Download TinyPLC User`s manual #1

TinyPLC User’s Manual
1.1. Overview
PLC, Programmable Logic Controller, is a typical controller that is commonly used in industrial field.
The picture shown below is general type of PLC which you have been familiar with. Because that its
all-in-one case contains power supply, CPU and I/O, you can place it inside of a control box and
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CPU
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program various functions by installing extra units where necessary.
TinyPLC has very different composition from the general PLCs. “TinyPLC” is provided in the forms
of CHIP (similar to CPU of general PLC). By adding additional device such as I/O circuits, users can
organize their own PLC.
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Programmable Logic Controller
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User-made I/O board
(Or standard I/O board from Comfile)