PLC's

Question 1

What does PLC stand for?

Answer 1

Programable Logic Control

Question 2

What usually holds all the components of the PLC?

Answer 2

The rack

Question 3

What allows all of the components to be powered up?

Answer 3

The back plain

Question 4

How do the input, output and CPU all share information?

Answer 4

The back plain

Question 5

Where is the ladder diagram file stored in the PLC?

Answer 5

The CPU

Question 6

What part of the PLC executes all outputs and process input information?

Answer 6

The CPU

Question 7

<Local1:I:Data)> Is this an input or output?

Answer 7

Input

Question 8

Is <Local1:I:Data)> discrete?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

What terminal is <Local1:I:Data)>?

Answer 9

Zero

Question 10

How do we program the PLC in lab?

Answer 10

A laptop

Question 11

What does the VFD start parameter need to be when using the Push Button program in lab?

Answer 11

3 wire

Question 12

What does the VFD speed parameter need to be when using the push button program in the lab?

Answer 12

0 -10 volts

Question 13

What do you need to do when changing the PLC program if you want to change the program that is in the PLC?

Answer 13

Download to the PLC

Question 14

What do the VFD start and speed parameters need to be set to when using the PLC program that runs through the HMI?

Answer 14

Comport

Question 15

What brand is the compact logic controller?

Answer 15

Allen Bradley

Question 16

What enables the controller to interface with a pushbutton?

Answer 16

Input Module/ Card

Question 17

How many volts supply the PLC?

Answer 17

24 volts D.C

Question 18

How many volts does the communications voltage run on?

Answer 18

5 volts

Question 19

What is the CPU responsible for?

Answer 19

Receiving Inputs
Controlling the outputs
Performing logical decisions according to the program

Question 20

What else is needed to make a basic system functional?

Answer 20

Mounting, Wiring, Programming

Question 21

What is the process variable?

Answer 21

It is the main point of the system that the set point is trying to maintain

Question 22

What is known as the EYE of the system that provides a feedback of signals of the controlled variable?

Answer 22

Measurement Device

Question 23

What is the set point?

Answer 23

The set point is the designated input value applied to the control loop

Question 24

In a control system what alters energy into a mechanical motion?

Answer 24

The Actuator

Question 25

What does the controller do?

Answer 25

Receives error signals and feedback from the field devices or instruments in order to allow it to generate and output signal that will help maintain the set point

Question 26

What compares the set point to the feedback signal and produces an output?

Answer 26

The Error Detector

Question 27

What is the operation of actuators and a control system to maintain a controlled variable as its desired set point referred to as?

Answer 27

The manufacturing process

Question 28

What is something that negatively effects a manufacturing process?

Answer 28

A disturbance

Question 29

What could a pump in the manufacturing be considered if it is moving water through the lab station?

Answer 29

An actuator and/or muscle

Question 30

What is the network identifier used in the lab for the automation equipment?

Answer 30

192.168.1.0

Question 31

What is the subnet mask in lab?

Answer 31

255.255.255.0

Question 32

What does IP strand for?

Answer 32

Internent protocol

Question 33

What IP version do we use in the lab?

Answer 33

IPV4