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<p>Created page with &#39;{{PLC Archive | page_title=Motion Control - Single Axis | author_name=Allen Smith | program_filename=XAxisPLC.pdf | abstract=An X-Axis motion control program for automating paint…&#39;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{PLC Archive<br /> | page_title=Motion Control - Single Axis<br /> | author_name=Allen Smith<br /> | program_filename=XAxisPLC.pdf<br /> | abstract=An X-Axis motion control program for automating paint spraying.<br /> <br /> This program controls a motor mounted to a plate which slides along a rail.<br /> <br /> To reverse the direction of the motor, we used two pair of PLC relay outputs to swap the polarity of the voltage to the motor.<br /> <br /> The speed of the motor is set by a potentiometer and viewed on a digital display.<br /> <br /> A motor controller is used to send the motor 0-30VDC from a 30VDC power supply controlled by a 0-10VDC PLC analog<br /> output signal.<br /> <br /> Two limit switches(left and right) are used to stop the plate and then send it back the other direction.<br /> }}</div>

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