PLC Program to Implement Various Boolean

Functions With Don’t Care Condition

This is a PLC Program to Implement Various Boolean Functions With Don’t
Care Condition.

Problem Description
Implement given Boolean Function having don’t care conditions.
F(A,B,C,D)=∑m(0,1,5,9,13,14,15) + d(3,4,7,10,11)

Problem Solution
 Here in this equation inputs are A, B, C, and D and output is F (A, B, C, D) and
d(3,4,7,10,11) denotes don’t care condition. To solve this problem, we must first
minimize the equation by using Karnaugh-Map method which is given below.
 If don’t care condition exists, it means that output will not get affected by its state.
Even if the state is true or false, output remains unchanged.

PLC Program
Here is PLC program to Implement Various Boolean Functions With Don’t Care
Condition, along with program explanation and run time test cases.

List of Inputs and Outputs

A = I:1/0 (Input)
B = I:1/1 (Input)
C = I:1/2 (Input)
D = I:1/3 (Input)
F(A,B,C,D)= O:2/0 (Output)
Ladder diagram for the give expression

Program Description
 Output F(a,b,c,d)/O:2/0 here will go high in 3 conditions. As we can see from the
ladder diagram and in the Boolean function which was solved using Karnaugh
Map.
 There are 3 pairs of inputs connected in parallel to each other which represent OR
function and connecting each of them pair of two inputs in AND function.
 Output goes high in following three conditions.
 Whenever D, that is when I:1/3 is high irrespective of other input states.
 Whenever A (I:1/0) and C (I:1/1) both are high irrespective of other input states.
 Whenever A (I:1/0) and C (I:1/1) both are low irrespective of other input states.

Runtime Test Cases

Inputs Output
A B C D O:2/0
0 0 0 0 HIGH
0 0 0 1 HIGH
0 0 1 0 LOW
0 0 1 1 HIGH
0 1 0 0 LOW
0 1 0 1 HIGH
0 1 1 0 LOW
0 1 1 1 HIGH
1 0 0 0 LOW
1 0 0 1 HIGH
1 0 1 0 HIGH
1 0 1 1 HIGH
1 1 0 0 LOW
1 1 0 1 HIGH
1 1 1 0 HIGH
1 1 1 1 HIGH