- •1.1 TODO LIST
- •2. PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
- •2.1 INTRODUCTION
- •2.1.1 Ladder Logic
- •2.1.2 Programming
- •2.1.3 PLC Connections
- •2.1.4 Ladder Logic Inputs
- •2.1.5 Ladder Logic Outputs
- •2.2 A CASE STUDY
- •2.3 SUMMARY
- •2.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •2.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •2.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •3. PLC HARDWARE
- •3.1 INTRODUCTION
- •3.2 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
- •3.2.1 Inputs
- •3.2.2 Output Modules
- •3.3 RELAYS
- •3.4 A CASE STUDY
- •3.5 ELECTRICAL WIRING DIAGRAMS
- •3.5.1 JIC Wiring Symbols
- •3.6 SUMMARY
- •3.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •3.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •3.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •4. LOGICAL SENSORS
- •4.1 INTRODUCTION
- •4.2 SENSOR WIRING
- •4.2.1 Switches
- •4.2.2 Transistor Transistor Logic (TTL)
- •4.2.3 Sinking/Sourcing
- •4.2.4 Solid State Relays
- •4.3 PRESENCE DETECTION
- •4.3.1 Contact Switches
- •4.3.2 Reed Switches
- •4.3.3 Optical (Photoelectric) Sensors
- •4.3.4 Capacitive Sensors
- •4.3.5 Inductive Sensors
- •4.3.6 Ultrasonic
- •4.3.7 Hall Effect
- •4.3.8 Fluid Flow
- •4.4 SUMMARY
- •4.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •4.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •4.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •5. LOGICAL ACTUATORS
- •5.1 INTRODUCTION
- •5.2 SOLENOIDS
- •5.3 VALVES
- •5.4 CYLINDERS
- •5.5 HYDRAULICS
- •5.6 PNEUMATICS
- •5.7 MOTORS
- •5.8 COMPUTERS
- •5.9 OTHERS
- •5.10 SUMMARY
- •5.11 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •5.12 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •5.13 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •6. BOOLEAN LOGIC DESIGN
- •6.1 INTRODUCTION
- •6.2 BOOLEAN ALGEBRA
- •6.3 LOGIC DESIGN
- •6.3.1 Boolean Algebra Techniques
- •6.4 COMMON LOGIC FORMS
- •6.4.1 Complex Gate Forms
- •6.4.2 Multiplexers
- •6.5 SIMPLE DESIGN CASES
- •6.5.1 Basic Logic Functions
- •6.5.2 Car Safety System
- •6.5.3 Motor Forward/Reverse
- •6.5.4 A Burglar Alarm
- •6.6 SUMMARY
- •6.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •6.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •6.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •7. KARNAUGH MAPS
- •7.1 INTRODUCTION
- •7.2 SUMMARY
- •7.3 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •7.4 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •7.5 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •8. PLC OPERATION
- •8.1 INTRODUCTION
- •8.2 OPERATION SEQUENCE
- •8.2.1 The Input and Output Scans
- •8.2.2 The Logic Scan
- •8.3 PLC STATUS
- •8.4 MEMORY TYPES
- •8.5 SOFTWARE BASED PLCS
- •8.6 SUMMARY
- •8.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •8.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •8.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •9. LATCHES, TIMERS, COUNTERS AND MORE
- •9.1 INTRODUCTION
- •9.2 LATCHES
- •9.3 TIMERS
- •9.4 COUNTERS
- •9.5 MASTER CONTROL RELAYS (MCRs)
- •9.6 INTERNAL RELAYS
- •9.7 DESIGN CASES
- •9.7.1 Basic Counters And Timers
- •9.7.2 More Timers And Counters
- •9.7.3 Deadman Switch
- •9.7.4 Conveyor
- •9.7.5 Accept/Reject Sorting
- •9.7.6 Shear Press
- •9.8 SUMMARY
- •9.9 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •9.10 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •9.11 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •10. STRUCTURED LOGIC DESIGN
- •10.1 INTRODUCTION
- •10.2 PROCESS SEQUENCE BITS
- •10.3 TIMING DIAGRAMS
- •10.4 DESIGN CASES
- •10.5 SUMMARY
- •10.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •10.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •10.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •11. FLOWCHART BASED DESIGN
- •11.1 INTRODUCTION
- •11.2 BLOCK LOGIC
- •11.3 SEQUENCE BITS
- •11.4 SUMMARY
- •11.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •11.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •11.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •12. STATE BASED DESIGN
- •12.1 INTRODUCTION
- •12.1.1 State Diagram Example
- •12.1.2 Conversion to Ladder Logic
