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This document is a report on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) by a student. It includes an introduction, theoretical framework about PLCs and ladder logic programming, objectives, materials needed, steps to start a program using simulation software, and an example program. The example controls a tank filling system using sensors and pumps based on a ladder logic diagram. The report concludes that PLCs are very helpful for automating processes and ladder logic is intuitive to program and understand.

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Report PLC

This document is a report on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) by a student. It includes an introduction, theoretical framework about PLCs and ladder logic programming, objectives, materials needed, steps to start a program using simulation software, and an example program. The example controls a tank filling system using sensors and pumps based on a ladder logic diagram. The report concludes that PLCs are very helpful for automating processes and ladder logic is intuitive to program and understand.

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Mechatronics Engineering

PLCs
Report

Student:

Cesar Uriel López Mora UP170395

Group: MTR07B

Teacher: Luis Alejandro Ruvalcaba Macias

Date: 30/01/2020

Place: Aguascalientes, Ags.

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Index

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..3
Theoric Framework…….………………………………………….…………………...3
Objetives……….………………………………………………………………………..5
Materials…………………………………………………………………………………5
How to start a program…………………………………………………………………5
Example………………………………………………………………………………….7
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….8
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………..9

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Introduction
In this report we will talk about a brief explanation of plc and the programming
language used for automation, in addition a step-by-step example will be given.
And I this report
Theoric Framework
PLC:
in a Programmable Logic Controller, is a system of control. The PLC’s are
electronic devices or digital computers type industrial that allows the automation of
processes, especially industrial processes, this devices controls times and
regulates actions.
It’s an industrial grade computer, capable of being programed to carry out control
functions.
These computers eliminate the wires, and the control based on relays.
The programing is very easy and the installation, also it has a lot advantages like
high control speed, network compatibility, high reliability and others, the PLC is
designed for multiple inputs and outputs, wide ranges of temperature, immunity to
electrical noise and others parameters.
The main parts of a PLC are:

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The PLC has two types of interactions, INPUTS and OUTPUTS, the most common
type of ports where you can connect inputs and outputs is like this:

To program these devices, the most common way is ladder, this type of
programation is very intuitive and easy to understand, this type of programation
consists in contacts NO, NC, Coils, Counters and other control things.
Ladder Programation: is a language that creates and represents a program
though ladder diagrams that are based on circuits diagrams, it is used in
automation, and implemented in the PLC’s.
The language consists originally in a method I that you design and construct an
electrical circuit with relays and coils.
The idea behind ladder logic is that even personnel without programming
backgrounds can quickly program since it makes use of conventional and familiar
engineering symbols for programming.
An example of this type of programing:

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This is the electrical diagram; we can convert this diagram in a PLC program.

The sensors were changed by Normally Open Contacts and the Motor for a Coil.
Materials:
Primary to create ladder diagrams is better to practice with a simulator, for this we
need the next materials:
- PC (Windows is recommended)
- Simulation Software (LogixPro, Festo, or another simulation program)
- Connection to internet is optional for software upgrades.
How to start a program (LogixPro)
1) Create a new project

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2) Here, you can choose each contact or output

3) You can drag the contacts to this screen

4) Do your program, this is an example:

5) Click in this arrow

6) Click on PGM then in DOWNLOAD

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7) You can choose a simulation

8) Click in RUN

Now you can simulate your program with a simulation.


Example:
For example, this exercise:
A tank with a lower and high sensor, the tank is filled with a water pump, then to
initialize the system is required to press the start button and this being to fill the
tank with the water, if the high sensor and low sensor is actived the water pumps
must turn off, in the other case the pump should be turn on. And a stop button is
added and indicator lamps.
In this example we need to construct the ladder diagram of this system, first we
must to visualize the number of inputs and outputs have the system.
In this case, the system has 4 inputs (High sensor, Low Sensor, Start Button and
Stop Button).
Outputs: the water pump.
The plc diagram for this system is this:

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1) If the button start is active, actives the R6:06/EN Coil, and activates the
contacts with the same name, activates the contact in the branch 001, and
activates the O:2/0 coil and the O:4/0.
2) If the high sensor and low sensor is active, turn on the R6:1/EN and O:4/1
coils, and activate ther respective contacts, then the NC contact in branch
001 R6:1/EN is active and changes their state to NO and turn off the coils of
Water Pump and Run Lamp.
3) If the sensors are inactive the water pump return to be active.
4) If the stop button is active, all the system is off.

Conclusion
The PLC is very helpful to automatize processes, and it is not hard to program, the
ladder programing is very intuitive and very easy to understand, for this reason the
PLC’s is very used in the industry, for solve problems very fast.

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Bibliography

UNITRONICS. (NM). What is the definition of "PLC"?. 31/01/2020, de


UNITRONICS Sitio web: https://unitronicsplc.com/what-is-plc-programmable-
logic-controller/
Luis Alejandro Ruvalcaba Macias. (2020). PLC's . Universidad Politecnica de
Aguascalientes: Universidad Politecnica de Aguascalientes.

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