Easy Electronics xLogic Micro PLC User Manual

Updated:February 22,2010

xLogic User'sManual

AppliedtoELCseriesCPU&Extensions__Ver:2.3

Contents

² Introduction

² Gettingstarted

² Installationandwiring

² ProgrammingxLogic

² Configuring&software

² Applications

² Technicaldata

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Introduction

CongratulationswithyourxLogicMicroPLCprovidedbyEasyElectronicCo.,Ltd.

ThexLogicMicroPLCisacompactandexpandableCPUreplacingminiPLCs,multipletimers,relaysand
counters.

ThexLogicMicroPLCperfectlyfitsinthespacebetweentimingrelaysandlow-endPLCs.EachCPU
incorporatesnotonlyareal-timeclockandcalendar,butalsoprovidessupportforoptionalexpansionI/O
modulestoenhancecontrolandmonitoringapplications.Dataadjustmentscaneasilybeperformedvia
thekeypad,theLCDdisplay,orthroughtheeasy-to-usexLogicsoft.DIN-railandpanel-mountedoptions
arebothavailable,offeringfullflexibilitytothevariousinstallationneedsofyourapplication.

ThexLogicMicroPLCisavailablein120V/240VACor12Vand24VDCversions,makingittheideal
solutionforrelayreplacement,orsimplecontrolapplicationsasbuildingandparkinglotlighting,
managingautomaticlighting,accesscontrol,wateringsystems,pumpcontrol,ventilationsystems,
homeautomationandawidefieldofotherapplicationsdemandinglowcosttobeaprimarydesignissue.

Westronglyrecommendedtakingthetimetoreadthismanual,beforeputtingthexLogicMicroPLCto
work.Installation,programminganduseoftheunitaredetailedinthismanual.Thefeature-richxLogic
MicroPLCprovidesaforoff-lineoperationmode,allowingfullconfigurationandtestingpriortoin-field
servicecommissioning.Inreviewingthismanualyouwilldiscovermanyadditionaladvantageousproduct
properties,itwillgreatlysimplifyandoptimizetheuseofyourxLogicMicroPLC.

Validrangeofthismanual

ThemanualappliestodevicesofELCseriesmodules.FormoreinformationaboutSMSmoduleor
Ethernetmodule,pleaserefertotheSMSmoduleorEthernetmoduleuser'smanual.

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SafetyGuideline

Thismanualcontainsnoticesyouhavetoobserveinordertoensureyourpersonalsafety,aswellasto
preventdamagetoproperty.Thenoticesreferringtoyourpersonalsafetyarehighlightedinthemanual
byasafetyalertsymbol;noticesreferringtopropertydamageonlyhavenosafetyalertsymbol.The
noticesshownbelowaregradedaccordingtothedegreeofdanger.

Caution

Indicatesthatdeathorseverepersonalinjurymayresultifproperprecautionsare
nottaken

Caution

Withasafetyalertsymbolindicatesthatminorpersonalinjurycanresultifproper
precautionsarenottaken.

Caution

Withoutasafetyalertsymbolindicatesthatpropertydamagecanresultifproper
precautionsarenottaken.

Attention

Indicatethatanunintendedresultorsituationcanoccurifthecorresponding
noticeisnottakenintoaccount.

Ifmorethanonedegreeofdangerispresent,thewarningnoticerepresentingthehighestdegreeof
dangerwillbeused.Anoticewarningofinjurytopersonswithasafetyalertsymbolmayalsoincludea
warningrelatingtopropertydamage.

QualifiedPersonnel

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Thedevice/systemmayonlybesetupandusedinconjunctionwiththisdocumentation.Commissioning
andoperationofadevice/systemmayonlybeperformedbyqualifiedpersonnel.Withinthecontextof
thesafetynoticesinthisdocumentationqualifiedpersonsaredefinedaspersonswhoareauthorizedto
commission,groundandlabeldevices,systemsandcircuitsinaccordancewithestablishedsafety
practicesandstandards.Pleasereadthecompleteoperatinginstructionsbeforeinstallationand
commissioning.
EASYdoesnotacceptanyliabilityforpossibledamagetopersons,buildingsormachines,whichoccur
duetoincorrectuseorfromnotfollowingthedetails.

PrescribedUsage

Notethefollowing:

Warning

Thisdeviceanditscomponentsmayonlybeusedfortheapplicationsdescribedinthecatalogorthe
technicaldescription,andonlyinconnectionwithdevicesorcomponentsfromothermanufacturers
whichhavebeenapprovedorrecommendedbyEASY.Correct,reliableoperationoftheproductrequires
propertransport,storage,positioningandassemblyaswellascarefuloperationandmaintenance.

Trademarks

AllnamesidentifiedbyxLogicareregisteredtrademarksoftheEASY.Theremainingtrademarksinthis
publicationmaybetrademarkswhoseusebythirdpartiesfortheirownpurposescouldviolatetherights
oftheowner.

CopyrightEasy2007allrightsreserved

Thedistributionandduplicationofthisdocumentortheutilizationandtransmissionofitscontentsare
notpermittedwithoutexpresswrittenpermission.Offenderswillbeliablefordamages.Allrights,
includingrightscreatedbypatentgrantorregistrationofautilitymodelordesign,arereserved.

