Our Macro Reference Manual provides a great deal of information and examples for programming Macros. We highly recommend reviewing the Manual, which can be downloaded from our Support Center here: https://maplesystems.com/support-center/manuals-guides There is also a very helpful tutorial…
If you are looking for a bit that is true for the first scan of the processor and then false, there is no system tag that has this characteristic. However, you could create one by…
This can be done by using a PLC control object (found on the Objects tab in EBPro) select “Type” as “Change window” and select a register/tag on your PLC for the trigger address. When the…
As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports the Structured Text (ST) editor. The Structured Text editor is a text-based…
Tech Note 7013, “PID Loop Configuration” explains the PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) instructions available in MAPware-7000 for Maple Systems HMI + PLC and PLC products. The PID function is used to control process variables such…
Ladder Logic is the primary programming language for PLCs (programmable logic controllers). Ladder Logic’s is a graphical programming language that uses symbols that resemble circuit diagrams and relay logic hardware. It resembles the rungs of…
Most I/O modules require a separate +24VDC power supply connection. See the appropriate Series I/O Module Guide to locate this connection on a specific I/O module. Analog inputs and outputs require writing a value to…
As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports Function Block Diagram (FDB) editor. The Function Block Diagram is another graphical logic editor which…
The basic idea behind a PID controller is to read a sensor, then compute the desired actuator output based on a setpoint by calculating proportional, integral, and derivative responses and summing those three components to…
Logic Blocks are commands required to create complex ladder logic routines for your PLC application. Our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 contains more than one hundred logic block instructions. This provides the…
Quadrature encoders are used to measure both the speed and direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) of a device. Each encoder has two tracks, A and B (thus two inputs are required), that are 90° out of…
Yes. Our HMI+PLCs (HMC) support High-Speed Counters in MAPware-7000. See the specific Series IO Module guide for more information on which IO modules support High-Speed Counters (HSC) and what registers are used for configuration. Most…
Yes. Our HMI+PLCs (HMC) support Pulse Width Modulation in MAPware-7000. See the specific Series IO Module guide for more information specifics on which IO modules support Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and what registers are used…
NPN (Sinking) and PNP (Sourcing) are two types of transistors used for digital outputs. The terms Sinking and Sourcing refer to current flow with respect to the terminal pin on the IO card. A device…
IEC 61131-3 is a section of an International Electro-Technical Committee (IEC) standard that provides a definition for implementing PLC programming software. The standard was first introduced in 1993 as the result of an effort to…
Part of the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports User Defined Function Blocks (UDFB). User Defined Function Blocks are a way of making the logic in a PLC…
As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports the Ladder Diagram (LD) editor. The Ladder Diagram editor uses the same…