PLC Programming Example – Palletizer Drum Instructions

We will now look at another way of programming our palletizer using the PLC. How many ways can you program the PLC for the same function? The answer is a lot of different ways. You can have ten different programmers working on the same program and get ten different automatic control PLC programs. Sure they may have similarities but, they are all unique in their code within the PLC. As a system integrator, you will see many different ways of programming the PLC. We will now look at reprogramming our palletizer example using drum instructions. (Sequencer) Last time we applied the five steps to PLC program development to a palletizer example. We will review our steps and then change our programming code to incorporate the drum instructions. Like our original example, we will allow the operator to change the layers of boxes you want on each skid. We will also add in this example a manual operation sequence to cycle through each of the steps for troubleshooting the program. We will apply the five steps to PLC program development to a palletizer example. Our example will allow you to determine how many layers of boxes you want on each skid. The example will use a BRX PLC communicating to Factory IO (3D Software Simulator). Developing the PLC program is a process that can be clearly defined. In our series on the five steps to PLC program development, we have done some similar practical examples. Here is a review of the steps: 1.Define the task 2.Define the inputs and outputs 3.Develop a logical sequence of operation 4.Develop the PLC program 5.Test the program More information can be obtained at our website including all of the links and downloads mentioned in the video. https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-palletizer-drum-instructions PLC Programming Example – Palletizer Testing - Video https://youtu.be/TFciLG_llf8 Previous PLC Programming Examples using the Five Steps to PLC Program Development: Five Steps to PLC Program Development - Press http://accautomation.ca/five-steps-to-plc-program-development/ Press Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceCQQdVgiEY Process Mixer https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-process-mixer/ Process Mixer Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edrdAUUrKaA Process Mixer Test Simulation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJpGJQ8MwCk Shift Register Conveyor Reject https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-shift-register-conveyor-reject/ Shift Register Conveyor Reject Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1j6HvNF-5s Paint Spraying https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-paint-spraying/ Paint Spraying Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyj0syEKXAQ Delay Starting of 7 Motors https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-delay-starting-of-7-motors/ Delay Starting of 7 Motors Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbyewg_ptxc PLC Programming Example – Pick and Place https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-pick-and-place PLC Programming Example – Pick and Place - Video https://youtu.be/kDm-9yXyWXM PLC Programming Example – Pick and Place Testing - Video https://youtu.be/xovT3_LlLU8 PLC Programming Example – Sorting Station (Shift Register) http://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-sorting-station-shift-register PLC Programming Example - Sorting Station Testing - Video https://youtu.be/W0aibYb3DnE PLC Programming Example - Sorting Station - Video https://youtu.be/YMl2DPm_yaU PLC Programming Example – Palletizer https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-example-palletizer PLC Programming Example – Palletizer Testing - Video https://youtu.be/TFciLG_llf8 PLC Programming Example – Palletizer - Video https://youtu.be/C11G89iXySI http://www.accautomation.ca