S7-1200 Basic Controller

Motion: HandsOn Ex4

Basic Learning Path

 Hands-on Exercise #4: Smart Conveyor Belt Control

HANDS ON 15 min

1. Create a Smart Conveyor system to

package 2 muffins inside one box.
Conveyor 2. Add and configure a CommandTable
Technology Object
Smart Conveyor 3. Motion Sequence: Move Conveyor
200mm, Stop 1s, Move Conveyor
Product
Product
80mm, Stop 1s;
Sensor
Sensor 4. Test the Motion using the Watch
Tables
E
Conveyor N
C

Encoder

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 S7-1200 Basic Controller
Motion: Sample Solution

Basic Learning Path

 Programming of Smart Conveyor
3

1.Create new ConveyorControl FB

2.Define the ConveyorControls FB parameters
3.Add the functions into your project:
MC_Power, MC_Reset. MC_Home, MC_Halt

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 Main OB Programming 2

3
1.Create new conveyorSignals DB and configure
the variables as shown
2.Add the conveyorAxisTO positioning axis and
configure it as shown
3.Add the ConveyorControl FB in Main and
configure it as shown

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 TO Command Table

2
1

1.Add new CommandTable TO

2.Configure the Command Table parameters and
Add the 4 steps required for the application
3. Add the MC_Command Table FB from the Motion
Control task cards in the Main OB

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 Test Smart Conveyor Logic
1

1.Insert a new SCL network and program the loop

logic for the Smart Conveyor
2.Create a watch table to test the Smart Conveyor
logic
3. Observe the motion of the smart conveyor using
the TO parameters

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