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Lecture4
Lecture4
Sem 1 2022
Dr. Nigel Kent Manufacturing Automation for Assembly and Inspection, MM453 1/13
Manufacturing Automation for Assembly and Inspection MM453
Lecture 4
Lecture 4
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Manufacturing Automation for Assembly and Inspection MM453
Lecture 4
Ladder Logic
Ladder Logic
• Most industrial control processes use programmable logic
controllers (PLCs) to control the mechanical components such
as actuators valves motors etc.
• Traditionally ladder logic diagrams are used to program PLCs.
Ladder logic can be used to implement logic gates and
memory blocks from the previous lecture.
• Although the IEC 61131-3 standard is recommended for
ladder diagram symbols, many vendors deviate slightly from
these symbols.
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Ladder Logic
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Ladder Logic
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Manufacturing Automation for Assembly and Inspection MM453
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Ladder Logic
Start Logic
G P
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Ladder Logic
Latching
G P
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Ladder Logic
Latching
G S P
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Ladder Logic
L P P
L S
P ′ = L.P + S.L
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Ladder Logic
Conveyor Example
Consider a conveyor system which rejects overweight items.
Weight Sensor A
Trap Door
Y
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Ladder Logic
TON
Input Output
Time 4s
In the case of the ’TON’ timer, the output goes high after a
predefined delay, in this case 4 seconds.
Once the input goes low, the output goes low and the timer is
reset.
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Ladder Logic
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