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Use for questions related to ladder diagrams or ladder logic, this is a graphic rule-based language. This is a traditional documentation method for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and it represents the connection of physical relays to implement the desired functionality.

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What does the % symbol mean on plc addresses?

I've seen contacts assigned with a % symbol on ladder diagrams and plc structured text. For example a normally open start button would be %I1.02 and a coil would be %Q5.3 I understand the I and Q is input and output, respectively... But what is the…
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PLC rung definition and evaluation

I was reading a book about PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). I found this paragraph: "A ladder diagram is read from left to right and from top to bottom... The top rung is read from left to right. Then the second rung down is read from left to…
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How to convert this ladder logic to Sequential Function Chart

I am doing an assignment where I need to create an office management system that takes care of security, lighting, and heating on its own. It is required for us to make it in the sequential function chart logic from ladder logic, but I don't…
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What does this ladder logic schematic showing a coil in parallel(?) with a contact mean?

I am confused on this schematic drawing and understanding what it means when I see the T1 coil in parallel (I'm not even sure) with the PR1 contact? Does that mean they are logic "OR"ed together or something else entirely?
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Delay in turning on two different start buttons in Star/Delta starter on PLC

Currently I'm working on a university project based on Star/Delta Starter on PLC. I wrote program using LD, that switches on the circuit with a motor rotating forward (of course with star/delta starter - here I've used TON timer), then with another…
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two independent zones from central heating unit

I have a central heating unit (a pellet stove) for a two floor house. I'd like to control it independently from two thermostats. The stove at the moment is controlled by a single thermostat input and it turns on and off a circulator pump with an…
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What is the difference between these two ladder logic diagrams?

First ladder logic diagram: Second ladder logic diagram: I am trying to implement a toggle switch. On the rising edge of "Change", it should toggle "ToggleThis". I thought the first ladder logic diagram would work. Let's say we start with all the…
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Storage bit in OSF and best way to detect falling edge

I was looking for a way to detect falling edges and I encounter two ways: |--XIO---ONS------------OTE--| and |--XIC------------------OSF--| |--OSF.OB---------------OTE--| My colleagues told me that the 1st way is better, mainly cause you save one…
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How to create a Retentive/Accumulative Timer from On-Delay/Off-Delay Timers

According to this post , all timers can be created from just the On-Delay Timer (TON). At the end of the post, after showing how to create an Off-Delay Timer, an On+Off-Delay Timer, and a Flasher Timing Function, the author states that Pulse Timers,…
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Total capacitance for a ladder network with two capacitances

Is there a standard formula to determine the total capacitance of: simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab Where C1 and C are different capacitances and for n number of C1 and C. Maybe one can create an equivalent circuit…
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Ladder Logic for PLC Program

Having trouble understanding this ladder logic program. I can solve more basic ladder logic programs but I do not know how to account for small voltage adjustments. Here is the problem: You are designing a PLC program which controls a cooling van on…
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What does this symbol mean in this ladder logic rung?

Trying to figure out what this symbol means, for context here's the rung on the ladder logic diagram that it was taken from.
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How to setup two different inputs to one output

Good morning. I am hoping to get some insight on a setup I am working on. Current setup: 24V system. An area sensor when flagged by hand does two things. First, it sends a signal to the network that lights up a bin location and second, it takes the…
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I keep getting this error but don't know why "Invalid input. - input required but omitted"

Please help me by checking if my program is correct or giving the correct ladder program. I keep getting "Invalid input. - input required but omitted" this error for all the variables in first rung. I'm a newbie to ladder programming and done this…
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Help with functional block program from ladder logic

I'm learning some basic functional block diagram programming and I'm trying to convert this ladder logic into block diagram but I don't know how because my book doesn't cover this. Can someone please show me how this looks in function block diagram…
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