Programmable Logic Controllers
Programmable Logic Controllers
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ISBN: 9780073373843
Author: Frank D. Petruzella
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 3RQ

State the basic function of each of the following as part of a process control system:

  1. a. Sensors
  2. b. Human-machine interface
  3. c. Signal conditioning
  4. d. Actuators
  5. e. Controller
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Describe the steps involved in putting together the control system for a finite-state machine.
A explanation of how finite-state machine control is implemented is necessary.
Design a finite state machine to control a device which consists of five sensors lined up in a row, controlled by the finite state machine’s outputs Zero, One, Two, Three, and Four. The five sensors scan an area outside a building. Each sensor scans one part of that area. When the sensor’s output is one, it is scanning its area, and when the sensor’s output is zero, it is not scanning its area. Only one sensor is on at a time meaning that each sensor takes a turn at being the sensor that is currently on. This turn taking follows a backand-forth motion going from left to right and then going from right to left. It is this “motion” that the finite state machine controls. The clock speed (which you do not need to know) regulates the rate of the motion. There are no inputs for the finite state machine.

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