PLC Program to Display Level of a Tank
This is a PLC Program to Display Level of a Tank.
Problem Description
There is a tank of which level is controlled automatically. Display level of this tank continuously. Perform
this in PLC using Ladder Diagram programming language.
Problem Solution
Continuous measurement is necessary in this case.
Continuous level measuring devices such as Ultrasonic, Radar, Capacitive or Pressure gauge level sensor can
be used.
Output of these sensors are in analog form, so to deal with such analog data, analog modules are used in
PLC.
Analog modules convert analog signal into equivalent hex form.
Convert this into level height in Meter or in any other parameter to display on the screen.
PLC Program
Here is PLC program to Display Level of a Tank, along with program explanation and run time test cases.
List of Inputs and Outputs
I:1 = Input from transmitter (Input)
N7:0 = Register to store input data (Register)
N7:1 = Register data to be displayed (Register)
O:6 = Display address (Output)
TOD = Decimal into BCD conversion (Compute)
Ladder diagram to display level of tan
Program Description
There is no any input is given to start the process since we want continuous displaying of
tank level.
When level in tank rises, output of sensor increases accordingly.
Suppose we have a tank with height 1000cm which is 10m.
Converting 16bit data into 1000cm height, 65 is the answer which means, increment of 65 is
obtained per centimeter rise in tank level.
Input data from I:1 is continuously moved to N7:0 which means data in N7:0 register
continuously varies.
Value stored in N7:0 is divided by 65 and stored in N7:1 register to display tank level in
Centimeters.
Value stored in N7:1 register is first converted into equivalent BCD number before feeding it to
display which is connected with output module at address O:6.
Accuracy of this method for 1000cm is ±0.8%.
Runtime Test Cases
Input Output Physical Elements
I:1 = 65536 N7:0 = FFFFh Store input to register
I:1 = 65536 N7:1 = 03F0h, O:6 = 1008(In cm) Displays 1008cm on the screen
I:1 = 32768 N7:1 = 01F8h, O:6 = 504(In cm) Displays 504cm on the screen
