Click PLC Simple Conveyor EasyPLC

EasyPLC Software Suite is a complete PLC, HMI, and Machine Simulator Software package. This PLC learning package includes a Machine Simulator (MS). This virtual 3D world with real-time graphics and physical properties can communicate to several different programmable logic controllers. (PLC) The Machine Simulator (MS) is part of the EasyPLC software suite. It has many built-in machines that can be programmed. A simple conveyor is one of these machines. This is usually the starting point for learning about the machine simulator. This conveyor example will use two digital inputs and two digital outputs. A pallet will move back and forth on the conveyor. When the pallet is detected on each end it will stop and reverse direction. If both motors are started at the same time, the motors will burn up. This will be demonstrated. The machine simulator will allow you as the programmer to make mistakes before trying your program in the physical world. The Click PLC will be used to program this virtual machine. Using the Click Plus PLC, we will connect the simulator to the simple conveyor machine. This will be done using Modbus TCP (Ethernet) for communications. Using the five steps for program development we will show how this is programmed. Let’s get started. More information can be obtained on our website. This includes all of the links mentioned in this video. https://accautomation.ca/click-plc-simple-conveyor-easyplc/ 00:00 Click PLC Simple Conveyor EasyPLC 01:25 Define the task: (Step 1 – Simple Conveyor) 03:36 Turning Both Conveyor Motors On - Burning 04:21 Define the Inputs and Outputs: (Step 2 – Simple Conveyor) 04:39 Develop a logical sequence of operation: (Step 3 – Simple Conveyor) 05:41 Develop the Click PLC program: (Step 4 – Simple Conveyor) 07:18 Click PLC Modbus Addresses - Address Picker 08:10 Click PLC Ethernet Port Setup - Modbus Server (Slave) 09:35 Click PLC Hardware 10:42 Connecting EasyPLC Machine Simulator to Click PLC 12:32 Test the program: (Step 5 – Simple Conveyor) Previous posts include the following: