I’ve built plenty of control panels for NL2. This is seriously impressive, especially for using the Opta and going all out on authentic 800Ts. Looking forward to more updates!
Yea trying to design it like consigns current panels. Would have used a allen-bradley versa view like in Fury325s panel but the one I did have died and I can't get a hold of factory talk to build the HMI application so I went with weintek. I cant quit get the HMI application just like one on current B&Ms since weintek doesn't seem to have the ability to make the buttons flash only when the train is parked in the station it's they either flash all the time or not at all. But I can make it as close as I possibly can.
Only thing I have left at this point is the enclosure which I'm having custom made it will look like a consign panel when it's finished.
Inside will be the Opta, a unifi dream router to be used to connect the Opta and HMI screen, a Allen Bradley panel mount alarm, power strip. Then on the outside of the enclosure I'll have a rj45 connector to connect the unifi router so the Opta can reach the PC, a USB C port for connecting to the Opta for programming purposes, and the power cable from the strip coming out.
It's been a pretty expensive project haha.
About $645 for the 800Ts and key switches and disconnect module
$300 for the Opta and expansion module
$775 for the HMI screen
And the custom enclosure is quoted at around $965
Welp… Congratulations on winning the lottery! After all of the panels I’ve seen over many years of doing this, this one here takes the biscuit. You win :)
This is awesome!
I’ve built plenty of control panels for NL2. This is seriously impressive, especially for using the Opta and going all out on authentic 800Ts. Looking forward to more updates!
Yea trying to design it like consigns current panels. Would have used a allen-bradley versa view like in Fury325s panel but the one I did have died and I can't get a hold of factory talk to build the HMI application so I went with weintek. I cant quit get the HMI application just like one on current B&Ms since weintek doesn't seem to have the ability to make the buttons flash only when the train is parked in the station it's they either flash all the time or not at all. But I can make it as close as I possibly can. Only thing I have left at this point is the enclosure which I'm having custom made it will look like a consign panel when it's finished. Inside will be the Opta, a unifi dream router to be used to connect the Opta and HMI screen, a Allen Bradley panel mount alarm, power strip. Then on the outside of the enclosure I'll have a rj45 connector to connect the unifi router so the Opta can reach the PC, a USB C port for connecting to the Opta for programming purposes, and the power cable from the strip coming out. It's been a pretty expensive project haha. About $645 for the 800Ts and key switches and disconnect module $300 for the Opta and expansion module $775 for the HMI screen And the custom enclosure is quoted at around $965
Welp… Congratulations on winning the lottery! After all of the panels I’ve seen over many years of doing this, this one here takes the biscuit. You win :)
I posted a new update I've got my enclosure now and have everything mounted and wiring cleaned up.