Aries controllers have been manufactured by the company of the same name since 1991. The company is developing steadily, expanding the proposed range of devices for industrial automation on modern elemental foundations. Consider the four main logical programmable series from this manufacturer.
Logic controller "Aries" PLK-63
This device is designed to create local systems, it is used mainly in the fields of housing and communal services, ITP, equipping boiler rooms and small automatic installations. The device is equipped with a two-line screen with the possibility of sound. Built-in interfaces such as RS-485 and R-232, an indication of real time and various types of protocols are provided.
In addition to standard modules, the device is equipped with free functional blocks of its own design, including a controller with three position valves. It is possible to expand the functionality by connecting additional input and output connectors.
Device and mount
The Aries controller of the PLC-63 type is developed on the basis of the RISC processor with a frequency of 50 MHz. Other characteristics:
- RAM - 10 Kb.
- Capacity for programs - 280 Kb.
- Independent type flash drive - 448 Kb.
- The real-time clock is 90 days without an external power source.
The device is mounted on a DIN rail, protection category - IP-20 class. As a power supply, an alternating (90-264 V) or constant (150-300 V) voltage can be used. Power consumption is 18 or 12 watts. In stock - built-in 24 V / 180 mA auxiliary power supply.
The liquid crystal monitor is equipped with a backlight, control is carried out by 6 keys. The programmable controller PLC-63 is equipped with analog outputs (8 pcs.), Which are used to connect indicators of the current signal, thermocouple, resistance, voltage. There are also 8 digital inputs, they have galvanic isolation, the maximum signal supply is 50 Hz frequency and 2 duty cycle units.
Application
The Aries controller is successfully used in large transformer plants and companies associated with electronics and electrical engineering. Using this device, the industrial box of chemical surface preparation and the operator panel are automated. Devices are also widely used in the field of engineering, metalworking, and agriculture.
PLC-73
Aries programmable controllers of this series are implemented in a panel configuration and are used to create local automated complexes. The device’s operating industries are central heating, utilities, agriculture, and machine tool equipment. This model has similarities with its predecessor.
The differences are in the presence of a shield housing, additional LED sensors on the front panel, protection class (IP-55). There are 9 buttons on the control keyboard, the screen is four-line, the interfaces are aggregated in the “Master” and “Slave” modes. The analog inputs are identical to the PLC-63, it is possible to connect dry contact sensors, transistors (frequency - 15 Hz, duty cycle - 0.5). The digital inputs are powered by 24 volts.
Features
The Aries controller PLK-73 is successfully used in the fields of food, machine-building, metalworking, chemical industry, as well as in agricultural, municipal, oil-refining and construction industries. For example, the Project-P enterprise optimized, using the elements in question, a control system on several tanks and a washing station (Kargopolsky plant in the Arkhangelsk region). As a result, there is an increase in production efficiency and a decrease in operating costs.
PLC-100
The Aries controller, the price of which starts at 4.5 thousand rubles, is a monoblock device with inputs and outputs of a discrete type, used to automate small complexes and systems.
The main purpose of the apparatus is the management of small and medium-sized objects, the construction of a dispatching scheme. The controller is equipped with a compact housing designed for DIN rail, discrete connectors, convenient latches, serial ports. The integrated interface, regardless of modification, allows you to expand the number of aggregation points through the connection of outdoor modules. Power supply - 220/24 V (alternating / direct current).
Efficiency of discrete operation is up to 10 kHz, interfaces with three serial ports operate independently of each other. The operating range depending on temperature is from -20 to +70 degrees Celsius. In the inside of the unit there is a battery, which allows in emergency mode to put the output elements in a safe state. A built-in clock is also provided.
Exploitation
The Aries-100 controller can work with non-standard protocols and connection to any counters. The considered series also includes modifications 150 and 154, differing in the number of discrete connectors.
Devices of this category are actively used for automation of engineering complexes of buildings, in the agricultural sector, at enterprises of machine-building, printing, energy, and chemical fields. Using this device, the operation of a diagnostic system designed to monitor power transformers of electrical substations has been optimized. They allow you to conduct a constant analysis of the technical condition of the elements with simultaneous diagnosis, which prevents the likelihood of early emergencies.
Programmable Controllers Aries PLK-323
These devices are ranked as universal industrial controllers (300 series). They are optimally suited for organizing aggregation between different types of equipment. Using the devices in question, it is possible to combine the used devices into a single intelligent system, while providing remote console access to control. This allows you to build the most effective scheme for dispatching and monitoring various technological stages, engineering complexes of buildings and many other complex tasks.
Main parameters:
- Type - programmable controller with an open architecture.
- Supported Interfaces - Entek, Master, SCADA.
- The processor is RISC (32 bits).
- The core is ARM9.
- The operating frequency is 180 MHz.
- RAM - 64 Mb.
- Number of serial ports - 8 pcs.
- Interaction with external devices (speed) - 921 Kbps.
- Additional equipment - USB and flash drives.
- Discrete inputs and outputs - provide the construction of telemetry systems.
Programming Aries controllers allows you to create, on the basis of the 300th series, various systems for metering, controlling and monitoring energy in residential complexes or individual houses. Often the device is used in companies to automate the use of electrical resources and increase the efficiency of their expenditure.