Programmable Logic Controllers are everywhere. I break one down to see how it's made. I'll also show you how it's programmed with ladder logic. Early access to vids http://www.Patreon.com/AvE
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I programmed those things for years….
Thanks for the nostalgia.
It's 1:00 am here. How about you?
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The knowledge of this man astounds me
bruh… this is the best plc video.
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In an industrial setting minimizing downtime is a huge focus, and PLCs these days are generally arbitrarily fast for the tasks we ask them to do. These are the two most basic reasons that they are programmed the way they are. Optimizing code for performance generally just straight up doesn't matter. Instead, the focus is on making a program as simple and easy to follow as possible, making changes and troubleshooting quick and easy so that a plant can go back to making money ASAP. Also, a program can be viewed and edited in real time as it runs, meaning edits can be made without ever having to interrupt it. Ladder logic is pretty ideal for all of that, so it continues to be used.
Perfect! like every pain in the ass free program. Oh well.
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And don't forget to eliminate static discharge at your bench ground a
hmm, purdy sweet! Always wondered what them boxes did, (were for) I imagine you could go deep with the amount of uses for. Alright, learned something worth learning today. Thank ya sir!!
This came up in my feed this morning, I watched this one about a year ago when I was first learning about PLCs for my new job in maintenance. Now a year or so later, I am the guy in the shop designing, building, and programming the industrial equipment we build to help produce plastic slabs and sheets at the company I work for. I had built my own Click PLC learning board with 4 inputs 4 outputs, and my 9 year old would tell me what he wanted the lights to do, and I would build the program to do it. My company felt those skills were worth a VERY large raise, so now my family and I get to enjoy the rewards of that. AvE and a couple other guys on youtube are directly responsible for getting that info out to guys like me. Very thankfull to you and others Ave!!
Ave, I really appreciate this “vijeo”. I am a system engineer. We use application control to identify the communication between these PLCs and SCADA systems for the purposes of segmenting traffic. Until this video, I had never seen a detailed explanation of their inner workings or a demo on how to actually program one of them. Thanks for posting!
Your a smart man partner as an instrumentation tech I can honestly say to you Ave that you’re knowledge about so many different things is amazing and motivated me expand my knowledge in my everyday lite
Just came back to watch the video that got me into PLC programming, now I do it for a living, thanks again AvE!
In a past life i wired and programed several machining centers, vacuum filled resin tanks, traffic warning (restrooms printshop and forklift intersection). I loved the Cuttler Hammer PLC's. The back plane was a simple (any brand) din rail. A processer (with up to 32 IO's was about 120 USD, If you wanted to add I's, O's, IO's, Temp modules and I forget what else just snap it on the rail and slide it over to the processor module to plug it in keep going till it was filled (256 IO's) they had 256 timers 256 internal relays (keep and non retentive) they were programmed in ladder logic and the dos based SW came free and the windows SW was 50USD. They sold a power supply that looked like the other modules but you could use any 24v power supply. not sure why they quit making them.
I watch and appreciate most of the vijeos, and will not stop watching because of the cursing. But, just as you insist the King of Random went too far (and he has) think about your pushing the boltrs with your own extreme foul talk. And why – just to offend people who you may think to be too straight, religious, or milk toast? I don't know what motivates the diatribes, but it does push away many people and children who would otherwise benefit from your engineering insights. You have a lot to offer Ave and I hope you can stem some of the anger and madness. For everyone's sake.