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Mastering PLC Programming

You're reading from  Mastering PLC Programming

Product type Book
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804612880
Pages 386 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Mason White Mason White
Profile icon Mason White

Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1 – An Introduction to Advanced PLC Programming
2. Chapter 1: Software Engineering for PLCs 3. Chapter 2: Advanced Structured Text — Programming a PLC in Easy-to-Read English 4. Chapter 3: Debugging — Making Your Code Work 5. Chapter 4: Complex Variable Declaration — Using Variables to Their Fullest 6. Part 2 – Modularity and Objects
7. Chapter 5: Functions — Making Code Modular and Maintainable 8. Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming — Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Code 9. Chapter 7: OOP — The Power of Objects 10. Part 3 – Software Engineering for PLCs
11. Chapter 8: Libraries — Write Once, Use Anywhere 12. Chapter 9: The SDLC — Navigating the SDLC to Create Great Code 13. Chapter 10: Advanced Coding — Using SOLID to Make Solid Code 14. Part 4 – HMIs and Alarms
15. Chapter 11: HMIs — UIs for PLCs 16. Chapter 12: Industrial Controls — User Inputs and Outputs 17. Chapter 13: Layouts — Making HMIs User-Friendly 18. Chapter 14: Alarms — Avoiding Catastrophic Issues with Alarms 19. Part 5 – Final Project and Thoughts
20. Chapter 15: Putting It All Together — The Final Project 21. Chapter 16: Distributed Control Systems, PLCs, and Networking 22. Assessments 23. Index 24. Other Books You May Enjoy

Final project – creating a simple HMI

For this project, we are going to create a simple HMI that can control a histogram. The HMI we are going to create is going to be straightforward. When a switch is flipped, an LED is going to turn on and a pot will become visible. When the pot appears, we will be able to turn the pot to adjust one of the lines on the histogram. With that in mind, let’s set up some basic requirements.

Requirements for the HMI

The HMI will need the following:

  • Four rocker switches that will control the visibility of four different pots
  • Four LEDs that indicate when the rocker switch is on
  • Four pots that will only be visible when the rocker switch is on
  • Each pot will control exactly one bar on the histogram
  • Both the pots and the histogram will have a range of 0 to 100 (default range)

With these requirements, minimal code is required to make the HMI function as intended. The requirements also dictate that there will...

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