Bradley Smoker PLC-5 user manual Identifying Controller Components, For the Front Panels

1-2Understanding Your Programmable Controller

Identifying Controller Components

For a PLC-5 controller to control I/O modules, both the controller and the I/O modules must be directly attached to the same network.

I/O Location	Controller in	Controller in
	Panel A, chassis 1	Panel B, chassis 1
Panel A, chassis 1	yes	yes
Panel A, chassis 2	yes	no
Panel A, chassis 3	yes	no
Panel B, chassis 1	yes	yes
Panel B, chassis 2	no	yes
Panel C, chassis 1	yes	yes

Evaluate what communications need to occur between controllers. If there is sporadic information that is not time-critical, use a message-based network such as an EtherNet/IP (the information portion) or Data Highway PlusTM.

To become familiar with the controller’s front panels, use these figures:

For the Front Panels Of	Page
PLC-5/11, -5/20 and -5/26 controllers	1-3
PLC-5/30 controllers	1-4
PLC-5/40, -5/46, -5/60, -5/80 and -5/86 controllers	1-5
PLC-5/20E controllers	1-6
PLC-5/40E and -5/80E controllers	1-7
PLC-5/40L and -5/60L controllers	1-8

Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005