- •12.1.2.1 - Block Logic Conversion
- •12.1.2.2 - State Equations
- •12.1.2.3 - State-Transition Equations
- •12.2 SUMMARY
- •12.3 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •12.4 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •12.5 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •13. NUMBERS AND DATA
- •13.1 INTRODUCTION
- •13.2 NUMERICAL VALUES
- •13.2.1 Binary
- •13.2.1.1 - Boolean Operations
- •13.2.1.2 - Binary Mathematics
- •13.2.2 Other Base Number Systems
- •13.2.3 BCD (Binary Coded Decimal)
- •13.3 DATA CHARACTERIZATION
- •13.3.1 ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
- •13.3.2 Parity
- •13.3.3 Checksums
- •13.3.4 Gray Code
- •13.4 SUMMARY
- •13.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •13.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •13.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •14. PLC MEMORY
- •14.1 INTRODUCTION
- •14.2 MEMORY ADDRESSES
- •14.3 PROGRAM FILES
- •14.4 DATA FILES
- •14.4.1 User Bit Memory
- •14.4.2 Timer Counter Memory
- •14.4.3 PLC Status Bits (for PLC-5s and Micrologix)
- •14.4.4 User Function Control Memory
- •14.4.5 Integer Memory
- •14.4.6 Floating Point Memory
- •14.5 SUMMARY
- •14.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •14.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •14.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •15. LADDER LOGIC FUNCTIONS
- •15.1 INTRODUCTION
- •15.2 DATA HANDLING
- •15.2.1 Move Functions
- •15.2.2 Mathematical Functions
- •15.2.3 Conversions
- •15.2.4 Array Data Functions
- •15.2.4.1 - Statistics
- •15.2.4.2 - Block Operations
- •15.3 LOGICAL FUNCTIONS
- •15.3.1 Comparison of Values
- •15.3.2 Boolean Functions
- •15.4 DESIGN CASES
- •15.4.1 Simple Calculation
- •15.4.2 For-Next
- •15.4.3 Series Calculation
- •15.4.4 Flashing Lights
- •15.5 SUMMARY
- •15.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •15.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •15.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •16. ADVANCED LADDER LOGIC FUNCTIONS
- •16.1 INTRODUCTION
- •16.2 LIST FUNCTIONS
- •16.2.1 Shift Registers
- •16.2.2 Stacks
- •16.2.3 Sequencers
- •16.3 PROGRAM CONTROL
- •16.3.1 Branching and Looping
- •16.3.2 Fault Detection and Interrupts
- •16.4 INPUT AND OUTPUT FUNCTIONS
- •16.4.1 Immediate I/O Instructions
- •16.4.2 Block Transfer Functions
- •16.5 DESIGN TECHNIQUES
- •16.5.1 State Diagrams
- •16.6 DESIGN CASES
- •16.6.1 If-Then
- •16.6.2 Traffic Light
- •16.7 SUMMARY
- •16.8 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •16.9 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •16.10 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •17. OPEN CONTROLLERS
- •17.1 INTRODUCTION
- •17.3 OPEN ARCHITECTURE CONTROLLERS
- •17.4 SUMMARY
- •17.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •17.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •17.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •18. INSTRUCTION LIST PROGRAMMING
- •18.1 INTRODUCTION
- •18.2 THE IEC 61131 VERSION
- •18.3 THE ALLEN-BRADLEY VERSION
- •18.4 SUMMARY
- •18.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •18.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •18.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •19. STRUCTURED TEXT PROGRAMMING
- •19.1 INTRODUCTION
- •19.2 THE LANGUAGE
- •19.3 SUMMARY
- •19.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •19.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •19.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •20. SEQUENTIAL FUNCTION CHARTS
- •20.1 INTRODUCTION
- •20.2 A COMPARISON OF METHODS
- •20.3 SUMMARY
- •20.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •20.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •20.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •21. FUNCTION BLOCK PROGRAMMING
- •21.1 INTRODUCTION
- •21.2 CREATING FUNCTION BLOCKS
- •21.3 DESIGN CASE
- •21.4 SUMMARY
- •21.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •21.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •21.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •22. ANALOG INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
- •22.1 INTRODUCTION
- •22.2 ANALOG INPUTS
- •22.2.1 Analog Inputs With a PLC
