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Freeclick PLC software. Is it really
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This industrialproven hardware and
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software have been around for 16 years.
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It has been regularly modified and
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updated ensuring it remains current and
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relevant. A click PLC programmable logic
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controller is a type of industrial
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control system that is used to automate
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machinery and processes. It is designed
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to be userfriendly and cost effective
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making it suitable for small to
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medium-sized applications.
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Click PLC's program using the Click PLC
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programming software which enables users
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to create and modify ladder logic
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control programs easily. We will
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configure and assemble a Click PLC
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system. We will then download, install,
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and program this system using the Click
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PLC programming software. Let's get
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Detailed information contained in this
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video can be found at acccca.ca.
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A link has been put in the description
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below. If you have not watched the other
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videos yet, there will be links in the
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description below that will start you at
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video one. There will be links to the
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rest of the videos in this series as
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Configuration of a Click PLC.
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The Click PLC family features a compact
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design and easy programming making it
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ideal for small applications and
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beginner projects. When we refer to
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compact, this is a reference to the
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number of digital and analog inputs and
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outputs. The maximum number of digital
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inputs and outputs IO is 156. This could
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also be 60 analog input output IO
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channels. The Click Plus series features
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include Wi-Fi capability, motion
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control, data logging, and more. The
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website will help configure a system.
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This ensures that you include all of the
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essential components required for your
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system. Besides including all of the
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system components, it will also display
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the power necessary for your chosen
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system. The Click PLC modules cards
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click together to form your system.
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Click PLC extreme value systems offer
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free easyto use software with a simple
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Easy IO expansion up to 156 discrete or
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60 analog two slot click plus CPU.
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PID loop control up to eight loops with
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Ethernet capable and wireless CPUs.
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Enhanced security measures. Ping disable
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port management passwords etc.
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ASI Modbus RTU TCP MQTT and Ethernet IP
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communications dependent on model.
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Connect the Ethernet port to your
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network. This will automatically get an
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IP address for your system. We can now
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go to the next step of installing the
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Click programming software.
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Installation of the Click programming
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Download and install the click
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programming software from Automation
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Direct's website. The current version is
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3.70 released in February. This software
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does not create a burden on your
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computer system which has a minimum of 2
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MGB of RAM and a 1 GHz clock speed. It
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will run on your Windows 10 or Windows
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Select the download link. You must
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acknowledge the software license
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agreement. Select and close the pop-up
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window. Select the download link again.
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This time you will be prompted to enter
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your email address and then confirm it.
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Select the new download link that is now
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active. Our software will now be
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kilob file will take a little time to
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Right click on the download file and
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select extract all. This will extract
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the compressed file, allowing us to
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install the software.
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doubleclick the click setup installation
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file from the uncompressed folder to
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start the installation of the click
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programming software.
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A message will be displayed once the
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software has been installed. Select
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An icon will be placed on your desktop
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allowing you to start the Click PLC
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programming software easily.
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Click PLC communication and firmware
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Start the Click programming software by
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selecting the icon on your desktop. The
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what's new screens will be displayed.
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This great feature highlights new,
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different, or updated items in the
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software. If you do not want to display
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this next time, click the option and
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The startup window will be displayed.
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Select connect to PLC. The connect to
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PLC window will now be displayed.
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You will see that we can select USB,
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We had already plugged our Ethernet
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cable in. The Click programming software
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automatically searches the network and
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reports back the connected PLC
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This will show you the current IP
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address, firmware version, and MAC
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address. Since we have only one click
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PLC on our network, this is the default
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The login window will now be displayed.
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Since this is a new install, use the
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password. Click and select okay.
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A warning message will be displayed
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indicating that there is no project file
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in the click CPU. Select okay.
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Along the bottom of the click
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programming software, you will see the
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IP address and the mode of the PLC. The
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PLC is currently in stop. Select update
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firmware from the main menu. Just PLC.
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Since this is a new controller, we want
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to ensure that the software is up to
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Information is read from the connected
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PLC and then displayed on the update
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current firmware version is 3.43 and we
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will be updating to 3.70.
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A warning message is displayed informing
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us that the PLC CPU switch must be in
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stop mode and that we want to update.
