Chapter 9 PLC Operation

9.5 Test Operation

(1)Verification of interlock

Verify performance of the interlock in case of unexpected incidents.

Create ladders such as an emergency stop circuit, protective circuit and interlock circuit outside the program controller. For the relay output module, however, do not control the relay drive power supply to interlock with the external loads.

(2)Operation without load

Before actually operating the loads in the system, test the program only and verify its operation.

Always perform this if there may damage the other party's equipment due to unexpected operation caused by program errors or other problems.

(3)Operation using actual loads

Supply power to the external input and external output to verify the actions.

9.6 Forced Set/Reset

It is possible to forcefully set/reset data to specified I/O points using peripheral units, regardless of whether the CPU is operating or stopped. Refer to the manuals for the peripheral units for how to set/reset forcefully.

Please note that for the special internal outputs related to operation modes, forcefully setting/resetting only the corresponding special internal output does not enforce the change in the operation mode. For example, when the frequency of a pulse output should be changed, the frequency will not be changed by just setting the desirable frequency in WRF072, the special internal output for setting pulse frequency. See Chapter 8, where the setting of the PI/O function is explained in detail.

9.7 Forced Output

It is possible to use peripheral units to specify single outputs for forced output while the CPU is stopped. Refer to the manuals for the peripheral units for how to output forcefully.

Table 9.5 lists the differences between the forced set/reset and forced output.

Table 9.5 Differences between forced set/reset and forced output

 

Forced set/reset

Forced output

I/O types that can be used

X,Y,M,R,TD,SS,CU, CT,WX,WY,

Y,WY,DY

 

WM,WR, TC,DX,DY,DM,DR

 

CPU status in which the

During RUN and being stopped

Being stopped

function can be used

 

 

Function

Changes the data in the area that stores

Turns only one specified external

 

the CPU calculation result to a

output (one point or one data) on/off

 

specified value.

while the CPU is being stopped.

 

 

All other outputs are turned off.

Application

For checking when setting/changing

For checking the wiring for external

 

power failure memory area data at

output.

 

troubles.

 

Note:

1] The actual external output status and the external output information stored internally in the CPU may be different when the CPU is stopped. At this point, if a forced set/reset is performed to the external output, the external output information stored internally in the CPU is output from other external output. Thus, the forced output function can be used in order to check the wiring for the external output.

2] Only I/O points assigned by the I/O assignment written in the CPU can be set for external input and external output I/O numbers.

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