Programming

Programming exercise I.01

Conveyor belt
net even anders

Aim

PREPARATION.
Theory/Drawing

Use a ladder diagram to write a PLC program for a conveyor belt.

Study the exercise on page 2 and the relay plan on page 4.

Print the drawing on page 3 and lay this on the practical model.

Additional teaching material

Not applicable.

Equipment required

PLC with minimum of 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs.

Tools required

PC or laptop with software Siemens Step 7 Lite.

EXECUTION.
Order of work

Give the program a name of your own choosing and save this on
your computer, CD-ROM, disk or memory stick.

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FINISHING.
Check

Translate the plan on page 4 into a PLC program that satisfies

the description given on page 2.
Load the program into the PLC.
Test the program.

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Programming exercise I.01

Conveyor belt
net even anders

Description

A conveyor belt is driven by an electric motor. The conveyor belt only

has to run upwards. The motor is controlled by two buttons: Start and
Stop.

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a) The motor must run when the start button is pressed and keep
on running when the button is released.
b) When the stop button is pressed, the motor must stop running.
c) The motor must stop if both buttons are pressed at the same
time.

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Start

Stop
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Start
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Q0.3

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Q0.5

I0.5

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Drawing no. 134660F01E
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Checked:
Scale:
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Date:

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Programming exercise I.01

Conveyor belt
net even anders

S1
2

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S2

A1
Q1

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A2

Drawing no.

134660F02E

Revised dd:
Checked:

Scale: 1 : 1

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Date:

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CONVEYOR BELT

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