PLC LAW 2 - MAKE SURE YOU PLUG THE CABLE IN BEFORE YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY YOU CAN'T GO ONLINE.
PLC LAW 3 - DURING STARTUP, ALWAYS VERIFY I/O BEFORE
TESTING THE PROGRAM
PLC LAW 4 - WHEN CONNECTING YOUR LAPTOP TO THE PLC,
DON'T TIGHTEN THE SCREWS ON THE SERIAL CABLE AT THE LAPTOP SIDE.
PLC LAW 5 - READ THE MANUAL BEFORE TRYING TO
INSTALL/COMMISSION AN UNFAMILIAR PIECE OF HARDWARE.
PLC LAW 6 - ALWAYS HAVE ALL POSSIBLE BACKUP FILES (PLUS
READ FROM PLC ETC.) BEFORE STARTING ANY CHANGES...
PLC LAW 7 - ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
CABLES FOR YOUR CPU TYPE AND BACKUP INSTALL SOFTWARE WITH YOU BEFORE YOU STEP ON THE PLANE.
PLC LAW 7.1 - WHEN WORKING IN A LAN OR WAN
ENVIRONMENT ALWAYS TRIPLE CHECK PROCESSOR ID'S BEFORE ERASING AND DOWNLOADING NEW CODE.
PLC LAW 8 - EACH VENDOR HAS THEIR OWN PROGRAMMING
SOFTWARE, SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
PLC LAW 8.1 - SOME VENDORS SOFTWARE MAY NOT PLAY
WELL WITH OTHERS... SEE RSLINX...
PLC LAW 8.2 - ORDER THE CORRECT SOFTWARE FROM
YOUR VENDOR INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR IT ON MRPLC
2007 Edition Page 1 of 6 Pages
Editor - BobLfoot THE PLC LAWS Courtesy of the Members of MRPLC.COM PLC LAW 9 - WHEN POWERING UP A PLC THE FIRST TIME, MAKE SURE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE SWITCH IS SET TO THE RIGHT VOLTAGE.
PLC LAW 10 - TRY TO STAGE AND TEST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE MAKING BIG CHANGES.
PLC LAW 11 - SPARES SHOULD NOT SIT OF THE SHELF. THEY
SHOULD BE USED FOR TRAINING AND TESING.
PLC LAW 11.1 - THERE MUST BE SPARES FOR CRITICAL
PARTS!
PLC LAW 12 - PROGRAMS SHOULD HAVE MANY RUNGS OF
DIAGNOSTIC LADDER THAT CAN BE ENABLED OR DISABLED QUICKLY. THIS INCLUDES TIMERS FOR TIMEOUTS. THESE DETERMINE WHEN INPUT DEVICES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FIFOS ARE GOOD FOR LOGGING REAL TIME EVENTS. COUNTERS THAT COUNT ERRORS ARE HANDY TOO.
PLC LAW 13 - THE BEST PLC PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO RECOVER
FROM ERROR CONDITIONS QUICKLY. THIS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO OVERALL PRODUCTION.
PLC LAW 14 - ALL PROGRAMS SHOULD BE WELL DOCUMENTED
PLC LAW 15 - MAKE SURE YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THE
QUESTION IN THE DIALOG BOX BEFORE HITTING "OK"
PLC LAW 16 - REMEMBER TO PUT A PAPER COPY OF THE
LATEST PLC LADDER IN THE ELECTRICAL CABINET.
PLC LAW 17 - WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, ADD A TIMER, AND A ONE- SHOT TOO JUST IN CASE.
2007 Edition Page 2 of 6 Pages
Editor - BobLfoot THE PLC LAWS Courtesy of the Members of MRPLC.COM PLC LAW 18 - WHEN A NON PLCITE TELLS YOU THAT A MACHINE IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF "PROGRAMMING ERRORS", ASK FOR PROOF BEFORE CHANGING YOUR MASTERPIECE.
PLC LAW 18.1 - WHEN THE MACHINE IS DOWN, THE BLAME
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO WHICHEVER COMPONENT THE PERSON ASSIGNING THE BLAME UNDERSTANDS THE LEAST.
PLC LAW 18.2 - AMERICAN MONEY SAYS "IN GOD WE
TRUST" - WITH PLC'S ALL OTHERS BRING RELEVANT DATA.
PLC LAW 19 - MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PLC AND OR PROCESS
WILL RUN WITHOUT THE HMI (IF USING ONE).
PLC LAW 20 - A GOOD PROGRAMMER WILL NEVER BELIEVE THE
GUY WHO SAYS NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE IT WORKED.
PLC LAW 21 - MAKE SURE THAT THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
DOESN'T CAUSE THE PLC TO FAIL FROM STARTING TO OPERATE PROPERLY AFTER A BLACKOUT.
PLC LAW 22 - PLC LOGIC CAN NOT CHANGE BY ITSELF.
PLC LAW 23 - NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LEAVE
FORCES IN A PROCESSOR. THEY SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR TEMPORARY TESTING WHICH MEANS REMOVE THEM BEFORE GOING OFFLINE
PLC LAW 24 - ALWAYS BE SURE THAT THE RUNG / LADDER /
BLOCK YOU ARE TROUBLESHOOTING IS BEING SCANNED BEFORE YOU MAKE MAJOR CHANGES OR SPEND 6 HOURS TROUBLESHOOTING IT!!!
