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What are the major parts of a plc? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..The CPU, I/O, power supply, and
programming device
Architecture - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Refers to PLC
hardware or software
Open architecture - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Allows the
system to be connected easily to devices and
programs made by other manufacturers
Closed architecture - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A system
whose design is proprietary making it difficult to
connect to other systems
,Fixed I/O - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Small PLC that comes
in one package with not separate removable units.
The processor and I/O are packaged together
Modular I/O - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A PLC that is divided
by compartments into which separate modules can
be plugged
Power supply - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Provides DC power
to all modules that plug into the rack
CPU or processor - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A
microprocessor for implementing the logic and
controlling the communications among the modules
PLC scan cycle - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Reads inputs ->
executes program -> diagnostics & communication -
> updates outputs
I/O (Input/Output) system - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Forms
the interface by which field devices are connected to
the controller.
,I/O (Input/Output) system - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Forms
the interface by which field devices are connected to
the controller
Programming device - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Used to enter
the desired program into the memory of the
processor
Personal computer (PC) - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The most
commonly used programming device
Program - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A series of instructions
that directs the PLC to execute actions
Relay ladder logic - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The standard
programming language, is based on electromagnetic
relay control
Address - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Where an input or output
device is conncected
PC vs PLC - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..PLC is designed to
operate in the industrial environment with wide
ranges of ambient temperature and humidity
, Human machine interface (HMI) -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Software that allows the user to
monitor and control the process
Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs) -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Combine PLC ruggedness with PC
functionality
Nano - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Smallest size with less than
15 I/O
Micro - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..15-128 I/O
Medium - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..128-512 I/O
Large - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Over 512 I/O
Single ended application - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..One PLC
controlling one process
Multitask application - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..One PLC
controlling several processes