DisclaimofLiability

Wehavereviewedthecontentsofthispublicationtoensureconsistencywiththehardwareandsoftware
described.Sincevariancecannotbeprecludedentirely,wecannotguaranteefullconsistency.However,
theinformationinthispublicationisreviewedregularlyandanynecessarycorrectionsareincludedin
subsequenteditions.

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Additionalsupport

Wetakeprideinansweringyourquestionassoonaswecan:
Pleaseconsultourwebsiteat www.xLogic-plc.com foryourclosestpointofcontactoremailusat
[e-mail]

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Contents

Contents
Chapter1GeneralIntroductiontoxLogic

1.1Overview

1.2Highlightfeature
Chapter2Hardwaremodelsandresources

2.1NamingRulesofELCSeries

2.2Hardwaremodelselection

2.3Structure&dimension
Chapter3Installing/removingxLogic

3.1DINrailmounting

3.2Wall-mounting

3.3MountingELC-HMI-FP

3.4wiringxLogic

Chapter4 ParametersmodificationHMIoperation

4.1OverviewofxLogicmenu

4.2LCDpanelinstruction

4.3Selectfunctionpage

Chapter5Programmingviapanelkey

5.1Connectors

5.2Blocksandblocknumbers

5.3FromcircuitdiagramtoxLogicprogram

5.4ThefourgoldenrulesforoperatingxLogic

5.5Writingandstartingthecircuitprogram

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3.4.1Connectingthepowersupply

3.4.2ConnectingxLogicinputs

3.4.3ConnectingxLogicOutputs

3.4.4Communicationportinstructions:

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4.3.1HowtoswitchRun/Stop

4.3.2Setparameter

4.3.3Setpassword

4.3.4HowtosetaddressofCPUandexpansionmodule

4.3.5SetLCD(backlightandContrast)

4.3.6Setcommunicationparameters

4.3.7ModificationofSystemTime

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5.5.1Selectingprogrammingmode

5.5.2Thefirstcircuitprogram

5.5.3Circuitprograminput

5.5.4Assigningacircuitprogramname

5.5.5Assigningsystemcover

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5.5.6Secondcircuitprogram

5.5.7Deletingablock

5.6Memoryspaceandcircuitprogramsize
Chapter6Configuring&Programmingsoftware

6.1xLogicFunctions

6.2GeneralInput&Outputfunctions

6.2.1Inputs

6.2.2Cursorkeys

6.2.3Outputs

6.2.4PermanentlogicallevelsHIandLO

6.2.5PanelKey

6.2.6Shiftregisterbits

6.2.7Analoginputs

6.2.8F(digitalflag)

6.2.9AF(Analogflag)

6.3Basicfunctionslist – GF

6.3.1AND

6.3.2ANDwithedgeevaluation

6.3.3NAND

6.3.4NANDwithedgeevaluation

6.3.5OR

6.3.6NOR

6.3.7XOR

6.3.8NOT

6.3.9BooleanFunction

6.4Basicsonspecialfunctions

6.4.1Designationoftheinputs

6.4.2Timeresponse

6.4.3Backupofthereal-timeclock

6.4.4Retentivity

6.4.5Parameterprotection

6.4.6Calculatingthegainandoffsetofanalogvalues

6.5Specialfunctionslist – SF

6.5.1On-delay

6.5.2Off-delay

6.5.3On-/Off-delay

6.5.4Retentiveon-delay

6.5.5Wipingrelay(pulseoutput)

6.5.6Edgetriggeredwipingrelay

6.5.7Asynchronouspulsegenerator

6.5.8Randomgenerator

6.5.9Stairwaylightingswitch

6.5.10Multiplefunctionswitch

6.5.11Weeklytimer

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6.5.12Yearlytimer

6.5.13Up/Downcounter

6.5.14Hourscounter

6.5.15Thresholdtrigger

6.5.16Latchingrelay

6.5.17Pulserelay

6.5.18Messagetext

6.5.19Softkey

6.5.20Shiftregister

6.5.21Analogcomparator

6.5.22Analogthresholdtrigger

6.5.23Analogamplifier

6.5.25Analogdifferentialtrigger

6.5.26Analogmultiplexer

6.5.27Systemcover

6.5.28PulseWidthModulator(PWM)

