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Controllers
Part-1
What is PLC?
Programmable logic
controllers, also called
programmable
controllers or PLCs, are
solid-state members of
the computer family,
using integrated circuits
instead of electromechanical
devices to implement control
functions.
PLCs can be thought of in
simple terms as industrial
computers with specially
designed architecture in
both their central units (the
PLC itself) and their
interfacing circuitry to field
devices (input/output
connections to the real
world).
Honeywell
Allen
Bradley
(Rockwell
Mitsubishi
SIMATIC
S7-300
Siemens
SIMATIC
S7-200
ABB
Yokogawa
Siemens
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Working Principle
Process Cycle
Programming Methods
Programming
device, usually a
personal computer
or a manufacturers
mini programmer
unit, is required to
enter the control
program into memory
The programming
device must be
connected to the
controller when
entering or
monitoring the control
program.
PLC Ranges
Micro PLCs
Small PLCs
Medium PLCs
Large PLCs
Very large
PLCs
ADVANTAGES OF PLCS
PROCESSORS
PROCESSOR SCAN
EXAMPLE
PROCESSOR SCAN
EXAMPLE
Referencing Figure
illustrate how, in one
scan, (a) an
immediate
instruction will
respond to an
interrupt input and (b)
the same input
instruction can update
an immediate output
field device, like a
solenoid
SOLUTION
ERROR CHECKING
CPU DIAGNOSTICS
LOADING CONSIDERATIONS