OpenPLC-with-LDmicro/C3/A-to-D-Converter-Read-Instruction/English

Visual Cue	Narration
Slide 1:	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on A to D Converter Read
Slide 2: Learning Objectives A/D Converter read instruction	In this tutorial we’ll learn about the working of A/D i.e. Analog to Digital Converter Read instruction
Slide 3: System Requirements Ubuntu 18.04 OS LDmicro OpenPLC Mainboard 24V, 2A SMPS USBasp programmer Heater module	To record this tutorial I am using: Ubuntu Linux 18.04 operating system LDmicro OpenPLC Mainboard 24V, 2A SMPS USBasp programmer Heater module
Slide 4: Pre-requisites Heater module Compare instructions If not, please refer to the relevant tutorials from Home | spoken-tutorial.org	To follow this tutorial, you should be familiar with Heater module and Compare instructions. If not, please refer to the relevant tutorials in this series on this website.
Slide 5: Prerequisites - Hardware setup hardware-prerequisite.jpg	Connect SMPS and USBasp to the Mainboard as shown in the picture. Keep these connections throughout this tutorial.
Slide 6: A/D Converter Read Reads the data collected by ADC built within a microcontroller Can be manipulated with general variable operations ADC of ATmega16 is of 10-bit resolution i.e. it outputs value from 0 to 1023	This instruction reads the data collected by ADC built within a microcontroller. The data collected will be stored in a variable. This ADC variable can be manipulated using Compare and Arithmetic operations. The ADC of ATmega16 is of 10-bit resolution i.e. it outputs values from 0 to 1023.
	We will learn about the working of this instruction using a simple analog example.
Slide: Example Control the temperature of the resistor of the OpenPLC Heater module Conditions: If ADC value < 800, Output: fan is ON and heat is OFF* If ADC value > 900, Output: fan is OFF and heat is ON	In this tutorial we will control the temperature of the resistor. That is, the heating element of the OpenPLC Heater module. We will have the conditions as follows. If the ADC value is less than 800, turn on the fan and turn off the heating element. If the ADC value is greater than 900, turn off the fan and turn on the heating element. You can set the limit values according to your requirements.
	Recall that the temperature sensor used in the Heater module is a NTC thermistor. Thus, the resistance of the thermistor is inversely proportional to the temperature.
Open the LDmicro from the launcher bar	Let us open LDmicro.
Click Instructions -> Analog Operations -> Insert A/D converter read	Insert a A/D converter read instruction as shown.
Double click on Read ADC >> Type ‘temp’ in the destination column >> Click OK button	Double-click on Read ADC. We can see a box to enter the destination variable. Type ‘temp’ and click the OK button.
Highlight Atemp in I/O list	We can see that the name ‘temp’ is prefixed by A. In the I/O list we can see its type as ‘adc input’.
Click Edit -> Insert rung after	Now insert a rung below.
Place the cursor in the new rung >> Click on Instructions -> Comparison Operators -> Insert GRT	Insert a greater than compare instruction in the new rung as shown.
Double-click on GRT >> Type ‘Atemp’ in the first column >> Type 900 in the second column	Double click on it. Set the variable to Atemp and compare it to 900. Click the OK button.
Place cursor to the right of GRT >> Click on Instructions -> Insert Coil	To the right of it, insert a Coil.
Double-click on Ynew >> Type ‘heat’ in the name box >> Select ‘SET-only’ in type >> Click OK button	Rename the Coil as ‘heat’ and configure it as SET-only Coil.
Place the cursor parallel to Yheat >> Click on Instructions -> Insert Coil	Now, parallel to Yheat insert another Coil.
Double-click on Ynew >> Type ‘fan’ in the name box >> Select ‘RESET-only’ in type >> Click OK button	Rename it as ‘fan’ and configure it as RESET-only Coil.
Click Edit -> Insert rung after	Insert one more rung below.
Place the cursor in the new rung >> Click on Instructions -> Comparison Operators -> Insert LES	Place a less than compare instruction in the new rung as shown.
Double-click on LES >> Type ‘Atemp’ in the first column >> Type 900 in the second column	Double click on it. Set the variable as Atemp and compare it to 800. Click the OK button.
Place cursor to the right of GRT >> Click on Instructions -> Insert Coil	To the right of it insert a Coil.
Double-click on Ynew >> Type ‘heat’ in the name box >> Select ‘RESET-only’ in type >> Click OK button	Rename the Coil as ‘heat’ and configure it as RESET-only Coil.
Place the cursor parallel to Yheat >> Click on Instructions -> Insert Coil	Now, parallel to Yheat insert another Coil.
Double-click on Ynew >> Type ‘fan’ in the name box >> Select SET-only’ in type >> Click OK button	Rename it as ‘fan’ and configure it as SET-only Coil.
