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Chapter 7 Programming Timers and Counters PDF

This document describes timer and counter operations in a programmable logic controller (PLC) laboratory. It outlines the objectives of being able to perform timer operations, counter operations, and embed them in simple applications. It then describes the different timer types including TP, TON, TOF, and TONR timers and explains their parameters and functions. Finally, it outlines the counter types of CTU, CTD, and CTUD and explains how to operate and program counters in a PLC.

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Chapter 7 Programming Timers and Counters PDF

This document describes timer and counter operations in a programmable logic controller (PLC) laboratory. It outlines the objectives of being able to perform timer operations, counter operations, and embed them in simple applications. It then describes the different timer types including TP, TON, TOF, and TONR timers and explains their parameters and functions. Finally, it outlines the counter types of CTU, CTD, and CTUD and explains how to operate and program counters in a PLC.

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Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

Higher Education As it should be

Chapter 7
Timer and Counter Operations

Prepared by: Hassan Hariri


Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 1
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

Objectives:

• Be able to perform timer operations.


• Be able to perform counter operations.
• Be able to embed timers and counters in a simple application.

Material:

• PLC Siemens S7-1200 AC/DC/RLY 1214C CPU


• STEP-7 Software Package
• Power Supply 120-240VAC, 50/60 Hz

Description:

1- Timer Operations:

The timers we will be dealing with are


1- TP Timer,
2- TON Timer,
3- TOF Timer,
4- TONR Timer,
5- Preset Timer (PT coil) and
6- Reset Timer (RT coil).

These timers may be used in their “coil” form and may be used in their “box” form, except for
the last two timers that only admit a coil form.

The TP, TON, TOF and TONR timer coils must be the last instruction in a LAD network.

a- Timer Parameters:
• Timer Inputs: (IN)

For the timers TP, TON, and TONR:


Box Representation: 0=Disable timer, 1=Enable timer
Coil Representation: No power flow=Disable timer, Power flow=Enable timer

For the TOF timer:


Box Representation: 0=Enable timer, 1=Disable timer
Coil Representation: No power flow=Enable timer, Power flow=Disable timer

• Timer Preset Time: (PT)

PT (preset time values are stored in the specified IEC_TIMER DB data as signed double integers
that represent milliseconds of time.
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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 2
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

• Timer Elapsed Time: (ET)

Timer box: ET (elapsed time) box output or ET time value in the timer DB data
Timer coil: you can only address the ET time value in the timer DB data.

TIME data uses the T# identifier and can be entered as a simple time unit (T#200ms or 200) and
as compound time units like T#2s_200ms.

• Reset: (R)

TONR box only:


0=No reset
1= Reset elapsed time and Q bit to 0

• Timer Output: (Q)

Timer box: Q box output or Q bit in the timer DB data


Timer coil: you can only address the Q bit in the timer DB data

b- Timer Types:
• The TP Timer: PULSE TIMER (5 sec)

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 3
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

• The TON Timer: ON-DELAY TIMER

• ON-Delay Timer (5s)

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 4
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• The TOF Timer: OFF-DELAY TIMER

• OFF-Delay Timer (5s)

• The TONR Timer: RETENTIVE ON-DELAY TIMER

• Retentive ON-Delay Timer (5s)

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 5
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

• ---( PT )---: Load time duration

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 6
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• ---( RT )---: Reset timer:

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 7
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

1- Counter Operations:
a- Counter Parameters:

• Counter Up Input (CU)


• Counter Down Input (CD)
• Reset Input (R)
• Load Input (LD)
• Preset Value (PV)
• Output (Q)
• Current Counter Value (CV)
• Status of the Up Counter (QU)
• Status of the Down Counter (QD)

b-Counter Types:
• Count Up (CTU):

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 8
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory

• Count Down (CTD):

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 9
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• Count Up and Down (CTUD):

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Modified from: Dr. Ramzi Halabi Page 10

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