6.5.29AnalogRamp

6.5.30AnalogMath

6.5.31Analogmatherrordetection

6.5.32ModbusRead

6.5.33ModbusWrite

6.5.34Datalatchingrelay

6.5.35PIcontroller

6.5.36Memorywrite

6.5.37MemoryRead

6.5.38WordtoBit

6.6xLogicsoft

6.7MainFunctions

6.8OperationInstructions

6.8.1MenuBar

6.8.2Toolbar

6.8.3ProgrammingToolbar

6.8.4SimulationToolandstatuswindow

6.9BasicOperation

6.9.1OpenFile

6.9.2EditFunctionDiagramProgram

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6.8.1.1File

6.8.1.2Edit

6.8.1.3Tools

6.8.1.4SMS

6.8.1.5View

6.8.1.6Help

6.9.1.1OpenNewFile

6.9.1.2OpenExistedDocument

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6.9.2.1PlaceFunctionBlock

6.9.2.2EditPropertyofFunctionBlock

6.9.2.3Setuplink

6.9.2.4DeleteFunctionBlockorDeleteLink

6.10SimulationRunning

6.11SaveandPrint

6.12ModifyPasswordandtransfertheProgram

6.13On-linemonitoring/testcircuitprogram
Chapter7Applications

7.1Dual-functionswitch

7.2Automaticgate

7.2.1Standardsolution

7.2.2TheschemeofxLogic

7.3Ventilationsystem

7.3.1Standardsolution

7.3.2TheschemeofxLogic

7.4Factorydoor

7.4.1Standardsolution

7.4.2TheschemeofxLogic

7.5Daylightlampsystem

7.5.1Standardsolution

7.5.2TheschemeofxLogic

7.6Rainwaterpump

7.6.1Standardsolution

7.6.2TheschemeofxLogic

Chapter8ModbusfunctioncodeandRegisteraddresses

8.2RegisteraddressesofxLogic
Appendix
ATechnicaldata
A.3Switchingcapacityandservicelifeoftherelayoutputs

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Chapter1GeneralIntroductiontoxLogic

1.1Overview

xLogicisauniversallogicmodulemadebyEasy.

xLogic,acompact,expandableCPUthatcanreplaceminiPLC,multipletimers,relaysandcounters,
Splittingthedifferencebetweenatimingrelayandalow-endPLC,EachCPUhousesareal-timeclock
andcalendar,andsupportsoptionalexpansionI/Omodulestoenhanceyourcontrolandmonitoring
applications.Dataadjustmentscanbedoneviatheon-boardkeypadandLCDdisplay,orwithxLogicsoft.
ItcanbeeitherDIN-railorpanelmounted,dependingupontheneedsofyourapplication,anditis
availablein120V/240Vacaswellas12Vand24Vdcversions,anditistheidealsolutionforrelay
replacementapplications,simplecontrolapplicationssuchasbuildingandparkinglotlighting,managing
automaticlighting,accesscontrol,wateringsystems,pumpcontrol,orventilationsystemsinfactory,and
homeautomationandapplicationsinwhichcostisaprimarydesignissue.

1.2Highlightfeature

l 4-lines,10-charactersperline,backlightdisplay(16-charactersperlineforELC-22/26CPU).
l MultiplevaluedisplayandinputviakeypadandLCDdisplay.
l Key-panelprogrammingfeature(optional)
l FunctionBlockDiagram
l StandardModbusRTU/ASCII/TCPcommunicationprotocolsupported.
l It’soptionalforxLogictoactasslaveormasterincertainModbusRTUcommunicationnetwork.
l CANBUSprotocolbasedexpansionmodules(ELC-18/22/26seriesCPU)
l Expandableupto9linkedIOexpansionmodulesreaching162I/Opointsinmaximum

l 1RS232portand2RS485portsbuilt-in(merelyappliedtostandardELC-12Series);1RS232port

and1RS485portbuilt-in(merelyappliedtoELC-18Series)

l OptionalEthernetconnectivity
l SMS/GSMmoduleforremotecontrol,monitoringandalarm
l MultiplechannelsanaloginputsavailablewithDC0-10Vsignal,PT100signal&0/4….20mA.
l DefaultRealTimeClock(RTC)andsummer/wintertimerisavailable

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BackupatRealTimeClock(RTC)at25 °C:100hours(10hoursforStandard/EconomicELC-18CPU)

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Twochannelshigh-speedcounting(ELC-18SeriesCPU:14KHz; UpgradedELC-18&ELC-12/22/26

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SeriesCPU:60KHz)
Pre-configuredstandardfunctions,e.g.on/off-delays,pulserelayandsoftkey

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2PWMchannels(333Hz)

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Retentivememorycapability(NotappliedtoELC-6&economicELC-12)

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RS232communicationdownloadcablewithphoto-electricityisolation

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USBcommunicationdownloadcablewithphoto-electricityisolation

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Programmablecapabilityupto256functionblocks(ELC-18),512functionblocks(ELC-12)

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Mountingviamodular35mmDINrailorscrewfixedmountingplate

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On-linemonitorcapability

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HMI(LCD)separateinstallationavailable,e.g.xLogiccanbeinstalledinsidecabinetandHMI

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mountedinit’sfrontpanel
Datalogging

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0..10Vand0/4...20mAoutputs)
Lowcost

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SomeofthethingsxLogiccandoforyou?

ThexLogicMicroPLCprovidessolutionsforcommercial,industrial,buildingand
domesticapplicationssuchaslighting,pumping,ventilation,shutteroperationsor
inswitchingcabinets.Theapplicationfieldiswidespreadandthesearejustafew
tomention.
UsingtheRS485busandEthernetconnectivityallowstheusertorealizevariousextensive(real-time)
monitoringandcontrolapplications.UtilizingtheoptionalSMSmodulethesystemscanfurthermorebe
remotelycontrolledvia(GSM)cellphone.SMSAlarms,statusupdatesandanyotherdesirablemessages
canbeprovidedatsettriggers.