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Select yes. The click PLC CPU firmware
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will now be updated. During this time,
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When the firmware update is successful,
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a message window will be displayed.
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Select okay. Select close for the update
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Click PLC input Bosch output addresses
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While still online to the click PLC,
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select system configuration from the
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main menu talker setup. The system
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configuration window message will
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display indicating that it will identify
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the connected CPU and IO modules for the
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system. Select okay. In the system
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configuration window, we can enter a
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name for our click PLC. In our case, we
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will enter ACC automation. This will be
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the name of the PLC. When we connect
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next time, you will see the name of the
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CPU and the modules are listed in the
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order in which they are connected in the
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PLC. Our power supply is unknown because
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there is no communication of it to the
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CPU. Select select. The select a power
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supply window will be displayed. Select
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the C001 AC unit that we have connected
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and select okay. The system
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configuration will now show the power
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supply and the amount of current that it
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provides to the CPU and modules. Under
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slot zero, select the config button.
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setting window will be displayed.
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We can set the scaling of the analog
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input and outputs. On this screen,
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select DF1 as the starting address for
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the analog. The address picker allows
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you to select the desired option easily.
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Select okay. The system configuration
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will show you the addresses of the
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digital discrete inputs and outputs on
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slot zero. This is X1 to X4 for the
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inputs and Y1 to Y4 for the outputs. The
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first module connected to the CPU will
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have 16 outputs. The addresses for these
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digital discrete outputs are Y101 to
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Y116. X201 to X208 are set for the
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simulator input on the far right of the
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CPU unit. Select view IO mod bus
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addresses to view the Modbus addresses
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for the system configuration inputs and
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outputs. Select okay on the system
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configuration window. Since we have
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changed the configuration, a message
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window will be displayed indicating that
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we must transfer the modified
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configuration to the click PLC. Select
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Before transferring, select user account
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setup from the setup menu on the main
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menu. In the user account setup window,
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choose password disable requirement and
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On the first run, we will put an end
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instruction. This ensures that an error
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will not occur if the PLC is put in run
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Save the program with the default name
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under the file menu on the main menu.
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On the home tab of the main menu, select
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write project. This will check for
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errors in your program and then compile
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it. The right project into PLC window
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will then be displayed. Select okay. Our
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project will now be transferred to the
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click PLC connected. A complete transfer
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message will be displayed upon
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Click PLC first program.
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We can now write our first click PLC
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The Click PLC programming software
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allows you to customize the windows to
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suit your preferences.
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Click and hold the navigation window and
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move it beside the instruction list
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Our first rung will utilize the first
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switch X201 and control the first output
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Y1. The addresses were automatically
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assigned when we looked at the
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The second rung will use the output Y1
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as the input to control Y101.
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The input will be a negative or normally
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Rung 3 will be a simple start stop
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circuit. X202 will turn the output on
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while X203 will turn it off. The output
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will be used as an input to seal the
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This will allow X202 to be momentary so
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the output remains on. Rung 4 will
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contain our end instruction.
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This marks the end of the logic and
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instructs the CPU to continue the scan
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Select the address picker from the home
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tab. We can assign names to each of the
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inputs and outputs that we have used in
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our program. This document makes the
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program easier to understand.
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Select file save as under the file menu
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We can now name our project so that it
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is easier to find in the future.
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Write the project into the PLC.
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Once the project has been written,
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select status monitor from the home tab.
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This will allow you to visually see the
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input and output conditions as the
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The PLC will scan from left to right,
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The output from the previous rung is
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available for use by the next rung.
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Right clicking on a rung, we can select
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edit rung comment. This will enable us
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to document our program more thoroughly.
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Remember to always save and transfer
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your program after making any
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modifications so you won't lose any data
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in the event of a power failure or
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We discovered the essential components
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of a click PLC system and how they work
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together to provide a reliable and
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efficient automation solution.
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We broke down the key elements that make
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up a click PLC system, including the PLC
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unit, IO modules, communication
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protocols, and programming software.
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Whether you're a seasoned engineer or
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just starting out with PLC programming,
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this provided a comprehensive overview
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of the Click PLC system and its
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