OpenPLC-version1-with-LDmicro/C2/OpenPLC-Traffic-Light-module/English
VISUAL CUE | NARRATION |
Slide 1: | Welcome to the spoken tutorial on OpenPLC Traffic Light module |
Slide 2: Learning Objectives* OpenPLC Traffic light module | In this tutorial, we will learn about
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Slide 3: System Requirements
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To record this tutorial I am using:
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Slide 4: Pre-requisites | * To follow this tutorial, you should know about OpenPLC version 1 Mainboard.
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Slide 5: Traffic Light module | This module is used to
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Traffic.jpg | This is a picture of the Traffic light module.
This module replicates a traffic light. It has one red LED marked as STOP and one yellow LED marked as READY. At the bottom, it has 3 green LEDs marked as LEFT, GO and RIGHT. |
led-connectors.png | You can access all of these LEDs using the connectors present below. |
The red LED can also be accessed through the two connectors on the right of it.
If you want to use a single LED you can use these connectors. | |
Let us see how to do simple experiments using a single LED. | |
traffic.jpg | The anode and cathode of the red LED are given as connectors to the right of it.
The anode is marked as +5V and cathode as GND, which is Ground. |
These connectors can be connected in 3 different ways.
We will see one by one. | |
traffic.jpg | We can connect +5V pin to 5V and GND pin to any I/O pin of the microcontroller. |
traffic.jpg | Connect GND pin to 0V and +5V pin to any I/O pin of the microcontroller. |
traffic.jpg | Otherwise connect both +5V and GND pins to the I/O pins of the microcontroller. |
Led-connectors.png
traffic.jpg image |
We will see how to use LEDs with the connectors at the bottom of the module.
Each LED’s cathode is taken out through connectors at the bottom of the module. Note that the rightmost pin marked as ‘EN’ is not an LED connector. |
Led-connectors.png
traffic.jpg image |
Each connector is marked with the first letter of the respective LED name.
We will see one by one starting from right.# Ri is for green LED marked as RIGHT
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traffic-enable.png | ‘EN’ is an active low enable pin which enables all the LED pins.
To the left of the yellow LED, we can find a connector marked +5V. This is the power pin of the module. That is, none of the LED glows unless you make these two connections. |
Slide 6: LED to glow (patch-ledtoglow.webm)* +5V pin should be given 5V.
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Therefore, for any LED to glow you should follow the below:# +5V pin should be given 5V.
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Now we’ll see the working of the module. | |
Slide 7: How can the Traffic Light module be powered?
Traffic Light module can be powered using the output power pins of the Mainboard |
How can the Traffic Light module be powered?
It can be powered using the output power pins of the Mainboard. |
SMPS-Mainboard.jpg - add in editing | Connect the SMPS to the Mainboard as shown here. |
led-connectors.png | First we will see the demo of this module using the connectors available at the bottom. |
demo1.png
Point to the image as per narration |
Connect 5V to the power pin i.e. +5V pin to the left of the yellow LED.
Connect 0V to the ‘EN’ pin. Then, connect 0V to any of the LEDs. I’m connecting it to the pins marked ‘G’, ‘Re’ and ‘S’. |
demo1.png | Make the connections as shown in the picture.
Remember to turn off the power supply when you change or make new connections. |
After making all the connections turn on the power supply of the Mainboard.
The red, yellow and middle green LED has started glowing. | |
Do not use I/O pins of the Mainboard to power up the pin marked +5V.
Because it may affect the intensity of the LED. | |
Now disconnect the ‘EN’ pin.
We can observe that the all LEDs go off. | |
Turn off the power supply. | |
traffic-sled.png | Next, we will see the demo on how to use this module when a single LED is needed. |
demo2.png | Connect 5V to the +5V pin on the right of the red LED.
Connect 0V to the pin marked GND. |
Turn on the power supply.
This will make only the red LED to glow. Thus, there is no need to connect power and enable pins for this connection. | |
Turn off the power supply. | |
We have seen how traffic light module can be used in different ways. | |
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
Let us summarize. | |
Slide 8: Summary* OpenPLC Traffic light module | In this tutorial, we learnt about
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Slide 9: About
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Acknowledgement |
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Slide 14:
Thank you slide |
This tutorial has been contributed by FOSSEE and Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay.
And this is Harsha Priyanka from the FOSSEE team, signing off. Thanks for watching. |