Basic PLC course, examples

Conveyor belt control with flashing light buttons

To implement the conveyor belt, it is necessary to keep track of the containers being transported; in addition, there are two buttons, one for starting and one for stopping.

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Advanced PLC programming tools

In this chapter, we will learn about two new tools in the PLC programming software we use for our exercises. These tools are called "Call Function" and "Special Bit". Both tools...

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Automation of a conveyor belt with a PLC

Once the counter has been addressed, we will proceed to the automation of the conveyor belt, which is required to transport tortillas from the cooking oven to

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Counters in a PLC

There are various industrial processes where the product has to be transported through its different manufacturing stages, which necessarily requires a conveyor belt, which is precisely

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Binmanual control with a PLC

The Bimanual Control is a set of instructions and commands, which aim to protect the person in charge of a transformation process (operator).,

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Programming the OR Logic Function using programming tables

Next, we will see the OR function implemented with a lamp that must be on when one, the other, or both of the buttons controlling it are pressed. The corresponding table for this

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Programming the AND Logic Function using programming tables

The following example involves an AND function, so a lamp is required to turn on if and only if two buttons that the example will have are being pressed.

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PLC programming using tables

There are several ways to program a PLC, and for example, in Chapter 7 we covered the intuitive method. In this chapter, we will discuss a formal method.

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Intuitive PLC programming

The basic concepts covered in Chapter 6 (“Logical Functions of a PLC”) provide us with the necessary tools to automate any type of industrial machinery, since they are

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Logical functions of a PLC

Programming a PLC requires using a specific language, which is generally only understood by the PLC itself. The programming language for each PLC varies.

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