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Created Date: November 28,2014
Created By: GoScottyGo
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I have a simple project using one photo eye and two air cylinders. When the photo eye is made the first time, air cylinder #1 energizes immediately with an off-delay timer. It will remain energized until air cylinder #2 resets. This is exactly what I want. When the photo eye is made the second time, air cylinder #2 energizes immediately with another off-delay timer. It then resets. What I want is to have a 2 second delay from the time the photo eye is made until AC #2 energizes. For giggles, I increased the time for off-delay timer. I got exactly what I expected, energized immediately with a longer stroke time. I then changed this to an on-delay timer. Now, air cylinder #1 continues to function properly and air cylinder #2 doesn’t function at all. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Any and all help will be appreciated!
Created Date: December 02,2014
Created by: LWgreys
If this is a sequence of events, then you mite have a look at the DRUM function.
Created Date: December 03,2014
Created by: milldrone
GoScottyGo,
Give this a try.
Created Date: December 03,2014
Created by: GoScottyGo
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the help!
Created Date: November 28,2014
Created by: GoScottyGo
I have a simple project using one photo eye and two air cylinders. When the photo eye is made the first time, air cylinder #1 energizes immediately with an off-delay timer. It will remain energized until air cylinder #2 resets. This is exactly what I want. When the photo eye is made the second time, air cylinder #2 energizes immediately with another off-delay timer. It then resets. What I want is to have a 2 second delay from the time the photo eye is made until AC #2 energizes. For giggles, I increased the time for off-delay timer. I got exactly what I expected, energized immediately with a longer stroke time. I then changed this to an on-delay timer. Now, air cylinder #1 continues to function properly and air cylinder #2 doesn’t function at all. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Any and all help will be appreciated!