Analog Control

APPPLICATION OF ANALOG CONTROL IN PLC

IGTR
By Animesh Kala
 What is Analog Control?

 It is continuous control method.

 It is used for controlling temperature, Pressure, flow
rate, speed or rpm etc.
 What is digital control?

 In digital control we just on and off the output.

 Digital input components:
Proximity sensor.
Limit Switch.
Push Button. etc..

Digital output components:

Lamp.
On and Off of motor. etc..
 Analog Input Components

 RTD
 LVDT
 Float Sensor/ Level Sensor
 Pressure Sensor
 LDR
 Analog Output Components

 Solenoid Valve
 Pressure Valve
 Actuator
Methods of analog Control

Analog
Control

Voltage Control Current Control

Method Method
 Voltage Control Method

 Analog control using Voltage control method

 Range: 0v to 10v

In SIEMENS if we give ‘10v’ it gives ‘27648’ to PLC CPU.

If we give ‘0v’ it gives ‘0’ to PLC CPU.
 Current Control Method

 Analog Control using Current Control Method

 Range: 0 mA to 20 mA or
4 mA to 20 mA.

In SIEMENS if we give ’20 mA’ it gives ‘27648’ to PLC CPU.

If we give ‘0 mA’ it gives ‘0’ to PLC CPU.
 AI4/AO2 Module

 4 no of analog inputs are available

 2 no of analog outputs are available
 It needs 24v dc to operate.
 Conversion of Inputs

 PLC works only on Digital value.

 We need to feed digital value to PLC Microcontroller.
 So Analog Input is first converted to Digital Using ADC
converter.
 Conversion Of Outputs

 If output device is analog type, we have to feed

analog signal to Output.
 There is also a DAC, which converts digital output
from PLC microcontroller and sends it to analog
output bit.
 Addressing

PIW
(Process Image Word)
Analog I/O Address
PQW
(Process Output Word )
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