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The PLC Cycle (1)
All SIMATIC programmable controllers usually work in a cyclical manner. In this cyclical
operation the switch statuses are read at the inputs and stored in the process input
image (PII). This information is subsequently used to feed and process the control pro-
gram.
Process Input
Image: PII
Revision
What you know already...
- A Few Words of Revision
- Here are the Bits
- Current Flow in the Ladder Diagram
- The PLC Cycle
Inputs
Outputs
PIQ = Process-image output table (output register)
PII = Process-image input table (input register)
STEP-7 program
• Bit memories
•Timers
• Counters
• .........
Network 1 Motor on/off
Network 2 Direction rever-
sal of rotation
Latching Revision
Pulse-Oper-
ated Switch
Off-Delay
Timer
Sequencer Appendix
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