Velocio Brach 11 PLC

So I have been waiting in anticipation for the arrival of my new Velocio PLC it arrived a week or so back and wanted to just make a quick post about my initial thoughts.

Below is a picture of the PLC with the first reaction being wow, how insanely small!

This wee gadget is only as big as a typical Nokia charger, which, incidentally I have used as the power supply for the PLC. 

This PLC is a Branch 11 which has 6 digital in and 6 digital outputs. This cost me something like $135 NZD to get landed here in NZ, I feel like it is a little expensive given that I am able to get industrial PLCs of TradeMe for a similar price. 

Go to the Velocio.net website to check out what they are trying to achieve... 

So far I have not been terribly excited about the product. It's small size and user interface has not been a highlight for me so far. In fairness I have used AB CompactLogix and Festo PLCs before and I prefer the full size and robust appearnces of said PLCs but I am going to give this one a fair whack before I judge it too harshly. 

I'm going to start by working my way through their videos on their Youtube channel and see where that gets me. 

Here is hoping I make progress.