PLC Control of the Festo Stations

In these practical sessions you will write PLC programs to control one of the Festo stations. Both the conveyor belt session and the handling station session are mandatory. The order in which you carry out the sessions is not important.

Note

Please prepare all the preparation sections before the actual lab session. This is obligatory for attending and will save you time during the session. Preparation may include drawing diagrams, answering questions, or reading through the basics.

Introduction:

• 1. Learning Outcome
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. What you need

Conveyor Belt:

• 1. Preparation: Conveyor Belt
  • 1.1. Goal
• 2. Assignment: Conveyor Belt
  • 2.1. Signal Mapping
  • 2.2. State Machine as Enumeration
  • 2.3. PLC_PRG and the Switch Case Statement
  • 2.4. Visualization in e!Cockpit

Handling Station:

• 1. Preparation: Handling Station
  • 1.1. Goal
• 2. Assignment: Handling Station
  • 2.1. Signal Mapping
  • 2.2. State Machine as Enumeration
  • 2.3. PLC_PRG and the Switch Case Statement
  • 2.4. Visualization in e!Cockpit