	We will now check the working of this logic.
Click Simulate -> Simulation mode >> Click Simulate -> Real-time simulation	Let us turn on the simulation mode. For that, click Simulate and then on Simulation mode. Next, start real-time simulation as shown.
Highlight the state of Yheat, Yfan and Atemp in the I/O list	We can observe initially the value of Atemp is 0 i.e less than 800. So the state of Yheat is 0 and Yfan is 1.
Double click on Atemp in the I/O list	Double-click on Atemp in the I/O list.
Highlight the value changer	A slider bar appears. We can change the ADC value by scrolling the pointer.
	ADC reading 0 represents the minimum resistance value of the thermistor. ADC reading 1023 represents the maximum resistance value of the thermistor.
Increase the value of Atemp Highlight the states of Yheat and Yfan	Slowly increase the value of Atemp. We can observe the states of Yheat and Yfan will be the same until it reaches 900.
Decrease the value of Atemp Highlight the states of Yheat and Yfan	Once it goes above 900 the state of Yheat will be 1 and Yfan will be 0. These states will be the same until the ADC value goes below 800.
Click Simulate -> Halt simulation >> Click Simulate -> Simulation Mode	Now, turn off the simulation mode. For that, click Simulate and then on Halt Simulation. Then click Simulate and Simulation Mode.
	Now let us compile the logic. The detailed steps on how to compile and save the logic are explained in the earlier tutorials.
Click on Settings >> Click on Microcontroller >> Select AVR ATmega16 40-PDIP Click on Settings >> Click on MCU parameters >> Change Crystal frequency to 16	Click on Settings and select the microcontroller AVR ATmega16 40-PDIP. Adjust its parameters as shown here.
Double-click on Yfan in I/O list >> Select PC6 >> Click OK button Double-click on Yheat in I/O list >> Select PC7 >> Click OK button	Assign pin PC6 to Yfan and PC7 to Yheat as shown. And PC7 to Yheat.
Double-click on Atemp in I/O list >> Select PA7 >> Click OK button	Double-click on Atemp in the I/O list. I/O pin dialog box opens. We can see there are only Port A pins as they are the ADC pins. Select PA7 and click the OK button.
Click on Compile >> Click on Compile >> Go to Desktop/LDmicro folder >> Rename it as ‘adc.hex’ >> Click on Save. Click OK button	Compile the logic as adc.hex
Click on File >> Click on Save >> Go to Desktop/LDmicro folder >> Rename it as ‘adc.ld’ >> Click on Save	Then save the ladder diagram as adc.ld.
	We will now see the working of this logic on hardware.
Connect Mainboard to PC using USBasp laptop-usbasp.jpg	Connect the Mainboard to your laptop using USBasp. Turn on the power supply.
Open terminal >> Type cd Desktop/LDmicro >> Press ENTER >> type ‘avrdude -c usbasp -p m16 -U flash:w:adc.hex’ >> Press ENTER	Open the Terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T keys simultaneously. Go to the folder where you have saved the hex file. Type the command as shown to upload the hex file to the Mainboard.
Remove the USBasp connection from the laptop.	Turn off the power supply. Remove the USBasp connection from the laptop. This will prevent any hardware damage.
adc.png - connect as explained in the narration	Let us see the connection details now.
adc.png - connect as explained in the narration	Power the Heater module through relimate connectors from the Mainboard. Connect pin PA7 of the Mainboard to temp MCU pin of the Heater module. Connect pin PC7 of the Mainboard to heat MCU pin of the Heater module. Connect pin PC6 of the Mainboard to fan MCU pin of the Heater module. Make the connections as shown in the picture.
Turn on the power	After making all the connections properly, turn on the power supply.
Point as explained in the narration	Depending on the initial temperature either the fan or resistor starts heating up. For the first time we can observe that Heaton LED is turned ON. This is because its temperature of the heating element is low.
Point to FanOn LED	After sometime when the resistor gets heated up, the fan will turn ON. It is also indicated by FanOn LED.
	Again when the resistor cools down, the resistor starts heating up.
	Thus the process continues depending on the temperature of the resistor.
	Note that initially the fan might turn on if the resistor is already heated up.
Turn off the power	Turn off the power supply.
	This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.
Slide 8: Summary A/D converter read instruction	In this tutorial we learnt about working of A/D converter read instruction.
Slide : Assignment Change the limit values : If ADC value < 750, Output: fan is ON and heat is OFF If ADC value > 950, Output: fan is OFF and heat is ON	As an assignment, change the limit values and repeat the experiment. If ADC value < 750, the fan should turn on and the heating element should turn off. If ADC value > 950 , the fan should turn off and the heating element should turn on.
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