Specialversionswithoutoperatorpanelanddisplayunitareavailableforseriesproductionapplications
insmallmachine,installationandcabinetbuildingenvironmentstofurtherslashcost.

xLogicdevices：
xLogicBasicisavailableintwovoltageclasses:

*Classes1:DC12-24V:i.e.:ELC-6DCSeries,ELC-12DCseries,ELC-18series,ELC-22seriesand
ELC-26DCSeries.

*Classes2:AC110-240V:i.e.:ELC-6ACSeries,ELC-12ACseries,ELC-18ACseries,ELC-22ACseriesand

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ELC-26ACseries

Intheversions:

*WithDisplay:ELC-18Series(12inputsand6outputs)

*Optional(With/without)Display:ELC-12Series(8inputsand4outputs),ELC-22Series(14inputsand

8outputs),ELC-26Series(16inputsand10outputs)

ELC-18Seriesisequippedwithanexpansionbus(CanBus)

EachVersionisprovides44pre-configuredstandardandspecialfunctionblocksforthecreationofyour

circuitprogram.

Expansionmodules:

ELC-E(appliedtoELC-18/22/26CPU)

*xLogicdigitalmodulesareavailableforoperationwith12…24VDC,and110...240VAC,andare
equippedwitheightinputsandeightoutputs.
*xLogicanalogmodulesareavailableforoperationwith12…24VDCandareequippedwithsixdigital
andtwoanaloginputs.

ELC12-E(appliedtoELC-12CPU)

*xLogicdigitalmodulesareavailableforopera tionwith12…24VDC,and110...240VAC,andare
equippedwithfourinputsandfouroutputs.
*xLogicanalogmodulesareavailableforoperationwith12…24VDCandareequippedwithfour
digital/analoginputs.

Communicationmodules:

xLogic:RS232communicationcable(Model:ELC-RS232)

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Itiskindofuniversalcablewithphotoelectricityisolationwhichcanbedirectlyconnectedtostandard
9-pinportofPC,alsokindofinterfacemodulewhichcanenableuser’sprogramtobedownloadedinto
xLogicCPUthroughxLogicsoftforrunning.ItalsoistheconnectioncablebetweenCPUandthirdparty
devicewiththeRS232port(justlikeHMI)inmodbuscommunicationsystem.

l xLogic:USBcommunicationcable(Model:ELC-USB).

ItiskindofcommunicationcablewithphotoelectricityisolationthroughwhichPCwithUSBportonlycan
beconnectedtoxLogicmainmodule,moreover,ithassamefeaturesasELC-RS232module, soitis
quiteconvenientforuserwhosecomputerhasnostandardserialport.

l xLogic:Ethernetmodule（Model：ELC-Ethernet）

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ItiscalledEthernetmodule,usedtoconnectxLogicmainmodulesindifferentplacestoenormous

Ethernettobuildupahugemonitoringandcontrolsystem.ItcontainsDCandACtwotypes.

l xLogic:SMSmodule（Model ： ELC-SMS-D-R）
ELC-SMS-D-R iskindofSMSmodule,throughwhichSMScanberegardedasexpansioninputbyuser

torealizewirelessremotecontrolanditcansendalarmmessagestousercellphones.

Communication/Network

xLogicoffersdifferentwaystocommunicatewithinthesystem.

RS485port(RS485 communicationmoduleneeded)

TheRS485portisusedforcommunicationbetweentheCPUandvariousdevicesorequipmentswhich
havethestandardRS485port.CommunicateusingModbusRTU/ASCIIprotocol.

RS232orUSBport(ELC-ES232/ELC-USBneeded)

Ifthereisnonetworkrequiredandonlyonemainmodulewithsomeexpansionmodulesisneededforthe
application,thedown-anduploadoftheprojecttoandfromthemainmodulehappensoverthestandard
RS232orUSBport.Itallowssystemmaintenancelikemonitoringtoo.

Ethernetnetwork

Iftheapplicationrequiresasystemwheremorethanonemainmoduleisneededandthesemain

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moduleshavetocommunicate,eachmainmodulewillbeconnectedoveranEthernetModuleboxtothe
Ethernet.Theprojectdown-anduploadtoandfromthemainmodulesandthecommunicationbetween
themainmoduleshappensovertheEthernetnetwork.Furthermorethevisualizationofthewholesystem
ispossibleandeasytorealizeapersonalcomputer.

Note

xLogicCPUmaybeequippedwithexpansionmodulesofthedifferentvoltageclass,butexpansion
modulemustbesuppliedthecorrectpowercorrespondingtoitstype.
EachxLogicCPUprovidesthefollowingconnectionsforthecreationofthecircuitprogram,regardlessof
thenumberofconnectedblocks:

l DigitalinputsI1toI4(ELC-6),I1toI8(ELC-12),I1toIC（ELC-18），I1toID(ELC-22),I1toIF(ELC-26)

AnaloginputsAI1toAI8

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DigitalflagblocksF1-F64(appliedtostandardELC-12&UpgradedELC-18CPU);

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Chapter2Hardwaremodelsandresources

2.1NamingRulesofELCSeries

1.Seriesname

2.Pointsofinputandoutput

3.Supplypower ACorDC

4.Digital/Analog D:digitalDA:digital/analogL:withphotoelectricityisolation

5.Outputtype R:relay T:transistorTN=“PNP” transistor;TP= “NPN” transistor

6.E:economicmode

Modelname(expansionmodule,pluswithELC-18/22/26CPUtogethertouse):

