo.
The K8090 does not have complex scheduling. What it can do is start a timer by pressing a button, at which point the relay will turn on, and when that timer expires the relay will turn off again.
Has it evolved from this yet?
Has someone developed an application or a console type scheduler for this product?
A new board is being developed with TCP/IP communication (ethernet) and schedules, it will be called VM201.
You will be able to set (for example):
- Turn on relay 3 at 5:15
- Send a pulse on relay 4 for 5 min. starting at 6:45
- …