- •22.3 ANALOG OUTPUTS
- •22.3.1 Analog Outputs With A PLC
- •22.3.2 Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Outputs
- •22.3.3 Shielding
- •22.4 DESIGN CASES
- •22.4.1 Process Monitor
- •22.5 SUMMARY
- •22.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •22.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •22.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •23. CONTINUOUS SENSORS
- •23.1 INTRODUCTION
- •23.2 INDUSTRIAL SENSORS
- •23.2.1 Angular Displacement
- •23.2.1.1 - Potentiometers
- •23.2.2 Encoders
- •23.2.2.1 - Tachometers
- •23.2.3 Linear Position
- •23.2.3.1 - Potentiometers
- •23.2.3.2 - Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDT)
- •23.2.3.3 - Moire Fringes
- •23.2.3.4 - Accelerometers
- •23.2.4 Forces and Moments
- •23.2.4.1 - Strain Gages
- •23.2.4.2 - Piezoelectric
- •23.2.5 Liquids and Gases
- •23.2.5.1 - Pressure
- •23.2.5.2 - Venturi Valves
- •23.2.5.3 - Coriolis Flow Meter
- •23.2.5.4 - Magnetic Flow Meter
- •23.2.5.5 - Ultrasonic Flow Meter
- •23.2.5.6 - Vortex Flow Meter
- •23.2.5.7 - Positive Displacement Meters
- •23.2.5.8 - Pitot Tubes
- •23.2.6 Temperature
- •23.2.6.1 - Resistive Temperature Detectors (RTDs)
- •23.2.6.2 - Thermocouples
- •23.2.6.3 - Thermistors
- •23.2.6.4 - Other Sensors
- •23.2.7 Light
- •23.2.7.1 - Light Dependant Resistors (LDR)
- •23.2.8 Chemical
- •23.2.8.2 - Conductivity
- •23.2.9 Others
- •23.3 INPUT ISSUES
- •23.4 SENSOR GLOSSARY
- •23.5 SUMMARY
- •23.6 REFERENCES
- •23.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •23.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •23.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •24. CONTINUOUS ACTUATORS
- •24.1 INTRODUCTION
- •24.2 ELECTRIC MOTORS
- •24.2.1 Basic Brushed DC Motors
- •24.2.2 AC Motors
- •24.2.3 Brushless DC Motors
- •24.2.4 Stepper Motors
- •24.2.5 Wound Field Motors
- •24.3 HYDRAULICS
- •24.4 OTHER SYSTEMS
- •24.5 SUMMARY
- •24.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •24.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •24.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •25. CONTINUOUS CONTROL
- •25.1 INTRODUCTION
- •25.2 CONTROL OF LOGICAL ACTUATOR SYSTEMS
- •25.3 CONTROL OF CONTINUOUS ACTUATOR SYSTEMS
- •25.3.1 Block Diagrams
- •25.3.2 Feedback Control Systems
- •25.3.3 Proportional Controllers
- •25.3.4 PID Control Systems
- •25.4 DESIGN CASES
- •25.4.1 Oven Temperature Control
- •25.4.2 Water Tank Level Control
- •25.5 SUMMARY
- •25.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •25.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •25.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •26. FUZZY LOGIC
- •26.1 INTRODUCTION
- •26.2 COMMERCIAL CONTROLLERS
- •26.3 REFERENCES
- •26.4 SUMMARY
- •26.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •26.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •26.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •27. SERIAL COMMUNICATION
- •27.1 INTRODUCTION
- •27.2 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- •27.2.1.1 - ASCII Functions
- •27.3 PARALLEL COMMUNICATIONS
- •27.4 DESIGN CASES
- •27.4.1 PLC Interface To a Robot
- •27.5 SUMMARY
- •27.6 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •27.7 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •27.8 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •28. NETWORKING
- •28.1 INTRODUCTION
- •28.1.1 Topology
- •28.1.2 OSI Network Model
- •28.1.3 Networking Hardware
- •28.1.4 Control Network Issues
- •28.2 NETWORK STANDARDS
- •28.2.1 Devicenet
- •28.2.2 CANbus
- •28.2.3 Controlnet
- •28.2.4 Ethernet
- •28.2.5 Profibus
- •28.2.6 Sercos
- •28.3 PROPRIETARY NETWORKS
- •28.3.1 Data Highway
- •28.4 NETWORK COMPARISONS
- •28.5 DESIGN CASES
- •28.5.1 Devicenet
- •28.6 SUMMARY
- •28.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •28.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •28.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •29. INTERNET
- •29.1 INTRODUCTION
- •29.1.1 Computer Addresses
- •29.1.2 Phone Lines
- •29.1.3 Mail Transfer Protocols
- •29.1.4 FTP - File Transfer Protocol
- •29.1.5 HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- •29.1.6 Novell
- •29.1.7 Security
- •29.1.7.1 - Firewall
