ACC Automation: PLC & Industrial Control Learning
Practical Tips and Techniques
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Math instructions are used to perform mathematical calculations. The Productivity 1000 Series PLC has math instructions that can be used in a wide variety of applications. We will be looking at the Data Statistics (DATA) and the Math Editor (MATH). The automation system that you implement may involve these instructions. As a system integrator, you … Read more
Cofaso 7 is a computer-aided engineering (CAE) solution software package that includes PLC Design and Overview. Its special system technology with direct access to applicable logic for each schematic allows industry design and documentation for all solutions. Electrical engineering project tasks will become easier with Cofaso 7. This parameter controlled system is available in 13 … Read more
Just about every programmable logic controller (PLC) program will include a timer instruction. The Productivity 1000 Series PLC has several different timer instructions for your program. We discussed the timed coil (TMC) and flasher coil (FLS) last time as part of the contacts and coil discussion. (Contact and Coil Instructions – Video) We will now … Read more
We will now configure and operate Analog inputs and outputs on our BRX Do-More controller. One of the features of the BRX Series PLC is the ability to expand its capability to fit your application. This is easily done by “snap-on” modules that will fit on the side of the BRX MPU (Multi-Processor Unit). As … Read more
Modbus TCP will be used to connect AdvancedHMI to our BRX Do-More controller using Ethernet. Advanced HMI is a powerful, adaptable HMI/SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) development package that takes advantage of Visual Studio. There is no coding required and you can simply drag and drop items onto the page. The best thing is … Read more
We will now send email and text messages using our BRX Do-More controller. Sending email messages from the PLC sounds like an easy task. However, very few applications do this on the production floor. This is probably due to the networks involved, and user authentication can be complicated. In our example, we will use a … Read more
Data logging does not have to be complicated anymore. The BRX Do-More Series PLC can log your specific data up to 32 Gigabits on a Micro SD Card. It will store your data for future data analysis in a CSV (Comma Separated Value) Txt file based on time and/or event. This is all accomplished with … Read more
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We will now look at using serial Modbus RTU to communicate with a Solo process temperature controller using our BRX Do-More Controller. Serial communication instructions will allow you to send and receive serial data to an external device. The communication method that you set up can be ASCII or numeric (binary). ASCII (American Standard Code … Read more
We will now look at the drum instruction in our BRX Do-More Controller. Drum instructions are great tools when you have a simple sequence of events that must occur at set intervals or after another event. They mimic an electromagnetic drum sequencer. The BRX Series PLC has a drum in the instruction set. Have you … Read more