Automation

Light indicator timer

Simulation

Professor: Ing Luis Alejandro Ruvalcaba

Student: José Alfredo Gonzalez Loera

Date :21/07/18
Theory
PLC Program Example with On Delay Timer
The first type of timer in ladder logic is the on delay timer. Its name comes from the fact,
that the on delay timer delays its output from the on signal.

As soon as the on delay timer gets a signal at the input, the timer starts to count down.
When the preset time is up, the output of the on delay timer will turn on. If the input is
turned off before the count down finish, the time will reset.

On delay timers in ladder logic can look different depending on the PLC programming
software. But common for all of them are the following:

Input
Enable Output (EN)
Done Output (DN)
Preset Time Value

The enable output (EN) is the first output and it is on when the timer is energized. So,
as long as the input is true or on, the enable output will be true.

Second output is the done output (DN). This output in an on delay timer is only on,
when the timer has counted down the preset time.

PLC Program Example with Off Delay Timer

The off delay timer works just like the on delay timer with one exception.

Instead of starting the count down from the signal at the input turns on, the off delay
timer starts to count down from the signal turning off at the input signal.
The example below is from Sakshat Virtual Labs. In the example, ladder logic is used
to visualize the values of the three bits in an off delay timer. These three bits are from
Allen Bradley PLCs, but other brands has similar bits.

1. Enable bit (EN) – On when the timer is energized (input is on)

2. Done bit (DN) – On when the timer is done counting down
3. Timer timing bit (TT) – On when the timer is counting

Development:
In this program the main point is to turn on some lights with timer that help to control a system which
require a time to start a function in a system. This program will need the use of at least 2 inputs and a
group of timer on delay, the number of timer will depend on how many light the system need to turn on.
In these pictures as you can see the input works to start the system and the timers will start to count the
second or the units of timer that the programmer need, once the timer finish to count the light that
correspond to that timer will turn on, every timer has a pre-set number of seconds once it finish the light will
turn on the lights the next timer will have the double pre-set unist that the previous one so all the timer will
star to count at the same time that’s why the timer are in parallel one by one will finish and starting to turn
the lights on.
Now to make the lights turn on we need as many normal open as lights we need every normal open will
have the address of a timer so once it finishes the countdown the normal open will activate and a bobbin
will energize the light and turn it on.
 At the time that all of the lights are turned on, the system will restart by a RES for each timer so the system
can go and on.
Conclusion:
By using the timer, we can synchronize a system of lights or anything that need a time to
work, this will let us improve some functions in the industry and a complex system it also
can be used to coordinate the traffic lights and make sure to have enough time to du
some tasks.
Biography:
http://www.plcacademy.com/ladder-logic-examples/