PLC
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER
M.Eng. Ly Thanh Phuong
Email: ltphuong@ctu.edu.vn
Department of Automation Technology
College of Engineering Technology
Can Tho University
AGENDA
• Introduction to PLC
• History of PLC
• Structure of PLC
• Sensors
• Actuators
• Programming language for PLC
• Programming algorithms for PLC
• Application projects
• Practice at LAB
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION TO PLC
PLC
• PLC: Programmable logic controller
• PLC has popularly used industrial automation
• PLC manufacturers: Siemens, Omron,
Schneider, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, LG, Allen
Bradley, ABB, B&R, …
• Remarkable feature of PLC: flexible, stable,
durable, ...
• How can we use PLC?
What happens?
Overwhelm
History of PLC
• 1968: Richard Morley invented the first idea about
PLC for General Motor.
• 1969: The first time PLC (Allen Bradley) was used in
automation industry (128 I/O, Memory 1KB).
• 1971: The first time PLC was used in some other
industrial fields.
• 1973: PLCs with some intelligent functions, data
processing, printer controlling, …
• 1975: PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) was
integrated in PLC.
History
• 1977: mp-based PLC
• 1980: Intelligent I/O Modules
• 1981: PLC with 16 bits mp, PLC network
• 1982: large I/O Module (8192 I/O)
• 1992: IEC (International Electric technical
Commission ) 61131 standard
• 2000s: Types of PLC.
Some types of PLC
• LOGO (Siemens)
Some types of PLC (cont)
• S7-200s (Siemens)
Mitsubishi PLC
LG PLC
Schneider PLC
ABB PLC
How can we use PLC?
Some applications using PLC
Controlling traffic lights
Controlling AC motor
Controlling three phase AC motor
Controlling many three phase AC
motors
Controlling solution mixer
• A tank is filled with two chemicals,
which are mixed together and drained.
• When Start button at input I0.0 is
pressed, the program starts Pump 1,
controlled by Q0.0.
• After 5 seconds, the proper amount of
Chemical 1 has been pumped, and the
pump shuts off.
• Pump 2 then runs for 3 seconds
adding Chemical 2 to the tank. The
program then starts the mixer motor,
using Q0.2, and mixes the chemicals for
60 seconds.
• Then the drain valve is opened, and
Pump 3, controlled by output Q0.4, is
turned on for 8 seconds, emptying the
tank.
• A manual Stop switch is provided at
input I0.1
Counting the number of motorbikes
Measuring and cutting the length of
wood bar
Counting the number of tea bags
How to connect actuators and
sensors to PLC
IEC 61131-3 standard integrated by
Siemens
Components for programming and
controlling a PLC
Programming for PLC using PG
740 (programming device)
Programming for PLC using PC
Connect PC/PPI cable to serial port of PC
Some functions in access door
Expanding memory and time
using cartridge
Expanding module
Expanding module (cont.)
Expanding module (cont.)
Expanding module (cont.)
Supplying 24VDC power for PLC
Supplying 220VAC power for PLC
Connecting TD200 to PLC through
free port
Connecting barcode reader to PLC
through free port
Connecting printer to PLC through
free port
Typical PLC network
PLC in industrial controls
Reference
[1]. Introduction to Programmable Logic Controller, MME-486, 2006, PP1-47.
[2]. E. Carlier, Use of Industrial Components in SL/BT Equipment Controls,
Presented at the "SL-CO Seminar” CERN - September 17, 1999
[3]. M. Marcos, E. Estévez, I. Sarachaga, A. Burgos, Towards the conformance
Analysis of IEC 61131-3 PLC Programming Tools, Proceedings of the 17th
World Congress “The International Federation of Automatic Control” Seoul,
Korea, July 6-11, 2008
