Practical Tips and Techniques
Data handling instructions are used to perform movement and manipulations of the memory in the programmable logic controller. The Productivity 2000 Series PLC has fifteen different data handling instructions that can be used in various applications. This includes all of the data handling instructions. Understanding the full capability of the PLC that you are programming … Read more
Data handling instructions are used to perform movement and manipulations of the memory in the programmable logic controller. The Productivity 2000 Series PLC has fifteen different data handling instructions that can be used in various applications. It is important to look at the capabilities of your programmable logic controller. This will lead you to different … Read more
The Productivity Suite Software comprises more than 82 instructions divided into 14 categories. These instructions include Out, Set, Reset, OR Out, Flasher, Debounce, Timed, Toggle, Program End, and No Operation. Coils (Outputs) are one of these categories of ladder logic instructions to program your productivity PLC controller. Ladder logic outputs or coils are in every … Read more
The Productivity Suite Software comprises more than 82 instructions divided into 14 categories. These instructions include NO / NC, NO Edge / NC Edge, and Compare. Contacts are one of these instructions to program your productivity PLC controller. Ladder logic contacts are in every PLC program. We will be looking at these instructions in the … Read more
The Productivity Suite Software allows us to use tags in the PLC. Tags are a method for assigning and referencing memory locations (numbering systems) within the programmable logic controller. They allow a more structured programming approach and are stored within a tag database. The tag database is stored in the memory of the Productivity Series … Read more
We will use an MQTT broker in Node-RED to communicate to the productivity PLC clients. MQTT stands for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. This simple ‘publish and subscribe’ communication protocol does not take too many resources. Constrained devices with low bandwidth are ideal for MQTT. This protocol provides machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity, perfect for the Internet of … Read more
