Hi folks. I haven't been on in a while. I've been working with some pretty cool software recently, and wanted to bring it up. VT Scada (
https://www.trihedral.com/free-scada-software) is SCADA software (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), which it does this very well. Normally this stuff can start at $3K and go as high as $100K or more based on features. Cool thing about there product is that they offer a 50 point version for FREE. Yep. Free. Up to 10 installs per person (or company). This is great for me because it has Modbus drivers, and can be run from a tablet or Smart phone.
Here is a quick sample screen:
I can have VT Scada interface to the Codesys project using either Modbus or OPC UA tags. I like this method over using the Webvisu in Codesys, because by default, all data is historian ready.
Another thing I really like about VTScada. I runs very well on really small PCs. They've even run it on Atom quad core 2GB PCs.
On a side note, I will try to at least post more often. I'm still piddling around with my MD robot chassis. I'm thinking of changing up the drive system again.