- •29.1.7.2 - IP Masquerading
- •29.1.8 HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
- •29.1.9 URLs
- •29.1.10 Encryption
- •29.1.11 Compression
- •29.1.12 Clients and Servers
- •29.1.13 Java
- •29.1.14 Javascript
- •29.1.16 ActiveX
- •29.1.17 Graphics
- •29.2 DESIGN CASES
- •29.2.1 Remote Monitoring System
- •29.3 SUMMARY
- •29.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •29.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •29.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •30. HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACES (HMI)
- •30.1 INTRODUCTION
- •30.2 HMI/MMI DESIGN
- •30.3 DESIGN CASES
- •30.4 SUMMARY
- •30.5 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •30.6 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •30.7 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •31. ELECTRICAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
- •31.1 INTRODUCTION
- •31.2 ELECTRICAL WIRING DIAGRAMS
- •31.2.1 Selecting Voltages
- •31.2.2 Grounding
- •31.2.3 Wiring
- •31.2.4 Suppressors
- •31.2.5 PLC Enclosures
- •31.2.6 Wire and Cable Grouping
- •31.3 FAIL-SAFE DESIGN
- •31.4 SAFETY RULES SUMMARY
- •31.5 REFERENCES
- •31.6 SUMMARY
- •31.7 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •31.8 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •31.9 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •32. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
- •32.1 INTRODUCTION
- •32.1.1 Fail Safe Design
- •32.2 DEBUGGING
- •32.2.1 Troubleshooting
- •32.2.2 Forcing
- •32.3 PROCESS MODELLING
- •32.4 PROGRAMMING FOR LARGE SYSTEMS
- •32.4.1 Developing a Program Structure
- •32.4.2 Program Verification and Simulation
- •32.5 DOCUMENTATION
- •32.6 COMMISIONING
- •32.7 REFERENCES
- •32.8 SUMMARY
- •32.9 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •32.10 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •32.11 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •33. SELECTING A PLC
- •33.1 INTRODUCTION
- •33.2 SPECIAL I/O MODULES
- •33.3 SUMMARY
- •33.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
- •33.5 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
- •33.6 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS
- •34. FUNCTION REFERENCE
- •34.1 FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
- •34.1.1 General Functions
- •34.1.2 Program Control
- •34.1.3 Timers and Counters
- •34.1.4 Compare
- •34.1.5 Calculation and Conversion
- •34.1.6 Logical
- •34.1.7 Move
- •34.1.8 File
- •34.1.10 Program Control
- •34.1.11 Advanced Input/Output
- •34.1.12 String
- •34.2 DATA TYPES
- •35. COMBINED GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- •36. PLC REFERENCES
- •36.1 SUPPLIERS
- •36.2 PROFESSIONAL INTEREST GROUPS
- •36.3 PLC/DISCRETE CONTROL REFERENCES
- •37. GNU Free Documentation License
- •37.1 PREAMBLE
- •37.2 APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
- •37.3 VERBATIM COPYING
- •37.4 COPYING IN QUANTITY
- •37.5 MODIFICATIONS
- •37.6 COMBINING DOCUMENTS
- •37.7 COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
- •37.8 AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
- •37.9 TRANSLATION
- •37.10 TERMINATION
- •37.11 FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
- •37.12 How to use this License for your documents
plc wiring - 2.1
2. PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
Topics:
•PLC History
•Ladder Logic and Relays
•PLC Programming
•PLC Operation
•An Example
Objectives:
•Know general PLC issues
•To be able to write simple ladder logic programs
•Understand the operation of a PLC
2.1INTRODUCTION
Control engineering has evolved over time. In the past humans were the main method for controlling a system. More recently electricity has been used for control and early electrical control was based on relays. These relays allow power to be switched on and off without a mechanical switch. It is common to use relays to make simple logical control decisions. The development of low cost computer has brought the most recent revolution, the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The advent of the PLC began in the 1970s, and has become the most common choice for manufacturing controls.
