Input Sensors with PLC: Sinking and Sourcing

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Learn how to connect wire sensors to PLC using two common methods, sinking and sourcing.

Syllabus

Introduction

Sinking and sourcing for PLCs
What you should know

1. Sinking and Sourcing

Introduction to sinking and sourcing
Sourcing (PNP) and sinking (NPN) circuits
Construction of sourcing (PNP) and sinking (NPN) circuits
PNP and NPN sensors overview
Wiring a PNP device to a PLC sinking input module
Wiring an NPN device to a PLC sourcing input module
Using four-wire PNP and NPN sensors

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Zahraa Khalil

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