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Mastering PLC Programming

By : Mason White
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Mastering PLC Programming

By: Mason White

Overview of this book

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a new feature of PLC programming that has taken the automation world by storm. This book provides you with the necessary skills to succeed in the modern automation programming environment. The book is designed in a way to take you through advanced topics such as OOP design, SOLID programming, the software development lifecycle (SDLC), library design, HMI development, general software engineering practices, and more. To hone your programming skills, each chapter has a simulated real-world project that’ll enable you to apply the skills you’ve learned. In all, this book not only covers complex PLC programming topics, but it also removes the financial barrier that comes with most books as all examples utilize free software. This means that to follow along, you DO NOT need to purchase any PLC hardware or software. By the end of this PLC book, you will have what it takes to create long-lasting codebases for any modern automation project.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1 – An Introduction to Advanced PLC Programming
6
Part 2 – Modularity and Objects
10
Part 3 – Software Engineering for PLCs
14
Part 4 – HMIs and Alarms
19
Part 5 – Final Project and Thoughts

Alarm configuration – I, Warning, and Error setup

To do anything with alarms, the first thing we need to do is set up an alarm configuration. An alarm configuration is the configuration setup, such as the colors, the fonts, and so on that will govern the info, warning, or error alarms. In CODESYS, this is a relatively easy task. To add an alarm configuration, you will simply need to right-click Applications and follow the path in the following screenshot:

Figure 14.1 – Path to add an alarm

Figure 14.1 – Path to add an alarm

This will bring you to a wizard like the one in the following screenshot. In the wizard, give the alarm configuration a name and click Add. For our alarm configuration, we will simply keep the default name. Once you click Add, you will see the Error, Info, and, Warning attributes under the Alarm Configuration attribute in the project tree.

Figure 14.2 – Alarm configuration wizard

Figure 14.2 – Alarm configuration wizard

The Info, Error, and Warning attributes...