1.Seriesname

2.E:expansionmodule

3.Pointsofinputandoutput

4.Supplypower ACorDC

5.Digital/Analog D:digitalDA:digital/analog

6.Outputtype R:relayTP: “NPN” transistor；TN:“PNP” transistor

Modelname(expansionmodule,pluswithELC-12CPUtogethertouse):

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2.E:expansionmodule

3.Pointsofinputandoutput

4.Supplypower ACorDC

5.Digital/AnalogDA:digital/analog

6.Outputtype R:relayTP: “NPN” transistor；TN:“PNP” transistor

2.2Hardwaremodelselection

xLogic(MicroPLC)ModelSelectionchart(excludingaccessories)

StandardELC-12SeriesCPUUnits

Model Expansion BriefDescription Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs High-speedcount PWM HMI RTC

ELC-12AC-R-CAP YES

ELC-12DC-DA-R-CAP YES

ELC-12DC-DA-TN-CAP YES

ELC-12DC-DA-TP-CAP YES

ELC-12AC-R-HMI YES

CPUwith

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COVER

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COVER

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

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DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

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I5,I6(Max.14kHz)I7

,I8(Max.60kHz)

I5,I6(Max.14kHz)I7

,I8(Max.60kHz)

I5,I6(Max.14kHz)I7

,I8(Max.60kHz)

NO NO

NO

2ch(Q

3,Q4)

2ch(Q

3,Q4)

optio

nal

optio

nal

optio

nal

optio

nal

optio

nal

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

ELC-12DC-DA-R-HMI YES

ELC-12DC-DA-TN-HMI YES

ELC-12DC-DA-TP-HMI YES

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CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

EconomicELC-12SeriesCPUUnits

4digital/analog(I1-I4)+4

digital(I5-I8)

4digital/analog(I1-I4)+4

digital(I5-I8)

4digital/analog(I1-I4)+4

digital(I5-I8)

4relays

(10A)

4

transistors

(PNP)

4

transistors

(NPN)

I5,I6(Max.14kHz)I7

,I8(Max.60kHz)

I5,I6(Max.14kHz)I7

,I8(Max.60kHz)

I5,I6(Max.14kHz)I7

,I8(Max.60kHz)

NO

2ch(Q

3,Q4)

2ch(Q

3,Q4)

optio

nal

optio

nal

optio

nal

yes

yes

yes

CPUwith

ELC-12AC-R-E-CAP NO

ELC-12DC-D-R-E-CAP NO

ELC-12DC-D-TN-E-CAP NO

ELC-12DC-D-TP-CAP NO

Model Supplyvoltage Inputs

ELC12-E-8AC-R AC110~240V 4Digital 2Relays(3A,Q1-Q2)+2Relays(10A,Q3-Q4)

ELC12-E-8DC-DA-R DC12V – DC24V 4Digital/analog 2Relays(3A,Q1-Q2)+2Relays(10A,Q3-Q4)

ELC12-E-8DC-DA-TN DC12V – DC24V 4Digital/analog 4Transistors（PNP）

ELC12-E-8DC-DA-TP DC12V – DC24V 4Digital/analog 4Transistors（NPN）

ELC12-E-PT100 DC12V – DC24V

ELC12-E-AQ-V DC15V – DC24V None 2Channels(DC0…10V),VoltageSignal

ELC12-E-AQ-I DC12V – DC24V None 2Channels(0…20mA),CurrentSignal

ELC12-E-AI(I) DC12V – DC24V 4Channels(0/4…..20mA),CurrentSignal none

ELC12-E-RS485 DC12V – DC24V isolated485converter,usedtobringouttheterminalsofRS485portbuilt-inELC-12seriesCPUforconnectionwiththirdpartydevices.

ELC12-E-ETHERNET-AC AC110-240V Ethernetmodule

ELC12-E-ETHERNET-DC DC12V – DC24V Ethernetmodule

13-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

13-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

13-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

13-LED-indicators

COVER

2ChannelsPT100,resolution:0.1°(12bits),

temperaturerange:-50℃-200℃

AC110～240V

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

StandardELC-12SeriesExpansionModules

8digital

4digital/analog(I1-I4)+4

digital(I5-I8)

4digital/analog(I1-I4)+4

digital(I5-I8)

4digital/analog(I1-I4)+4

digital(I5-I8)

4relays

(10A)

4relays

(10A)

4

transistors

(PNP)

4

transistors

(NPN)

NO NO

NO NO

NO NO

NO NO

Outputs

none

optio

nal

optio

nal

optio

nal

optio

nal

yes

yes

yes

yes

Accessories

ELC-HMI Displayingandprogram-makingkeypadpanelforELC-12seriesCPU,optional,

ELC-COVER-CABLE ConnectioncablebetweenELC-12CPUandELC-HMI-FP(Faceplate)forlong-distanceapplicationpurpose,oneandhalfmetersstandardlength.

ELC-HMI-FP

ELC12-CB-A AtypeconnectionbridgebetweenELC-12CPU&Extensionmodule.Freeofcharge!

