Conveyor system (1)

Automation Lab. 1

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Conveyor system (2) Ethernet controller

Photocell (Input)
Digital Digital
Inputs Outputs

Block (Output)

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 Conveyor system (3) Lab 1.a – The process

START
Conveyor belt 1

THE MOVIE! Lift2

Lift1

Conveyor belt 2

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State graph Lab 1.b – The process

Init trigger

START
State x1
Conv. 1 The program has following parts:
1)  Initialization
2)  Definition of process states and
State x4 State x2 declaration of conditions for
Lift1 Lift2 transitions between the states
3)  Actions for different states
State x3
Conv. 2

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Before the lab

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•  Read the lab manual
•  Outline a ladder program, on a piece
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of paper, that will run the conveyor
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(Tip: make a state graph first)

•  Use Input/Output names provided in
the appendix (page 13)
•  Any implementation will do, as long as
it transports the job the prescribed way
in a safe and controlled manner.

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