PLCs have been gaining popularity on the factory floor and will probably remain predominant for some time to come. Most of this is because of the advantages they offer.
•Cost effective for controlling complex systems.
•Flexible and can be reapplied to control other systems quickly and easily.
•Computational abilities allow more sophisticated control.
•Trouble shooting aids make programming easier and reduce downtime.
•Reliable components make these likely to operate for years before failure.
2.1.1Ladder Logic
Ladder logic is the main programming method used for PLCs. As mentioned before, ladder logic has been developed to mimic relay logic. The decision to use the relay
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logic diagrams was a strategic one. By selecting ladder logic as the main programming method, the amount of retraining needed for engineers and tradespeople was greatly reduced.
Modern control systems still include relays, but these are rarely used for logic. A relay is a simple device that uses a magnetic field to control a switch, as pictured in Figure 2.1. When a voltage is applied to the input coil, the resulting current creates a magnetic field. The magnetic field pulls a metal switch (or reed) towards it and the contacts touch, closing the switch. The contact that closes when the coil is energized is called normally open. The normally closed contacts touch when the input coil is not energized. Relays are normally drawn in schematic form using a circle to represent the input coil. The output contacts are shown with two parallel lines. Normally open contacts are shown as two lines, and will be open (non-conducting) when the input is not energized. Normally closed contacts are shown with two lines with a diagonal line through them. When the input coil is not energized the normally closed contacts will be closed (conducting).
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Figure 2.1 Simple Relay Layouts and Schematics
Relays are used to let one power source close a switch for another (often high current) power source, while keeping them isolated. An example of a relay in a simple control application is shown in Figure 2.2. In this system the first relay on the left is used as normally closed, and will allow current to flow until a voltage is applied to the input A. The second relay is normally open and will not allow current to flow until a voltage is applied to the input B. If current is flowing through the first two relays then current will flow through the coil in the third relay, and close the switch for output C. This circuit would normally be drawn in the ladder logic form. This can be read logically as C will be on if A is off and B is on.
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Figure 2.2 A Simple Relay Controller
The example in Figure 2.2 does not show the entire control system, but only the logic. When we consider a PLC there are inputs, outputs, and the logic. Figure 2.3 shows a more complete representation of the PLC. Here there are two inputs from push buttons. We can imagine the inputs as activating 24V DC relay coils in the PLC. This in turn drives an output relay that switches 115V AC, that will turn on a light. Note, in actual PLCs inputs are never relays, but outputs are often relays. The ladder logic in the PLC is actually a computer program that the user can enter and change. Notice that both of the input push buttons are normally open, but the ladder logic inside the PLC has one normally open contact, and one normally closed contact. Do not think that the ladder logic in the PLC needs to match the inputs or outputs. Many beginners will get caught trying to make the ladder logic match the input types.
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Figure 2.3 A PLC Illustrated With Relays
Many relays also have multiple outputs (throws) and this allows an output relay to also be an input simultaneously. The circuit shown in Figure 2.4 is an example of this, it is called a seal in circuit. In this circuit the current can flow through either branch of the circuit, through the contacts labelled A or B. The input B will only be on when the output B is on. If B is off, and A is energized, then B will turn on. If B turns on then the input B will turn on, and keep output B on even if input A goes off. After B is turned on the output B will not turn off.