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FAPLCTHEINPUTSANDOUTPUTSAREDESIGNEDTOBEMORERELIABLEANDRUGGEDFORHARSHPRODUCTIONENVIRONMENTS3OPERATIONSEQUENCEALLPLCHAVEFOURBASICSTAGESOFOPERATIONSTHATAREREPEATEDMANYTIMESPERSECONDINITIALLYWHENTURNEDONTHEFIRSTTIMEITWILLCHECKITSOWNHARDWAREANDSOFTWAREFORFAULTSIFTHEREARENOPROBLEMSITWILLCOPYALLTHEINPUTANDCOPYTHEIRVALUESINTOMEMORY,THISISCALLEDTHEINPUTSCANUSINGONLYTHEMEMORYCOPYOFTHEINPUTSTHELADDERLOGICPROGRAMWILLBESOLVEDONCE,THISISCALLEDTHELOGICSCANWHILESOLVINGTHELADDERLOGICTHEOUTPUTVALUESAREONLYCHANGEDINTEMPORARYMEMORYWHENTHELADDERSCANISDONETHEOUTPUTSWILLBEUPDATEDUSINGTHETEMPORARYVALUESINMEMORY,THISISCALLEDTHEOUTPUTSCANTHEPLCNOWRESTARTSTHEPROCESSBYSTARTINGASELFCHECKFORFAULTSTHISPROCESSTYPICALLYREPEATS10TO100TIMESPERSECONDASISSHOWNINFIGURE3FIGURE3PLCSCANCYCLESELFTESTCHECKSTOSEEIFALLCARDSERRORFREE,RESETWATCHDOGTIMER,ETCAWATCHDOGTIMERWILLCAUSEANERROR,ANDSHUTDOWNTHEPLCIFNOTRESETWITHINASHORTPERIODOFTIMETHISWOULDINDICATETHATTHELADDERLOGICISNOTBEINGSCANNEDNORMALLYINPUTSCANREADSINPUTVALUESFROMTHECHIPSINTHEINPUTCARDS,ANDCOPIESTHEIRVALUESTOMEMORYTHISMAKESTHEPLCOPERATIONFASTER,ANDAVOIDSCASESWHEREANINPUTCHANGESFROMTHESTARTTOTHEENDOFTHEPROGRAMEG,ANEMERGENCYSTOPTHEREARESPECIALPLCFUNCTIONSTHATREADTHEINPUTSDIRECTLY,ANDAVOIDTHEINPUTTABLESLOGICSOLVE/SCANBASEDONTHEINPUTTABLEINMEMORY,THEPROGRAMISEXECUTED1STEPATATIME,ANDOUTPUTSAREUPDATEDTHISISTHEFOCUSOFTHELATERSECTIONSOUTPUTSCANTHEOUTPUTTABLEISCOPIEDFROMMEMORYTOTHEOUTPUTCHIPSTHESECHIPSTHENDRIVETHEOUTPUTDEVICESTHEINPUTANDOUTPUTSCANSOFTENCONFUSETHEBEGINNER,BUTTHEYAREIMPORTANTTHEINPUTSCANTAKESASNAPSHOTOFTHEINPUTS,ANDSOLVESTHELOGICTHISPREVENTSPOTENTIALPROBLEMSTHATMIGHTOCCURIFANINPUTTHATISUSEDINMULTIPLEPLACESINTHELADDERLOGICPROGRAMCHANGEDWHILEHALFWAYTHROUGHALADDERSCANSTHISPROBLEMCOULDHAVESEVEREEFFECTSONCOMPLEXPROGRAMSTHATAREDEVELOPEDLATERINTHEBOOKONESIDEEFFECTOFTHEINPUTSCANISTHATIFACHANGEININPUTISTOOSHORTINDURATION,ITMIGHTFALLBETWEENINPUTSCANSANDBEMISSEDWHENTHEPLCISINITIALLYTURNEDONTHENORMALOUTPUTSWILLBETURNEDOFFTHISDOESNOTAFFECTTHEVALUESOFTHEINPUTS4THEINPUTANDOUTPUTSCANSWHENTHEINPUTSTOTHEPLCARESCANNEDTHEPHYSICALINPUTVALUESARECOPIEDINTOMEMORYWHENTHEOUTPUTSTOAPLCARESCANNEDTHEYARECOPIEDFROMMEMORYTOTHEPHYSICALOUTPUTSWHENTHELADDERLOGICISSCANNEDITUSESTHEVALUESINMEMORY,NOTTHEACTUALINPUTOROUTPUTVALUESTHEPRIMARYREASONFORDOINGTHISISSOTHATIFAPROGRAMUSESANINPUTVALUEINMULTIPLEPLACES,ACHANGEINTHEINPUTVALUEWILLNOTINVALIDATETHELOGICALSO,IFOUTPUTBITSWERECHANGEDASEACHBITWASCHANGED,INSTEADOFALLATONCEATTHEENDOFTHESCANTHEPLCWOULDOPERATEMUCHSLOWER5THELOGICSCANLADDERLOGICPROGRAMSAREMODELLEDAFTERRELAYLOGICINRELAYLOGICEACHELEMENTINTHELADDERWILLSWITCHASQUICKLYASPOSSIBLEBUTINAPROGRAMELEMENTSCANONLYBEEXAMINESONEATATIMEINAFIXEDSEQUENCECONSIDERTHELADDERLOGICINFIGURE4,THELADDERLOGICWILLBEINTERPRETEDLEFTTORIGHT,TOPTOBOTTOMINTHEFIGURETHELADDERLOGICSCANBEGINSATTHETOPRUNGATTHEENDOFTHERUNGITINTERPRETSTHETOPOUTPUTFIRST,THENTHEOUTPUTBRANCHEDBELOWITONTHESECONDRUNGITSOLVESBRANCHES,BEFOREMOVINGALONGTHELADDERLOGICRUNGFIGURE4LADDERLOGICEXECUTIONSEQUENCEITALSOBECOMESIMPORTANTWHENCONSIDERINGOUTPUTUSAGECONSIDERFIGURE5,THEFIRSTLINEOFLADDERLOGICWILLEXAMINEINPUTAANDSETOUTPUTXTOHAVETHESAMEVALUETHESECONDLINEWILLEXAMINEINPUTBANDSETTHEOUTPUTXTOHAVETHEOPPOSITEVALUESOTHEVALUEOFXWASONLYEQUALTOAUNTILTHESECONDLINEOFLADDERLOGICWASSCANNEDRECALLTHATDURINGTHELOGICSCANTHEOUTPUTSAREONLYCHANGEDINMEMORY,THEACTUALOUTPUTSAREONLYUPDATEDWHENTHELADDERLOGICSCANISCOMPLETETHEREFORETHEOUTPUTSCANWOULDUPDATETHEREALOUTPUTSBASEDUPONTHESECONDLINEOFLADDERLOGIC,ANDTHEFIRSTLINEOFLADDERLOGICWOULDBEINEFFECTIVEFIGURE5ADUPLICATEDOUTPUTERRORS6PLCSTATUSTHELACKOFKEYBOARDANDOTHERINPUTOUTPUTDEVICESISVERYNOTICEABLEONAPLCONTHEFRONTOFTHEPLCTHEREARENORMALLYLIMITEDSTATUSLIGHTSCOMMONLIGHTSINDICATEPOWERONTHISWILLBEONWHENEVERTHEPLCHASPOWERPROGRAMRUNNINGTHISWILLOFTENINDICATEIFAPROGRAMISRUNNING,ORIFNOPROGRAMISRUNNINGFAULTTHISWILLINDICATEWHENTHEPLCHASEXPERIENCEDAMAJORHARDWAREORSOFTWAREPROBLEMTHESELIGHTSARENORMALLYUSEDFORDEBUGGINGLIMITEDBUTTONSWILLALSOBEPROVIDEDFORPLCHARDWARETHEMOSTCOMMONWILLBEARUN/PROGRAMSWITCHTHATWILLBESWITCHEDTOPROGRAMWHENMAINTENANCEISBEINGCONDUCTED,ANDBACKTORUNWHENINPRODUCTIONTHISSWITCHNORMALLYREQUIRESAKEYTOKEEPUNAUTHORIZEDPERSONNELFROMALTERINGTHEPLCPROGRAMORSTOPPINGEXECUTIONAPLCWILLALMOSTNEVERHAVEANONOFFSWITCHORRESETBUTTONONTHEFRONTTHISNEEDSTOBEDESIGNEDINTOTHEREMAINDEROFTHESYSTEMTHESTATUSOFTHEPLCCANBEDETECTEDBYLADDERLOGICALSOITISCOMMONFORPROGRAMSTOCHECKTOSEEIFTHEYAREBEINGEXECUTEDFORTHEFIRSTTIME,ASSHOWNINFIGURE6THEFIRSTSCANINPUTWILLBETRUEONTHEVERYFIRSTTIMETHELADDERLOGICISSCANNED,BUTFALSEONEVERYOTHERSCANINTHISCASETHEADDRESSFORFIRSTSCANSINAPLC5ISS21/14WITHTHELOGICINTHEEXAMPLETHEFIRSTSCANWILLSEALONLIGHT,UNTILCLEARISTURNEDONSOTHELIGHTWILLTURNONAFTERTHEPLCHASBEENTURNEDON,BUTITWILLTURNOFFANDSTAYOFFAFTERCLEARISTURNEDONTHEFIRSTSCANBITISALSOREFERREDTOATTHEFIRSTPASSBITFIGURE6APROGRAMSTHATCHECKSFORTHEFIRSTSCANOFTHEPLC7MEMORYTYPESTHEREAREAFEWBASICTYPESOFCOMPUTERMEMORYTHATAREINUSETODAYRAMRANDOMACCESSMEMORYTHISMEMORYISFAST,BUTITWILLLOSEITSCONTENTSWHENPOWERISLOST,THISISKNOWNASVOLATILE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