LIST OF COMPONENTS THAT MUST NOT BE USED
| SUPPLIER | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | REASON | ALTERNATIVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | PLC series 12xx, 1510 to 1515 | PLC | Cannot use our sequencer, our components, or technology objects for Siemens frequency converters. Small memory, only one network card. | Siemens 1516, 1517, 1518 V4.0+ |
| Siemens | PLC with firmware lower then 4.0 | PLC | Not suitable for high communication load | Siemens 1516, 1517, 1518 V4.0+ |
| ANY | IOlink device | IOlink master or slave | No support for IOlink in Simatic AX | Siemens ET200AL boxes DI/AI boxes |
| Siemens | any old HMI Panels except Unified with firmware 20.2+ | HMI Panel | Has to be capable to open browser that supports .NET8, I guess | Unified with firmware 20.2+ at least 20inch at least 1920*1080 resolution |
| Festo with Siemens PLC | Pneumatic manifolds with EtherCAT | Pneumatic manifolds with EtherCAT | Siemens does not support EtherCAT bus | Festo manifolds with PROFINET |
| Aventics with Siemens PLC | Pneumatic manifolds with EtherCAT | Pneumatic manifolds with EtherCAT | Siemens does not support EtherCAT bus | Aventics manifolds with PROFINET |
| Cognex | Insight with firmware lower then 24.0.0 | Insight family | Communication structure does not fit the somponent structure | Insight with firmware higher then 24.0.0 or Keyence :-) |
| ANY | GW INSTEK - PSP-2010 | LABORATORY POWER SUPPLY | UNRELIABLE COMMUNICATION. REQUIRES ADDITIONAL 12V SUPPLY TO USE RS232 INTERFACE | TTi QL355 |
| ANY | WD My Cloud EX2 | Network Drive, NAS | Cannot schedule shutdown via UPS | Synology DiskStation DS216j 2x 1 TB RED |
| IAI | ALL | (!) Intelligent Actuators | Each type is different, very poor support, each has different parameterization, inconsistent software for control, inconsistent connection cables, inconsistent parameters... | Festo, Schneider |
| ANY | Fujitsu | Network Drive, NAS | Slow service startup, ping issues after standby and startup. Could not be pinged after link activation | Synology DiskStation DS218+, 2x HDD |
| Ateq | Ateq with RS232 | Leak Tester | Our component is not adapted for it(1), requires additional serial card | Ateq with PROFINET, or Ateq without results (OK/NOK only) |
| Rexroth | CtrlX | Drives | Unstable internal firmware that occasionally gets stuck and cannot be reset in case of an error. The only way to recover is to power it off and on again. Poor technical support. | Festo, Schneider |
(1) Development would take up our precious time, hence it is inefficient for us.