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Brain storming PLC project with test criteria

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PLC Project-10

Brain storming PLC project with test criteria

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Project 10

PROCESS:

SUMMARY:
Let’s control a pump that runs for 30 sec. and then stops for 10 sec. con nuously. We’ll protect the
pump with a flow switch and a pressure sensor. The pump and cycle will terminate if the pump is on
and no flow is detected within 5 sec. of the pump star ng to run, or if pressure should ever exceed 30
psi for 5 sec. (alarm bits). Fault indicators will alert the user to any problems (alarm no fica on bits).
Oh, and did I men on the HOA?

Yes, we want the pump to have HOA controls, so HAND will energize the pump but only while the
bu on is being pressed! Once released, the pump will return to whichever mode it was in before HAND
was pressed (either OFF or AUTO). While there is an ac ve alarm, the pump will not be or go into AUTO
mode – only OFF or poten ally HAND. I’ll let you decide if you want HAND to work when an alarm is
present. Doesn’t really ma er. Simple enough, right?
IO / ASSIGNED MEMORY:
I:0/0 - Flow switch
I:0/1 - Alarm reset bu on
I:0/2 - Alarm silence bu on
B3:0/0 - HAND pushbu on
B3:0/1 - OFF pushbu on
B3:0/2 - AUTO pushbu on

N7:0 - Pressure sensor (0-55psi)


O:0/0 - Pump
O:0/1 - Flow fault indicator
O:0/2 - Pressure fault indicator

TEST CRITERIA:
Okay, you know the drill: run your program on Emulate. At first, your pump cycle should not be running,
and you should have no faults. Set N7:0 equal to 8192. Your pressure should be about 27.5 psi.

Toggle B3:0/0 on. Your pump should energize and remain energized for 5 sec., a er which it should shut
off and O:0/1 should energize. Now toggle B3:0/0 back off. Toggle I:0/2 on and then back off. O:0/1
should be deenergized now. Toggle B3:0/0 on once more. Your pump should or should not energize
depending on what you decided about how HAND should work here! Toggle B3:0/0 back off and toggle
B3:0/2 on. Your pump should NOT be cycling. Toggle B3:0/2 back off.

Now force I:0/1 on and then force it back off. Force I:0/0 on. Now toggle B3:0/2 on and then toggle it
back off. Your pump should be cycling on and off automa cally. Now toggle B3:0/0 on. Your pump
should run con nuously. Toggle B3:0/0 back off and your pump should return to cycling.

Set N7:0 to 10,000. A er 5 sec., your pump should shut down and O:0/2 should energize. Your pressure
should be around 33.5 psi.

And that’s it! S ck a fork in it because IT IS DOOOONE!

NOTES:
I hope you remember your alarms training from PLC I. If not, now might be a perfect me to go back
and review it. This pump must be pre y expensive, because we’re even protec ng it from cavita on in
the event it should be trying to draw when there’s no supply. It must be a tough bugger too since we’re
protec ng the downstream devices from over-pressuriza on. The operators must be nervous about
breaking their nice toys.
And you are the genius programmer that’s been called in to save the day! Fame and fortune await, but
only if your program doesn’t allow anything to break or go “BOOM.” 

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