ELC12-CB-B connectioncablebetweenELC-12CPU&Extensionmodule,itcanbeusedtoremotelyconnectELC-12CPUtoitsextensionunits,3-meterstandardlength

ELC-COVER CPU’Scoverwith13LEDindicatorsindicatingIOstatus,ifLCDnotrequired,Optional

ELC-MEMORY

Faceplate(ELC-HMI’sinstallationunit),makingitpossibleforELC-HMItobeexternallyinstalledinthefrontdoorofcabinetforeasyobservationandoperationwhile

ELC-12CPUisrequiredtobeinstalledinside.

Realtimedataloggingdevicewithamini-SDcardslotforELC-12CPUs.Thehistorydata(IOstatus,analogvalue,currentvalueofregisters)ofELC-12CPUcanbe

recorded,retrievedandviewedviait

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StandardELC-6SeriesCPUUnits

Model Expansion Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs High-speedcount PWM HMI RTC

ELC-6AC-R no

ELC-6DC-D-R no DC12-24V 4digital 2relays(10A) no no no yes

ELC-6DC-D-TN no DC12-24V 4digital 2transistors(PNP) no no no yes

AC110~

AC240V

4digital 2relays(10A) no no no yes

MODEL DESCRIPTION

StandardELC-18CPUUNITS

Expansion Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs PWM HMI RTC High-speedcount

ELC-18AC-R available AC110~

AC240V

ELC-18DC-D-R available DC12-24V 12

ELC-18DC-D-TP(NPN) available DC12-24V 12

ELC-18DC-D-TN(PNP) available DC12-24V 12

ELC-18DC-DA-R available DC12-24V 8analog/

ELC-18DC-DA-TP(NPN) available DC12-24V 8analog/

ELC-18DC-DA-TN(PNP) available DC12-24V 8analog/

Expansion Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs PWM HMI RTC High-speedcount

ELC-18AC-R-E No AC110~

AC240V

ELC-18DC-D-R-E No DC12-24V 12

12digital

digital

digital

digital

digital+

4digital

digital+

4digital

digital+

4digital

12digital 6relays

digital

6relays（10A）

6relays（10A）

6transistor

(0.3A) 2ch(Q5,Q6)

6transistor

(0.3A)

6relays（10A）

6transistor

(0.3A) 2ch(Q5,Q6)

6transistor

(0.3A)

EconomicELC-18CPUUNITS

（10A）

6relays

（10A）

no yes yes No

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

2ch(Q5,Q6) yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

2ch(Q5,Q6) yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes No

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

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ELC-18DC-D-TP-E(NPN) No DC12-24V 12digital 6

transistor

(0.3A)

ELC-18DC-D-TN-E(PNP) No DC12-24V 12digital 6

transistor

(0.3A)

ELC-18DC-DA-R-E No DC12-24V 8analog/

digital+

4digital

ELC-18DC-DA-TP-E(NPN) No DC12-24V 8analog/

digital+

4digital

ELC-18DC-DA-TN-E(PNP) No DC12-24V 8analog/

digital+

4digital

Expansion Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs PWM HMI RTC High-speedcount

ELC-18AC-R-U Yes AC110~

AC240V

ELC-18DC-D-R-U Yes DC12-24V 12digital 6relays

ELC-18DC-D-TP-U(NPN) Yes DC12-24V 12digital 6

ELC-18DC-D-TN-U(PNP) Yes DC12-24V 12digital 6

ELC-18DC-DA-R-U Yes DC12-24V 12digital 6relays

ELC-18DC-DA-TP-U(NPN) Yes DC12-24V 12digital 6

ELC-18DC-DA-TN-U(PNP) Yes DC12-24V 12digital 6

Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs

ELC-E-16AC-R AC110~

AC240V

ELC-E-16DC-D-R DC12-24V 8digital

8digital

12digital 6relays

StandardELC-18SeriesExpansionModules

6relays

（10A）

6

transistor

(0.3A)

6

transistor

(0.3A)

UpgradedELC-18CPUUNITS

（10A）

（10A）

transistor

(0.3A)

transistor

(0.3A)

（10A）

transistor

(0.3A)

transistor

(0.3A)

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes 2Routes(14KHZ)

no yes yes No

no yes yes 2Routes(60KHZ)

2ch(Q5,Q6) yes yes 2Routes(60KHZ)

2ch(Q5,Q6) yes yes 2Routes(60KHZ)

no yes yes 2Routes(60KHZ)

2ch(Q5,Q6) yes yes 2Routes(60KHZ)

2ch(Q5,Q6) yes yes 2Routes(60KHZ)

4relays（10A）+4relays(3A)

4relays（10A）+4relays(3A)

ELC-E-16DC-DA-R DC12-24V 6digital+2analog/digital

ELC-E-16DC-D-TN DC12-24V 8digital 8transistors(PNP)(0.3A)

ELC-E-16DC-DA-TN DC12-24V 6digital+2analog/digital 8transistors(PNP)(0.3A)

4relays（10A）+4relays(3A)

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ELC-E-PT100 DC12-24V

ELC-E-AQ-V DC15V – DC24V none 2Channels(DC0…10V),VoltageSignal

ELC-E-AQ-I DC12-24V none 2Channels(0/4…..20mA),CurrentSignal

ELC-E-AI(I) DC12-24V 4Channels(0/4…..20mA),CurrentSignal none

ELC-RS485 DC12-24V isolated485converter,usedtobringouttheterminalsofRS485portbuilt-inELC-12seriesCPUforconnectionwiththirdpartydevices.

