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Micrologix 1000 DDE Demo
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This is a demo of a simple temperature sensing demo that utilizes a Micrologix 1000 PLC and an Analog Devices Inc. AD590 temperature transducer. This demo should help with the understanding of analog inputs on the Micrologix PLC.
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Clock Operation
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This is the standard way to get the time out of a GE PLC. This was pretty much taken straight from the manual but with some added time pulses. The program was written in LM90 but the file is a Word 97 version of the printout. Take a look.
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Air CFM Spreadsheet and Air Costing
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
For those of you Controls Engineers that also need to spec out air usage and if your air cylcinder is big enough to make that 2 second cycle time. This Excel Spreadsheet might help you. It also helps you figure valve size CFM and general air costing. You
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AutoCad 2000 JIC Electrical Symbols Menu Add-On FREE Version 1.0
By Chris Elston in Free Utilities
Download the ZIP file and read the document called "SETUP.DOC". Follow the instructions to add the JIC Electrical Symbols Menu to your existing AutoCad 2000 menus. This add-on does not affect or alter any of your existing menus. You'll be a
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Dialing a Cell Phone with a Micrologix 1500 using a Modem Attached
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This wasn’t a normal “job” per say but more like helping our machinist staff from babysitting the Japax Wire EDM machine. For those of you that don’t know a wire EDM can take a long time to make cuts in a part sometimes. There was a part that we made t
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Indirect Addressing - Pallet Tracking Brick Yard 500
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
UPDATED! This is a classic example of how to use indirect addressing to your advantage. (Instead of bar code readers). I used Baumer Electric 6 prox pack (see part number in BOM) to read metal studs on a pallet that are spec\'d in such a way
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Toggle Bit
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Want to have a bit that are low in 0.5 seconds ond high in 0.5 seconds and this in only two rungs. This is for verison 10 of RsLogix 5000 but if you don't have that version here it is. Make one timer named Timer Make one bit named Toggle. RUNG 0 -
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Toggle Bit Picture
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Here's the Toggle in a jpg file.
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Toggle Bit
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Want to have a bit that are low in 0.5 seconds ond high in 0.5 seconds and this in only two rungs. This is for verison 10 of RsLogix 5000 but if you don't have that version here it is. Make one timer named Timer Make one bit named Toggle. RUNG 0 -
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Save
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Saving x number of Timers or Data in four rungs. Example uses 12 Timers saved in N7. Then Move values from the N7's to the T4 Preset. The N7 values being moved into the T4 Preset can be different from were the T4 values were moved into. Not valid for
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Save Version 2.0
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Same as the Save below but with Comments on all Rungs. Save Timer Program using Indirect Addressing in 4 Rungs.
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FFL AND FFU
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
THIS EXAMPLE FFL AND FFU COULD BE USED TO REGISTER SOME EVENTS IN INTEGER FILE. IN MY PROGRAM SHOWS ME ON TOUCH SCREEN WHAT TIME DAY AND MONTH WAS MOVEMENT ON MY DRIVEWAY .IN THIS CASE CAN STORE UP TO 38 MOVEMENTS. THROUGH VIEW PANEL RSView32 OR OTHERS
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ONE BUTTON MOMENTARY
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
RSS FILE SHOWS EXAMPLE RUNG HOW TO CONTROL TWO MOMENTARY OUTPUTS BY ONE MOMENTARY INPUT. PRESS PUSH BUTTON OR ENERGIZE MOMENTARY BIT FROM TOUCH SCREEN RSView32 OR PANEL VIEW TO MOMENTARY ENERGIZE OUTPUT #1 THEN PRESS AGAIN TO MOMENTARY ENERGIZE OUTPUT
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HOME CONTROL BY PLC
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
THIS PROGRAM IS RUNING IN MY HOME. I HAVE SLC5/04 24K Mem OS400 AND TOUCH SCREEN TOTAL CONTROL 10 1/2" COLOR. IT CONTROLS SPRINKLERS POOL PUMP LIGHTS WINDOWS BLINDS DOOR LOCKS......
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New Sequencer w/Bit Shift for Tracking
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
I decided to go off in the deep end and try some new logic using a dedicated bit files for each of my automation "heads" which I pre-set the bit conditions for each sequence. Then using a counter and Mask Move statements I shuttled the sequence
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RAMP Function Example Logic
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This is a sample clipped from a bigger program. This example uses a RAMP function to control an analog card 0-5V signal to a MicroMo DC controller. What the RAMP function does in this example is very useful to control an ACCEL or DEACCEL value to your an
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Photoeye Make and Break Logic
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Zip file contains RSS file and PDF file for those that do not have RS Logix 5.x version. Shows an example how to write logic to verify that your photoeye sensor saw the part and the part did move away from the sensor. Useful to verify problems such as s
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Basic One Button Toggle 1.0
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Zip file contains RSS file and PDF file for those that do not have RS Logix 4.x version. This shows a simple example of how to use one button or one input from a panel view to toggle an output "on" maintained and then press the button again to
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3 Phase Motor Startup Logic
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Zip file contains RSS file and PDF file for those that do not have RS Logix 4.x version. Ever have a bunch of 3 phase motors and wanted to start them up one at a time so you don't dim the lights in the building? Check this sample out. Also shows some
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Day-of-Week Calculation for SLC 1.0
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This program was written for an SLC-5/03 processor. It was designed to display date time and day-of-week to a Panelview 550. It uses the 5/03's internal clock for the time and date and then calculates the day-of-week. Newer revisions of the 5/03 ca
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Pick-n-Place Sequencer
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This sample program will operate a pick and place machine in manual or auto and includes forward and reverse stepping. Feel free to coment as Feedback=Learning
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Complete Index Table - PDF Version
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
Same as "Complete Index Table" Only this is the PDF version for those people that do not have RS LOGIX 4.10 or any RS Logix version at all. "The PLC shows examples of bit shift to track parts on the index table."
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Indirect Addressing Example
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This is actually a whole machine project but it shows an example of how I used indirect addressing. There was a golden module routine that needed to be run on the machine to verify the tooling and test equipment. There is a lookup table created that com
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Complete Index Table
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This zip files contains a complete index table Allen Bradley PLC and Panel View application. The PLC shows examples of bit shift to track parts on the index table.
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Sample PLC Intergration with a Mold Machine
By Chris Elston in PLC Sample Code
This zip file contains a complete Allen Bradley PLC file and Panel View application of a mold machine and automation intergration.
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