Practical Tips and Techniques
The productivity series of PLCs has a Drum and Sequencer instruction. Drum instructions are great tools. They mimic an electromagnetically drum sequencer. Have you ever seen the mechanisms of a music box? Ok so it’s a little drum with pegs that catch and flick the chimes in a particular sequence to play whatever tune is … Read more
Shift registers will move (shift) bits in a word (register) to the left or right. If we look at an example of boxes moving along a conveyor belt, the boxes would represent the bits in the register. The movement of the conveyor would be the shifting of the register that represents the movement of the … Read more
The program control method and instructions will allow us to specify what parts of the logic get solved and when this happens. This will control how the PLC will scan and solve your logic in your program using a synchronous PLC Scan. Understanding the PLC program scan will explain the synchronous and asynchronous program scanning. … Read more
Horner XL4 Series (All in one controller) This series on the Horner XL4 all-in-one controller (PLC) will go step by step through learning how to use this innovative unit. System Hardware – Unboxing Hardware Video – Powering Up Unit Video Installing the Software Cscape – Video Cscape Software Setup – Video Establishing Communication – Video Numbering System and Addressing … Read more
The Omron CP1H PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is part of the CP1 family of controllers. We will be looking at the hardware and software of this industrial controller. The instructions will be discussed and communications to external devices (AdvancedHMI and C-More) will be shown. This tutorial is great for beginners or seasoned veterans that want … Read more
Productivity Suite PLC Simulator Software Free Download – Video Productivity 1000 Series PLC – Automation Direct System Hardware – Video Installing the Software – Video Establishing Communication – Video First Program – Video Documenting the Program – Video Monitoring and Testing the Program – Video Online Editing and Debug Mode – Video Numbering Systems and … Read more