Preface 3

Manual Overview

This manual has three main sections:

Design

Operate

Maintain

Section:

For information about:

See

Title:

 

 

 

 

Design

An overview of the PLC-5 controllers’ capabilities and keyswitch

Chapter 1

Understanding Your Controller

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines for selecting and placing I/O modules

Chapter 2

Selecting and Placing I/O

 

 

 

 

 

The proper environment for your PLC-5 system

Chapter 3

Placing System Hardware

 

 

 

 

 

Choosing addressing mode, assigning rack numbers, and understanding

Chapter 4

Addressing I/O and Controller Memory

 

PLC-5 memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operate

Configuring the controller for controller-resident I/O, transferring data, and

Chapter 5

Communicating with Controller-Resident I/O

 

monitoring status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a system for remote I/O communication, designing a remote

Chapter 6

Communicating with Remote I/O

 

I/O link, transferring data, and monitoring status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a PLC-5 adapter channel, transferring data, and

Chapter 7

Communicating with a PLC-5

 

monitoring status

 

Adapter Channel

 

 

 

 

 

For PLC-5/40L, -5/46L, and -5/60L Controllers only: Configuring an

Chapter 8

Communicating with Extended-Local I/O

 

extended-local I/O system, transferring data, and monitoring status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a system for Data Highway Plus™ and monitoring

Chapter 9

Communicating with Devices on a DH+ Link

 

channel status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a system for serial communications and monitoring

Chapter 10

Communicating with Devices on a

 

channel status

 

Serial Link

 

 

 

 

 

For PLC-5/20E, -5/40E, and -5/80E Controllers only:

Chapter 11

Communicating with Devices on an

 

Configuring a system for Ethernet communications and monitoring

 

Ethernet Network

 

channel status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assigning passwords and privileges

Chapter 12

Protecting Your Programs

 

 

 

 

 

PLC-5 programming feature overview

Chapter 13

Programming Considerations

 

 

 

 

 

Defining power-up procedure

Chapter 14

Preparing Power-Up Routines

 

 

 

 

 

Defining, programming, and monitoring fault routines

Chapter 15

Preparing Fault Routines

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring and monitoring main control programs

Chapter 16

Using Main Control Programs

 

 

 

 

 

Using, defining, and monitoring selectable timed interrupts

Chapter 17

Using Selectable Timed Interrupts

 

 

 

 

 

Using, defining, and monitoring Controller input interrupts

Chapter 18

Using Controller Input Interrupts

 

 

 

 

Maintain

System specifications

Appendix A

System Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

Listing of the controller status file words and meaning

Appendix B

Controller Status File

 

 

 

 

 

General and specific performance considerations

Appendix C

Maximizing System Performance

 

 

 

 

 

Guide to ladder instructions and execution times

Appendix D

Instruction Set Quick Reference

 

 

 

 

 

How to set system switches

Appendix E

Switch Setting Reference

 

 

 

 

 

Potential problems and recommended solutions

Appendix F

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines for choosing and making cables

Appendix G

Cable Reference

 

 

 

 

Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005

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Bradley Smoker PLC-5 user manual Manual Overview, This manual has three main sections Design Operate Maintain