3ChannelsPT100,resolution:0.1°(12bits),temperaturerange:-50℃-

200℃

none

Accessories

ELC-RS232 RS232communicationmodule/downloadcablebetweenPCandxLogicCPUunits

ELC-USB USBcommunicationmodule/downloadcablebetweenPCandxLogicCPUunits

ELC-Ethernet-DC/AC EthernetmoduleconnectingtoELC-18CPUunits

ELC-SMS-D-R SMSmodulecanbeconnectedtoELC-18CPUunits.(DC24Vpowersupply,6digitalinputs,4relayoutputs)

ELC-COPIER ELC-COPIERcanbeusedtosaveuserprogramanddownloadprogramintoxLogics.

StandardELC-22SeriesCPUUnits

Model Expansion BriefDescription Supplyvoltage Inputs Outputs High-speedcount PWM HMI RTC

CPUwith

ELC-22AC-R-CAP YES

ELC-22DC-D-R-CAP YES

ELC-22DC-DA-R-CAP YES

ELC-22DC-DA-TN-CAP YES

ELC-22DC-DA-TP-CAP YES

ELC-22AC-R-HMI YES

ELC-22DC-D-R-HMI YES

ELC-22DC-DA-R-HMI YES

ELC-22DC-DA-TN-HMI YES

ELC-22DC-DA-TP-HMI YES CPUwithkeypad DC12V-DC24V 8digital/analog(I1-I8)+6 8 I9,IA 2ch(Q yes yes

23-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

23-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

23-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

23-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

23-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

AC110～240V 14digital

DC12V-DC24V 14digital

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

AC110～240V 14digital

DC12V-DC24V 14digital

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+6

digital(I9-ID)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+6

digital(I9-ID)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+6

digital(I9-ID)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+6

digital(I9-ID)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+6

digital(I9-ID)

8relays

(10A)

8relays

(10A)

8relays

(10A)

8

transistors(

PNP)

8

transistors(

NPN)

8

relays(10A)

8

relays(10A)

8relays

(10A)

8

transistors

(PNP)

NO NO NO yes

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

NO NO yes yes

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

NO NO yes

NO NO yes

2ch(Q

NO yes

5,Q6)

2ch(Q

NO yes

5,Q6)

NO yes yes

NO yes yes

2ch(Q

yes yes

5,Q6)

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ELC-26AC-R-CAP YES

ELC-26DC-D-R-CAP YES

ELC-26DC-DA-R-CAP YES

ELC-26DC-DA-TN-CAP YES

ELC-26DC-DA-TP-CAP YES

ELC-26AC-R-HMI YES

ELC-26DC-D-R-HMI YES

ELC-26DC-DA-R-HMI YES

ELC-26DC-DA-TN-HMI YES

ELC-26DC-DA-TP-HMI YES

panel/LCD digital(I9-ID) transistors

StandardELC-26SeriesCPUUnits

CPUwith

27-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

27-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

27-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

27-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwith

27-LED-indicators

COVER

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

CPUwithkeypad

panel/LCD

AC110～240V

DC12V-DC24V 16digital

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

AC110～240V

DC12V-DC24V 16digital

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

DC12V-DC24V

16digital

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+8

digital(I9-IF)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+8

digital(I9-IF)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+8

digital(I9-IF)

16digital

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+8

digital(I9-IF)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+8

digital(I9-IF)

8digital/analog(I1-I8)+8

digital(I9-IF)

(NPN)

10relays

(10A)

10relays

(10A)

10relays

(10A)

10

transistors

(PNP)

10

transistors

(NPN)

10relays

(10A)

10relays

(10A)

10relays

(10A)

10

transistors

(PNP)

10

transistors

(PNP)

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

NO NO NO yes

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

NO NO YES yes

VI9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

I9,IA

(Max.14kHz)IB,IC(

Max.60kHz)

5,Q6)

NO NO yes

NO NO yes

2ch(Q

NO yes

5,Q6)

2ch(Q

NO yes

5,Q6)

NO YES YES

NO YES yes

2ch(Q

YES yes

5,Q6)

2ch(Q

YES yes

5,Q6)

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2.3Structure&dimension

1.ELC-18SeriesCPU

1.Powersupply2.Input3.Program/RS232port4.HMI/LCDpanel5.keypad

6.Expansion+RS485port7.Output

2.ELC-12SeriesCPU

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1.Powersupply 2.Input3.Program/RS232port4.Extension/RS485port

5.HMI/LCDpanel6.keypad7.Output

Notes:

1.Programport/RS232port(ELC-RS232,ELC-USB,ELC-Copier,ELC-MEMORYshouldbeinsertedinthis
port)

2.Extensionport(itcanbeusedas2RS485ports,ELC12-CB-A,ELC12-CB-Bshouldbeinsertedinthis
port)

