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Assignment Brief - Retake
Assignment Brief - Retake
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Assessment Tasks
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Task 1. (P1)
Task 2. (P2)
Explain, with the aid of diagrams and commercial examples, the architecture of a modern PLC system.
Include in your answer reference to:
a) system hardware,
b) two software options,
c) input / output interface including digital/analogue, range of voltage/current used,
d) field devices including examples popular devices
e) communication links including a commercial example.
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Task 3. (P3)
a) Use LOGO to design and build the above system, using function block or ladder logic, which will
control the operation as follows:
When the Start switch (I1) is pressed, and latched on (B1: RS latch), start ‘fill’ pump P1 (Q1)
will be energized and the tank will start to fill.
The pulses generated by flow meter 1 (B5: pulse generator) should be used to increment the
counter (B6: Up/down).
When the liquid level in the tank is sensed by the high-level sensor (I4), and latched on (B7: RS
latch), the pump will be shut-off and the FULL light (Q2) on the control panel is to be energized.
When the tank is full, start the mixer (Q3) and run for 30 seconds (B8: off-delay timer).
When the 30 seconds has expired, stop the mixer (Q3) and start ‘empty’ pump P3 (Q4).
Pump 3 (Q4) will be required to run until the tank is empty. Tank empty can be detected using
the low-level sensor (I3).
The pulses generated by flow meter 3 (B15) should be used to decrement the counter (B6:
Up/down).
When the stop button (I2) is operated, the process must stop immediately (Q1, Q3, Q4).
b) Test your LOGO build and comment on your testing using LOGO simulation mode. This requires at
least 3 print-screens of testing the system using the LOGO simulator below at the filling, mixing and
emptying stages
c) Save your program and email a copy of your program along with your assessment.
Guidance: Clearly snip/print-screen and explain your build and test work. Use input/output (I/Q)
numbers above. Function numbers (B) can be your own choice, and you are also likely to need some
basic logic functions (e.g. And/Or/Not) for the various conditions given in 3a.
Task 4. (P4)
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i) Using the program developed in T3, produce a documentation package that will enable the
application to be correctly installed and supported, include
Task 5. (P5)
a) Describe the importance of health and safety when working with programmable controlled
equipment.
b) Describe the method for connecting a normal start / stop buttons and an emergency stop button
for use in potentially dangerous machinery. Explain the important differences between the two
connection methods.
c) Make a sketch of a common hard wired emergency stop system for a system that includes a
programmable controller.
d) In the event of and programmable control system not running correctly, give a list of four actions
with reasons that you would take to remedy the situation.
Task 6. (P6)
a. Twisted pair
b. Coaxial
c. Fibre optic
Guidance: Provide reasons for your selecting your applications. Illustrations should be referenced
extracts from commercial specifications for each cable type (400 words)
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Task 7. (P7)
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Task4
Using the program developed in T3, produce a documentation package that will enable the application to
be correctly installed and supported, include
(a)This part contains the parameters of the inputs and outputs which were used in the programming of the
PLC of U12A1.
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It illustrates how the four input switches are connected to the PLC device at the input terminals.
(c) The output card illustration to the field devices is as shown below.
It illustrates how the output field mechanisms are connected to the output terminals of the PLC system, via
the output terminals. To clearly understand the entire wiring of the whole application, the wiring diagram
that illustrates the interaction between the input filed devices, the PLC and the output field devices is as
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shown below.
P1 and P2 signify the power sources or power supply terminals for the application, and they provide
a maximum of 10A to every relay connected to them.
(d) For this PLC program the stages with comments and flow chart for the operation are given as
below:
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Task 7
Using network diagrams as appropriate to illustrate your answers:
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a. Explain the terms “Bus” as applied to a modern programmable controller system.
b. Describe, with the aid of diagrams, a Devicenet or Profibus network configuration that could be
using to connect a programmable controller system.
c. For the Bus network configuration in T7b, describe the protocols and communication standards
used.
In PLC, BUS is a communication power line protocol for the communication between the PLC devices. It
employed for the power line wiring for the control and signal in communication. The diagram below
illustrates the BUS in PLC. There are some types of BUS which include:
Address bus
Control Bus
Data Bus
I/O system Bus
(b) According to Lincoln (2011), the DeviceNet network is an industrial protocol that consists of several
application layers.64 nodes consisting of either a programmable logic controller (PLC), a useful instrument
or basic sensors can be interlinked in this network. Moreover, the DeviceNet protocol adheres to the
Controller Area Network (CAN) format to permit the numerous devices in the network to share data.
Furthermore, the DeviceNet protocol usually applies a trunk line-dropline framework, whereby minor lines
link with the machines before they are linked to the main artery of the network. However, the minor lines
should not have a length that exceeds six meters.
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The DeviceNet cable provides power to numerous devices according to their specific energy
demands. Furthermore, Lincoln (2011), adds that the protocol permits various data transmission formats
including the cyclic, strobed and polled format. The network can also be constructed in either the Master-
slave or multiple master modes. The network baud rate is dependent on the length of the primary line;
therefore, one should consider this fact will connect the different end to endpoints. Accordingly, 100 meters
of the cable has a baud rate of 500 Kbps, 250 meters has a rate of 250Kbps and 500 meters will have a baud
rate of 125kbps. Moreover, Namie (2015) explains that the upper layers of DeviceNet are structured per the
common industrial protocol. This implies that it adheres to the open systems interconnection (OSI)model
that comprises of seven layers including the physical level, data link level, network layer, transport level,
session layer, presentation and application layers.
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(c) The DeviceNet network can only supply 24V DC voltage and 8 Amperes, and therefore it can only
operate low-energy equipment. In case a device that consumes a higher level of energy has to be in
cooperated into the system, then an extra power source is necessary. Moreover, Namie (2015) asserts that
the length of the network depends on the type of cable being used and how fast data has to be transmitted.
Additionally, to configure the network properly, one has to consider EDS files of the equipment in the
network.
The EDS is the abbreviation for the electronic datasheet and it contains the relevant standards that govern
the operation of each device. Before adding a device to the network, it is important to carefully consider the
recommendations in the electronic datasheet, to set various parameters in the most effective manner.
According to Razak (2013), most device vendors provide such specifications that make it easier to connect
their applications to a DeviceNet network. Moreover, the electronic datasheet file has to be obtained from
the website of the vendor, prior to being uploaded to the necessary software that configures the DeviceNet
system.
The operation of the devicenet system is based on controller area network abbreviated, CAN, for task
automation through data transmission to various devices. It offers for a main line having separate buses for
signal and power. Devicenet system defines baud rates of 500, 250 and 125 kbps. The length of the capable
that transmit data in this system is inversely proportional to the speed. The entire devicenet system is
capable of supporting 64 nodes in a single logical network. It as well support master-slave and also peer to
peer communication, however, devices are commonly operated in master-slave model. Devicenet also
support 4 different types of messages to and fro slave components which include: clocked, cyclic, status
change or cod, and requested. A connection is first led through unconnected message manager or else in
group 2 unconnected ports. After that explicit as well as implicit messages can be sent to a device. Actually,
explicit messages are referred as packets of data expecting answer from another device. Explicit messages
are data sets with no limit of time. Contrary to that, implicit messages are said to be time sensitive thus
communicated in real time over the network. It is worth noting prior initiation of implicit communication, a
connection for explicit message must exist. On establishment of a connection, the control area network
identification is applied in sending data to the corresponding network nodes.
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