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cch1955

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A PLC counter question
« on: August 02, 2006, 01:19:13 PM »
In using PLC counters to count transitions on a pulse train from a prox and encoder wheel.

I would like to use PLC counter for this, but am concerned I will get multiple counts for low speed (state does not change between scans) and may miss pulses at high speed (frequency faster than scan time) I know HSC can do this but have used up that capacity.

Is there some functionality in the PLC counters tha deals with this? As an alternative I could use the interupt function or a periodic timer with time suited to the pulse train.

Comments? Samples?

thanks

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Re:A PLC counter question
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2006, 11:06:40 PM »
Normall counter will not get multiple counts at low speed. The counter will not increment/decrement unless there is a state change in its triggering circuit. However, the total scan time (logic + I/O scan time) will limit how fast the signal may change without losing count. The minimum I/O scan time for T100MD+ is 2ms.

If you need more than 2 high speed counters, consider using two PLCs and they can communicate via RS485 to exchange data.
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