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Lab 1 introduces students to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and the RSLogix 5000 programming software. Students will learn about the major components of PLCs, including the CPU and I/O modules, and will complete a practical exercise involving a ladder diagram for controlling a light. The lab aims to familiarize students with PLCs and basic programming techniques for simple control applications.

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Lab1_Introduction

Lab 1 introduces students to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and the RSLogix 5000 programming software. Students will learn about the major components of PLCs, including the CPU and I/O modules, and will complete a practical exercise involving a ladder diagram for controlling a light. The lab aims to familiarize students with PLCs and basic programming techniques for simple control applications.

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Lab 1

An introduction to the PLC

Student Name ____________


Student ID ____________

Acknowledgements
To Garry Robinson for the step by step instructions for getting started with
RSLogix 5000
Objectives
• Become familiar with the PLCs used in the PLC lab.
• Get started with the PLC programming software (RSLogix 5000)
• Use bit instructions for simple control applications

Procedures
1. PLCs and their major components

The Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) used here are based on Allen Bradley
(AB) ControlLogix 5550 controllers from Rockwell Automation, Inc. The PLC major
components include the Central Processing Unit (CPU), power supply, Input/Output
(I/O) modules and communications modules. These CPU, I/O modules and network
communications modules can be easily plugged into (out of) slots on a PLC rack.

The rack not only holds physically these modules but also provides the electrical
connections and data communications among these modules through the backplane.
The backplane delivers power to the modules and provide a data bus to exchange data
between the I/O modules and the CPU. Modules slide into the rack and engage
connectors on the backplane to access the backplane’s power and data buses.

Check out the modules installed in the rack and complete the following table

Module Model Slot no.


CPU 0
Communications module(s)

Digital input module

Analogue input module


Digital output module

Analogue output module

2. RSLogix 5000 PLC programming software

Program a simplest ladder diagram shown below for controlling a light using a
(normally open) start pushbutton:

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