2007 Edition Page 3 of 6 Pages
Editor - BobLfoot THE PLC LAWS Courtesy of the Members of MRPLC.COM PLC LAW 25 - WHEN TEACHING POINTS ON A ROBOT, OR PROGRAMMING A VISION SYSTEM THAT INTERFACES WITH A MACHINE DESIGNED WITH A DIAL INDEXER, MAKE SURE YOUR INDEX TABLE IS ON STATION...
PLC LAW 26 - THE CONTROLS PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON
BEING THE LAST TO LEAVE AND THE FIRST TO RETURN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ON ANY PLC JOB. EVEN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS NOT PLC RELATED.
PLC LAW 27 - SHARE YOUR UPDATED WORK..
PLC LAW 27.1 - AFTER CHANGES MAKE SURE THEY WORK
PLC LAW 28 - MACHINES WITH INTERMITTENT FAULTS ALWAYS
SEEM TO WORK OKAY FOR HOURS WHEN THE PROGRAMMER IS AT THE LOCATION. WHEN THE PROGRAMMER LEAVES, THEY MAY START FAILING WITHIN FIVE MINUTES...
PLC LAW 29 - PROBLEMS WITH CONTROLS AND AUTOMATED
SYSTEMS AT PLANTS HAPPEN EVERY DAY. BUT IT IS ONLY THE DAY AFTER YOU VISITED ALL PROBLEMS MUST HAVE A CONNECTION WITH YOUR VISIT.
PLC LAW 29.1 - SOME SPECIFIC FAULTS IN CONTROLS AND
AUTOMATED SYSTEMS ARE THERE FOR YEARS ALREADY, AND THE OPERATORS KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. UNTIL THE PLANT SUPERVISOR NOTICES.... THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
PLC LAW #30 - ANY PROBLEM WHICH GOES AWAY BY ITSELF
WILL RETURN BY ITSELF (BUT AT THE LEAST CONVENIENT TIME.)
PLC LAW 31 - CHECK FOR PROPER EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
BEFORE POWER UP.
2007 Edition Page 4 of 6 Pages
Editor - BobLfoot THE PLC LAWS Courtesy of the Members of MRPLC.COM PLC LAW 32 - DON'T HAVE TO MANY BACKUPS IT WILL LEAD TO CONFUSION, HAVE YOUR BACKUP IN ORGANIZED WAY IN PROPER PLACE.
PLC LAW 33 - THE PROGRAM NEVER FAILS.
PLC LAW 34 - THE CHEAPEST PRICE IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST
OPTION. THE BEST OPTION IS THE LOWEST PRICE FOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP.
PLC LAW 34.1 - THE LOWEST BID MAY SIMPLY REPRESENT
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN ESTIMATING.
PLC LAW 34.2 - THE LOWEST BID MAY SIMPLY REPRESENT
A FEW MORE MISTAKES IN YOUR MACHINE.
PLC LAW 35 - IF THE PROGRAM ALREADY WORKS PROPERLY,
DON'T TOUCH IT
PLC LAW 35.1 - "BROKE " OR "OK" IS IN THE EYE OF THE
BEHOLDER.
PLC LAW 36 - IDIOTS, STUPIDITY AND OTHER PEOPLE
PROBLEMS DEFY COMMON SENSE MOST OF THE TIME.
PLC LAW 36.1 – "THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS IDIOT
PROOF, ONLY IDIOT RESISTANT."
PLC LAW 36.2 – "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NEVER
OVERCOMES NATURAL STUPIDITY"
PLC LAW 36.3 – IF YOU WRITE A PROGRAM TO HELP MAKE
A MACHINE "IDIOT PROOF" THE HR DEPARTMENT WILL JUST HIRE BETTER IDIOTS
PLC LAW 36.4 – OZZ VARIANT – “YOU CAN MAKE THINGS
IDIOT PROOF BUT NOT OPERATOR PROOF.”
2007 Edition Page 5 of 6 Pages
Editor - BobLfoot THE PLC LAWS Courtesy of the Members of MRPLC.COM
PLC LAW 37 - THE MACHINE WILL ALWAYS RUN WHEN YOUR
WATCHING, THEN SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING OR JAMS UP WHEN THE BOSS WATCHES OR WHEN YOUR CUSTOMER COMES FOR THE SIGN OFF.
PLC LAW 38 - WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS.......PDPU...........(POWER
DOWN POWER UP)
PLC LAW 39 - CREATE A PM FOR REPLACING PLC BATTERYS OR
AN ALARM FOR LOW BATTERY.
PLC LAW 40 - IF YOU CHANGE ADDRESSING, UPDATE THE
BACKUP PROGRAM.
PLC LAW 41 - IN A SYSTEM WHERE A PLC AND A WINDOWS
COMPUTER (PC) EXCHANGE DATA, THE PLC USUALLY ISN'T THE ONE THAT STOPS THE DATA EXCHANGE.
PLC LAW 42 - SERVICE AGREEMENTS WILL NEVER MEET THE
NEEDS OF ALL PARTIES {ENGINEERS, MAINTENANCE, PRODUCTION AND LEGAL}
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