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PID Control Instructions

  • There is no need to manually write the PIDCAL and PIDINIT instructions since they are automatically created by the PID special program.
  • To write a PID program in the ladder diagram, refer to the below Instructions below

PID Initialization

Instruction: PIDINIT

PID Control Instructions PIDINIT Symbol in MapleLogic

PIDINIT is used to check the items and to initialize the devices for a PID operation.
PID control data gets assigned from the specified WORD data register, S.

Processing Information:

PID Control Instructions PIDINIT Processing Information in MapleLogic

Condition:

PID Control Instructions PIDINIT Condition in MapleLogic

PID Calculation

Instruction: PIDCAL

PID Control Instructions PIDCAL Symbol in MapleLogic

SV and PV get assigned by the specified data register, S, after the PID calculation.
The result get saved in MV according to the WORD data register, S.

Processing Information:

PID Control Instructions PIDCAL Processing Information in MapleLogic

Condition:

PID Control Instructions PIDINIT Condition in MapleLogic
  • Refer to PIDINIT instruction for an expanded PID initialization example in ladder diagram.
  • Refer to PIDCAL instruction for an expanded PID calculation example in ladder diagram.