University of Gondar

Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Assignment one: Industrial Automation submission date:03/05/15E.

For all question use lpovl, logixpro500 software for simulation.
Submit in both soft copy and hard copy. Total marks: -15%
Target Group: 4nd Year Electrical & Computer Engineering regular Students
1. Using whatever PLC sequencer output instruction, you are most familiar with, develop a program
to implement an automatic car-wash process. The process is to be event-driven by the vehicle,
which activates various limit switches (LS1 through LS6) as it is pulled by a conveyor chain
through the car-wash bay. Design the program to operate the car wash in the following manner:
❖ The vehicle is connected to the conveyor chain and pulled inside the car-wash bay.
❖ LS1 turns on the water input valve.
❖ LS2 turns on the soap release valve, which mixes with the water input valve to provide a wash
spray.
❖ LS3 shuts off the soap valve, and the water input valve remains on to rinse the vehicle.
❖ LS4 shuts off the water input valve and activates the hot wax valve, if selected.
❖ LS5 shuts off the hot wax valve and starts the air blower motor.
❖ LS6 shuts off the air blower. The vehicle exits the car wash.
2. Control three mixing devices in a process line of figure 1. Two mixing devices are running in the
parallel to each other. When any one of the mixing processes stops, individual stop switches turn
the third mixing device ON and the device operated by the stop button is stopped. Implement
automation of this system in PLC using Ladder Diagram programming language.

❖ Use limit switches, control valves and motor agitators separately for all three mixing tanks.
❖ The only common input to all these tanks is Material feeding by two valves.
❖ Use separate timers for each tank for mixing.
❖ First two tanks are tagged as primary mixing tanks and the third one is said to be secondary mixing
tank.
❖ Use switches of stop buttons of both Primary mixing processes as an input to start the tank third
to enter into the process sequence.
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Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Figure 1.
3. Write a program that will increment a counter’s accumulated value 1 count every 60 s. A second
counter’s accumulated value will increment 1 count every time the first counter’s accumulated
value reaches 60. The first counter will reset when its accumulated value reaches 60, and the
second counter will reset when its accumulated value reaches 12.
4. Write a program to implement the process illustrated in Figure 2. An up-counter must be
programmed as part of a batch-counting operation to sort parts automatically for quality control.
The counter is installed to divert 1 part out of every1000 for quality control or inspection
purposes.
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Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Figure 2
The circuit operates as follows:
❖ A start/stop pushbutton station is used to turn the conveyor motor on and off.
❖ A proximity sensor counts the parts as they pass by on the conveyor.
❖ When a count of 1000 is reached, the counter’s output activates the gate solenoid, diverting the
part to the inspection line.
❖ The gate solenoid is energized for 2 s, which allows enough time for the part to continue to the
quality control line.
❖ The gate returns to its normal position when the 2-s time period ends.
❖ The counter resets to 0 and continues to accumulate counts.
❖ A reset pushbutton is provided to reset the counter manually.
5. Write a program to simulate the operation of a sequential taillight system. The light system consists
of three separate lights on each side of the car. Each set of lights will be activated separately, by
either the left or right turn signal switch. There is to be a 1 s delay between the activation of each
light, and a 1-s period when all the lights are off. Ensure that when both switches are on, the
system will not operate. Use the least number of timers possible. The sequence of operation
should be as follows:
❖ The switch is operated.
❖ Light 1 is illuminated.
❖ Light 2 is illuminated 1 s later.
❖ Light 3 is illuminated 1 s later.
❖ Light 3 is illuminated for 1 s.
❖ All lights are off for 1 s.
❖ The system repeats while the switch is on.