Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

A.Bonifacio Avenue, Tibanga, 9200 Iligan City, Philippines
www.msuiit.edu.ph +63.63.221.4056

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS LABORATORY

EE 174.1 H67

ACTIVITY 1

DRILLING OF VALVE MANIFOLD BLOCKS

Submitted by:
John Neil C. Bibera
Maria Roselie A. Timado
John T. Manriquez

Submitted to:
Prof. Marven E. Jabian

EE 174 Industrial Electronics

Exercise 1: Drilling of valve manifold blocks
Training aims
To be able to design indirect circuit actuation.
To be able to compare different sensors and select appropriate
sensors for an application.
Problem definition
Valve manifold blocks are to be drilled horizontally and vertically by two
pneumatically actuated feed units. The two drilling axes are to intersect. The start
is to be effected via a valve with pushbutton.
Parameters
Since the drilling axes are intersecting, you need to ensure that the first
drilling operation is completed before the second one starts.
Project task
1. Design and implement a PLC program.
2. Carry out the assembly.
3. Check the assembled circuit.
Materials
Festo PLC Module

4 Limit Switches

2 5/2-way Valves

Air Tubes and Connectors

2 Double Acting Cylinders

Air Compressor

Power Supply Module

Ethernet Cable

8DI/8DO Module

Laptop with CodeSyS

Pushbutton Module

Results
Design and Implementation of PLC Program

In our design the first ladder of the program pre-sets the valve to its initial position then
the second ladder of the program checks if the push button connected to the input %IX2.0 is
activated, when the button is activated the sequences starts. First the cylinder one extend and
suppose to drill the first hole then retracts back to initial position to safely engage the second
drill which is perpendicular to the first drill, then drills the second hole than retracts back to the
initial position thus concluded the sequence.

Conclusion
After the activity we learn how to use limit switches to detect the position of the
pneumatic cylinder appropriate to the program we created for the task at hand. Then using the
basic block of ladder we are able to control the sequence suitable to the task. We can say that
this activity helped us acquainted with the basics of PLC programming using CodeSys. Through
this activity we were able to simulate the use of PLC in common industrial equipment such as
drilling axes safely.

Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
A.Bonifacio Avenue, Tibanga, 9200 Iligan City, Philippines
www.msuiit.edu.ph +63.63.221.4056

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS LABORATORY

EE 174.1 H67

ACTIVITY 2

CLEANING OF WORK PIECES

Submitted by:
John Neil C. Bibera
Maria Roselie A. Timado
John T. Manriquez

Submitted to:
Prof. Marven E. Jabian

EE 174 Industrial Electronics

Exercise 2: Cleaning of work pieces
Training aims
To be able to design a stepper sequencer control with the input
commands AUTOMATIC/MANUAL, START and RESET.
To be able to realize an OR function of the feedback signals.
To be able to set time delays according to specifications.
To familiarize yourself with circuits in order to cancel time delays
via signal input.
Problem definition
A cleaning bath is to be fed automatically. A wire cage with material is to be
moved above the bath via a double-acting cylinder. A second double-acting
cylinder is to lower the wire cage into the cleaning bath, where it is to remain for
an adjustable time period, until it is raised again for draining. The draining time
must also be adjustable, after which the first cylinder is to return into the initial
position.
Parameters
It must be possible for the drives and sequencer to be reset via a
pushbutton 0S3, if a valve with selector switch 0S1 is reset from
AUTOMATIC to MANUAL.
The bath dwell time t1 is to be cancelled if pushbutton 0S4 is pressed and
the dipping cylinder 2A1 is to move into the retracted end position.
Actuation of a valve with pushbutton 0S5 is to terminate the draining time
t2 and the horizontal cylinder 1A1 is to return into the initial position.

Project task
1. First of all, design a simplified circuit diagram without taking into
account the parameters and time delay.
2. Assemble this circuit and check its functioning.
3. Carry out the circuit assembly.
4. Check the assembled circuit.
5. Complete the equipment list.

Materials
Festo PLC Module

8DI/8DO Module

2 5/2-way Valve

Air Tubes and Connectors

2 Double Acting Cylinders

Air Compressor

Power Supply Module

Ethernet Cable

Pushbutton Module

Laptop with CodeSyS

Limit Switches

Procedure
Design and Implementation of PLC Program

In this program we have a manual and automatic cleaning bath sequence,

when the setting is automatic the bath time and rinse time is pre-set by the timer
in the program but when the setting is manual we are required to attend the bath
and rinse sequence to a desirable time to watch when to stop bath time and
break rinse time. The start button is connected to %IX2.0 and setting connected
to %IX2.1 while stop is at %IX2.3 and reset at %IX2.4.

Results and Conclusion

The program works as desired, the automatic and manual sequence of the
programs works as expected and desired. The bath time set is 6 seconds for the
program. The desired sequence is the same for both automatic and manual is the
same. The sequence is cylinder 1 goes to the forward state, waits for the bath
time to finish then cylinder 2 goes to the forward state and waits for the rinse
time to finish. Finally the cylinders go back to its initial position.
Overall, the activity introduced us to a cleaning bath mechanism which can
be seen in some industries that uses such equipment. We were able to set some
control operations such as automatic and manual, as well as some emergency
stop control operations such as resetting both cylinders as well as the cancellation
of one or both timer. This activity is more complex compared to the previous one
where we only used a few commands, while here we start with setting the
parameters for automatic and manual mode not to mention we installed an
emergency stop switch and reset.