DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : K.Sambaiah
Designation : H.A.E.I.E.S
Branch : A.E.I.E
Institute : GMRP, KARIMNAGAR.
Semester : VI
Subject : Industrial Electronics, PLCs and SCADA
Subject code : AEI-602.
Topic : PLC Programming
Duration : 100 min.
Sub topic : PLC-Operation
Teaching aids : ppts,Diagrams

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 Objectives

On Completion of this topic you will be able to

know…

• PLC Operation

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 PLC Operation

• All PLCs, perform a three-step operation called a scan.

• The scan consists

1) Reading the input data that the PLC receives

from the input devices

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 PLC Operation…

• 2) Executing the control program stored in memory

• 3) Updating, or writing, the status of the output devices

based on the outcome of the control program execution

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 PLC Operation…

• A PLC performs the scan over and over again

• Constantly updates the outputs based on how new input

conditions affect the control program.

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 A PLC’s scan

• A PLC’s scan consists of reading the inputs, executing

the control program, and updating the outputs.

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 A PLC’s scan

Fig : 1
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 A PLC’s total scan

• A PLC’s total scan consists of two different scans: the I/O

scan and the program scan.

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A PLC’s total scan

Fig : 2
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 A PLC’s total scan

• The scan can be broken up into two different parts, the

I/O scan and the program scan.

• During the I/O scan, the PLC reads inputs and updates
the outputs.

• During the program scan, the PLC executes the control

program.

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Program Execution…

Fig : 3

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PLC operation

Fig : 4
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PLC operation…

Fig :6
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 PLC operation…

• In fig.6(a)

A PLC’s input interface interprets the data from the input

devices and then sends it to the CPU.

• In fig.6(b)

A PLC’s output interface interprets the data from the

CPU and sends it to the output devices.

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 PLC operation…
1) the I/O Scan
2) the Program Scan

• During the I/O scan, the PLC reads inputs and updates
the outputs.

• During the program scan, the PLC executes the control

program.

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 PLC operation…

• The scan time is the specific amount of time required for

a PLC to perform both the I/O scan and the program
scan.

• Each PLC’s scan time is different.

• A PLC can perform a scan in milliseconds.

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 Summary

We have discussed

• PLC Operation

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 QUIZ

1. PLCs, perform how many step operations in

scan.

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

Ans: c

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 QUIZ

2. A PLC’s scan consists

a) reading the inputs

b) executing the control program
c) updating the outputs.
d) all

Ans: d

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 Frequently Asked Questions

2. Briefly explain I/O scan in PLC

4. Explain the program scan in PLC

6. Explain Program Execution in PLC

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