PLC Programming | Innovative Automation
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PLC programming is essential for automating machine functions by providing logic that controls operations, acting as the brain of the machinery. PLC programmers create and maintain this code, ensuring machines operate efficiently and communicate correctly with various components. They work on diverse projects ranging from basic sensors to complex robots, utilizing different PLCs and programming languages.
PLC Programming | Innovative Automation
- 2. innovativeautomation.com WHAT IS PLC PROGRAMMING AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? PLC Programming provides the brainpower necessary to allow a machine to operate using logic programmed into the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).
- 3. innovativeautomation.com PLC programming is the digital logic that is running in the background of a machine unseen to the operator. This logic is designed and programmed in a manner that provides the machine with actuation, monitoring, control and overall safety of a certain process or operation that the machine is required to accomplish.
- 4. innovativeautomation.com Imagine the process of folding a box from its unfolded state. A human uses their brain and limbs to fold the sides of the box and tape it on the seams to complete the assembly.
- 5. innovativeautomation.com Using a combination of inputs and outputs, along with PLC logic, we can program a controller to tell a machine to move actuators and use sensors that fold the edges of a box together. This would form the basic shape of the box, then program the machine to add tape to the seams of the box by using some type of actuator.
- 6. innovativeautomation.com Essentially the code in the PLC is replacing the human brain and allowing a machine to operate within the guidelines that the controls programmer specifies.
- 7. innovativeautomation.com WHAT DOES A PLC PROGRAMMER DO? A PLC programmer is responsible for providing a machine’s controller with logic that allows the machine to function in the most efficient manner possible. The programmer is also responsible for providing code that is easy to understand and modify in the case that a modification has to be made in the future by someone who did not create the original program.
- 8. innovativeautomation.com PLC programming vs. computer programming PLC programming differs from computer programming logic in the sense that most PLC logic is programmed using ladder logic, while computer programming uses text-based programming such as C, C+ languages.
- 9. innovativeautomation.com Here is an image of ladder logic that demonstrates the two commands that are needed to “Turn On”, or be in a binary state of 1 to turn on the output to the far right. These commands can be mapped out in a simple and easy to understand manner, so that a technician can understand what needs to happen before another action is made.
- 10. innovativeautomation.com This is an image of structured text in C language. You can see rather than having graphical instructions with comments to indicate to the operator what is happening in real-time, text guides the program with IF, AND, or OR statements to accomplish a similar task.
- 11. innovativeautomation.com What does a PLC programmer do at Innovative Automation? At Innovative Automation, a PLC programmer is responsible for ensuring that a machine’s controller is functioning properly using code developed by the controls department. This allows a machine to complete the process it was designed for.
- 12. innovativeautomation.com What type of projects does a PLC programmer work on? A PLC programmer can work on jobs that include anything from basic sensors to complex robots. Although they may not do all of the programming required, the PLC programmer is responsible for making sure all of the components communicate properly with the PLC in a manner that controls them based on the requirements of the process.
- 13. innovativeautomation.com A programmer should expect to work on jobs that include different PLCs and software from different manufacturers. Projects that a PLC programmer could work on include: • presses • hydraulic and pneumatic • assembly stations • robotic welding/assembly • vision inspection • machining applications • & to test systems
- 14. innovativeautomation.com Join Innovative Automation Interested in a career in PLC programming or working at Innovative Automation? Visit http://www.innovativeautomation.com/careers Innovative Automation 705.733.0555 1.877.733.1989 info@innovativeautomation Click here to read the original blog this presentation was created from