Productivity 1000 Series PLC Counter Instructions

A majority of programmable logic controller (PLC) programs will include a counter instruction. The Productivity 1000 Series PLC has a couple of different counter instructions for your program. Under the data handling instructions, we have the increment/decrement instruction (INC). We could use this with the compare contact (CMP) instruction that we discussed in our Contact and Coil Instructions (Video) to create a counter application. The productivity suite software has a Simple Counter (SCNT) and the Counter (CNT) instructions. We will be reviewing these instructions and looking at how to implement them in our ladder logic program. Let’s get started. More information can be obtained on our website. This includes all of the links mentioned in this video. http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-counter-instructions Previously in this Productivity 1000 Series PLC, we looked at the following: System Hardware http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-system-hardware System Hardware Video https://youtu.be/epzgojtd57U Installing the Software http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-installing-the-software Installing the Software Video https://youtu.be/gh5X7_EeCdg Establishing Communication http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-establishing-communication Establishing Communication Video https://youtu.be/HWtN189JLgI First Program http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-first-program First Program Video https://youtu.be/txr_wfd7y2w Documenting the Program http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-documenting-the-program Documenting the Program Video https://youtu.be/WhYTCMRSzk8 Monitoring and Testing the Program http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-monitoring-and-testing-the-program Monitoring and Testing the Program Video https://youtu.be/o9gdrrEMexw Online Editing and Debug Mode http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-online-editing-and-debug-mode Online Editing and Debug Mode Video https://youtu.be/D-sDKMnw1gQ Numbering Systems and Tag Database http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-numbering-systems-and-tag-database Numbering Systems and Tag Database Video https://youtu.be/s-TAWomBeIs Contact and Coil Instructions http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-contact-and-coil-instructions Contact and Coil Instructions Video https://youtu.be/xMP9EEVlm1k Timer Instructions http://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-timer-instructions Timer Instructions Video https://youtu.be/egUnU8paLCA There are several reasons why we are using the Productivity 1000 Series Controller. Here are just a few. - 50MB user memory - Can handle very complex applications easily. - 4 built-in communication ports – Easy connectivity to your network. - Data logging up to 32 GB on a microSD card - Add up to 8 IP modules to communicate to your field sensors. This will give you a total of 128 discrete IO points or 32 analog IO channels. - Free Software and 30 days of free training with every CPU from Automation Direct. - Interactive PLC Configuration Tool - Tag Names - Auto discovery IO – Physical I/O tags will be generated based on each module’s position in the base. - I/O Modules have QR codes under the wiring cover. This can be scanned so you can have the latest specifications / wiring diagrams for the module. - Limitless PID – Auto tuning – Individual or Cascade Mode - etc - Web Server and Mobile Access - Advanced Software instruction set The Productivity 1000 series of programmable logic controllers currently has all of these features built into the P1-540 CPU. This CPU (Central Processing Unit) are also known as MPU (Multi Processing Units) because of the communication capabilities. http://www.accautomation.ca