The Machine Simulator (MS) is part of the EasyPLC software suite. It has many built-in machines that are used to show different programming techniques. The warehouse stacker example is one of these machines. Pallets are loaded and unloaded into the stacker machine. A maximum of 30 pallets can be stored. The stacker will work as a FIFO (First In First Out) device. This means that the pallets are stored in a sequence and retrieved in a sequence.
The Click PLC will be used to program this virtual 3D stacker machine. Indirect addressing (pointers) will be used to track the positions on the stacker to store and retrieve the pallets. Using the Click Plus PLC, we will connect to the warehouse stacking machine. This will be done using Modbus TCP (Ethernet) for communications. Using the five steps for program development we will show how this FIFO 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-easyplc-warehouse-stacker-example/
The example of the Click PLC EasyPLC Warehouse Stacker showing the five steps to program development can be found here.
https://youtu.be/TlZxC7hDO0Q
00:00 Click PLC EasyPLC Warehouse Stacker Operation
00:26 Hardware and Inputs and Outputs Used
01:25 EasyPLC Control Panel
02:54 Loading the EasyPLC Warehouse Stacker
06:35 Unloading the EasyPLC Warehouse Stacker - FIFO
07:51 Stacker Door Test
Previous posts include the following:
EasyPLC Installing the Software
https://accautomation.ca/easyplc-installing-the-software/
https://youtu.be/EbWS_elbI2w
