Level 2 of 23 · PLC lab

Wire the PLC inputs

Level 2 of 23 in the PLC lab: a free PLC exercise at Foundation level, which takes about 40 minutes. Connect the input common 1M, a START button, a STOP button, a selector, a three-wire PNP proximity sensor and a limit switch. Watch each input light, and see what a missing common or a swapped sensor does.

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Goal

Connect the input common 1M, a START button, a STOP button, a selector, a three-wire PNP proximity sensor and a limit switch.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

Skills

Wiring at Foundation level.

Before you start

Level 1, Power the PLC, comes first. Do it first if the ideas are new to you.

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Program a working machine in ladder, Structured Text or SFC and watch it run.

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Program a working machine in ladder, Structured Text or SFC and watch it run.

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