INTRO TO PLC PROGRAMMING

WINTER 2014 CBurns

Week 10 Lecture
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PROG1090
INTRODUCTION TO PLC
PROGRAMMING
Key Dates:
Lab #6: Due the Week of Mar 17
th
(first Half Hour)
Lab #7: Due the Week of Mar 31
st
(first Half Hour)
Final Exam: Monday April 21
st
12 2pm A2107
Christine Burns
cburns@conestogac.on.ca
TIMERS AND COUNTERS
Overview
Counters
Timers
Learning Target #4
Write PLC-5 and S7
programs utilizing
timer and counter
instructions.
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Variations of Timers
ON Delay Timers times how long something is ON
OFF Delay Timers extends how long something is ON after it
turns OFF
Retentive Timers times how long something is ON with a
manual reset
Pulse Timers Turns on for a period of time
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Timer Instruction Components:
Enable conditions
Duration to Time
Output result Time Passed, Timing Complete
Timer Control
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TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Timers in Allen-Bradley
Enabled by the input conditions
to the Timer instruction
MyTimer Control
PRE the target time
ACC the time accumulated
DN dependent of timer type
EN input conditions are true
TT timer timing active
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Timer Instructions in Allen-Bradley
TON ON Delay Timer
TOF OFF Delay Timer
RTO Retentive Timer
RES Timer Reset (Only for RTO)
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Timers in Siemens
T1 - Control
SD Timer Type
S timing input condition
TV the time target (ie: S5T#2S, S5T#4M_34S_256MS)
R resets the timer
Q ON/OFF depending on timer type
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Timers in Siemens
BI the time status
Time Status decrements
Time base can be 10ms, 100ms, 1s or 10s
Time base will be automatically rounded down based on the
time you enter
ie. 2s -> 10ms base, 10s ->100ms base
You can select this if necessary.
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TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Timers Instructions in Siemens
S_ODT (SD) ON Delay Timer
S_OFFDT (SA) OFF Delay Timer
S_ODTS (SS) Retentive ON Delay Timer
S_PULSE (SP) Pulse Timer
S_PEXT (SE) Extended Pulse Timer
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Example: If a cylinder has not extended within 5 seconds,
turn on a warning light. If it still has not extended after 10
seconds, turn on a fault light.
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Example: If a cylinder has not extended within 5 seconds,
turn on a warning light. If it still has not extended after 10
seconds, turn on a fault light.
TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Example: If a cylinder has not extended within 5 seconds,
turn on a warning light. If it still has not extended after 10
seconds, turn on a fault light.
INTRO TO PLC PROGRAMMING
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TIMER INSTRUCTIONS
Example: If a cylinder has not extended within 5 seconds,
turn on a warning light. If it still has not extended after 10
seconds, turn on a fault light.
Learning Target #4 Write PLC-5 and S7 programs
utilizing timer and counter instructions.
Summary of Resources:
- Lectures and Notes for Weeks 9,10
- Lab #7, Lab #8
- Textbook Chapters 4, 5
- AB and Siemens Instruction Manuals
- Optional Learning Activity #4 on D2L
TIMERS AND COUNTERS
THINGS TO REMEMBER
Lab #6 will be accepted with no penalty if its
submitted (both file and demo) within the first
30 minutes of the lab time this week.
This will be a catch up week. The remaining lab
deadlines will be extended by one week.
If you finish all your labs based on the original
schedule (April 14
th
), you will earn a 2% bonus
on your final mark.