April 14, 2015 - Divelbiss updates P-Series PLC on a Chip to add J1939 / NMEA2000 Connectivity and SD card data logging.
The latest release of Divelbiss EZ Ladder Toolkit and P-Series PLC on a CHIP based products now allow for user-defined J1939 and NMEA2000 messages. When implemented in a J1939 system, PGNs and SPNs may be utilized from the built-in database. In addition, custom messaging allows the definition of custom PGNs and SPNs, whether broadcast or request. Address claim functionality is now fully supported with a user defined Name field, as is a user selectable bit-rate. When needed, BAM and CM messaging may also be utilized.
With these tools, it is now possible to send or request any PGN/SPN or send/receive diagnostic messages DM1, DM2, or DM3.
NMEA2000 specific features are also supported, such as NMEA2000 Name field for address claim and Fast Packet Send/Receive communications.
Standard function blocks allow the user to easily map specific SPN values to program variables. Data is easily logged to an SD card in either binary or ASCII formats.