Overview
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Discover how to work with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Learn how to specify where PLCs integrate into an electrical system and use spreadsheets to exchange information.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Work with programmable logical controller (PLC) modules in AutoCAD Electrical
- What you should know
- Use the exercise files
- The new AutoCAD 2019 interface
- PLCs in industrial automation
- Work with PLC modules in AutoCAD Electrical
- Set up rung numbering in an electrical drawing
- Insert a proprietary PLC module
- Add wires and components
- Insert PLCs into your electrical drawing
- Work with parametric PLC modules
- Work with full-unit PLC modules
- Decide on which manufacturer to use
- Select the appropriate graphics style
- Make sure the correct scale is used
- Edit the parametric PLC information
- Use the Icon menu for PLC I/O fixed units
- Decide on which manufacturer to use
- Place the full-unit PLC module
- Edit the full-unit PLC attributes
- The AutoCAD Electrical PLC I/O utility
- Set up the PLC import parameters
- Insert the PLCs from the imported data
- Use the To Spreadsheet command
- Make changes in the spreadsheet
- Import the revised spreadsheet
- Check the changes in the drawing
- Next steps