3.ELC-ESeriesExpansionModule(onlyusewithELC-18CPUs)

1.Powersupply2.Input3.Connectioncable4.Extensionport5.Output

4.ELC12-ESeriesExpansionModule(alsoapplytoELC-6SeriesCPU)

1.Powersupply 2.Input3.extensionport(left)4.expansionport(Right)(Programportforapplied
toELC-6CPU)

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5.ELC-22andELC-26seriesCPU

1.Powersupply 2.Input 3.Program/RS232port 4.HMI/LCDpanel5.keypad 6.Extension/RS485
port7.Output

Chapter3Installing/removingxLogic

Dimensions

ThexLogicinstallationdimensionsarecompliantwithDIN43880.
xLogiccanbesnap-mountedto35mmDINrailstoEN50022oronthewall.
xLogicwidth:

l ELC-12SeriesCPUhasawidthof72mm.
l ELC12-EexpansionmoduleandELC-6seriesCPUhaveawidthof48mm
l ELC-18SeriesCPUhasawidthof95mm.
l ELC-Eexpansionmoduleshaveawidthof72mm.
l ELC-22andELC-26SeriesCPUhasawidthof133mm.

Note

ThefigurebelowshowsyouanexampleoftheinstallationandremovalofanELC-12CPUandone
expansionmoduleELC-12CPU.

Warning

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Alwaysswitchoffpowerbeforeyou “remove” and “insert” anexpansionmodule.

3.1DINrailmounting

Mounting

HowtomountaxLogicmoduleandaexpansionmoduleontoaDINrail:

1.HookthexLogicBasicmoduleontotherail.

2.Pushdownthelowerendtosnapiton.Themountinginterlockattherearmustengage.

3.HookthexLogicexpansionmoduleontotherail

4.SlidethemoduletowardstheleftuntilittouchesthexLogicCPU.

5.Pushdownthelowerendtosnapiton.Themountinginterlockattherearmustengage.

6.RemovetheplasticcoverintheexpansionportofCPUandexpansionmodule.

7.Plustheconnectionbridge

Repeattheexpansionmodulestepstomountfurtherexpansionmodules.

Notes: 1.ELC12-EextensionsconnectwithELC-12CPUbyELC12-CB-AbridgeorELC12-CB-B

connectioncable(3meters)

2.ELC-EextensionsconnectwithELC-18,ELC-22orELC-26CPUdirectlybythe
connectorwithflatcableoftheexpansionmodule

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Removal

ToremovexLogic:

.......ifyouhaveinstalledonlyonexLogicrBasic:

1.Insertascrewdriverintotheeyeletatthebottomoftheslideinterlockandmovethe
latchdownward.

2.SwingthexLogicBasicofftheDINrail.

.......ifyouhaveconnectedatleastoneexpansionmoduletoxLogicBasic:

1.Removetheconnector

2.Slidetheexpansionmoduleofftowardstheright.

3.Insertascrewdriverintotheeyeletatthebottomoftheslideinterlockandleverit

downward.

4.Swingtheexpansionmoduleofftheprofilerail.
Repeatsteps1to4forallotherexpansionmodules.

3.2Wall-mounting

Forwall-mounting,firstslidethemountingslidesontherearsideofthedevicestowardstheoutside.You
cannowwall-mountxLogicbymeansoftwomountingslidesandtwo ØM4screws(tighteningtorque0.8
to1.2Nm).

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Drillingtemplateforwall-mounting

Beforeyoucanwall-mountxLogic,youneedtodrillholesusingthetemplateshownbelow.

ELC-12series:

Alldimensionsinmm

Boreholefor Ø M4screw,tighteningtorque0.8to1.2Nm

1.ELC-12CPU

2.ELC12-Eseriesextensions

ELC-18series:

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Alldimensionsinmm
Boreholefor Ø M4screw,tighteningtorque0.8to1.2Nm

1.xLogicCPU

2.xLogicextensions

ELC-6series:

ELC-22/26series

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3.3MountingELC-HMI-FP

ELC-HMI-FP ，Faceplate(ELC-HMI’sinstallationunit),makingitpossibleforELC-HMItobeexternally

installedinthefrontdoorofcabinetforeasyobservationandoperationwhileELC-12CPUisrequiredto
beinstalledinside.
TopreparethemountingsurfacefortheoptionalELC-HMI-FPandmountit,followthesesteps:

1.Cuta91mmx91mm(tolerance:+0.5mm)holeinthemountingsurface.

2.PuttheELC-HMIintoELC-HMI-FPmodule.

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3.Fitthe ELC-HMI-FP (astheabovefigure,notincludethelockpart)intothecutoutyoumadeinthe
mountingsurface.

4.Attachthemountingbrackets(included)tothe ELC-HMI-FP.

1.Mountingbrackets

2.Mountinglock

3.Cabinetdoororcontrolpanel(Thickness:1.5to8.5mm)

5.Youcanthenusethe ELC-COVER-CABLE toconnectthe ELC-HMI-FP totheELC-12Basicmoduleup
toadistanceof1.5meters.ThisdistancecanbeextendedtouptotenmetersbyusingastandardSub-D
cabletogetherwiththe ELC-COVER-CABLE.

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3.4wiringxLogic

WirethexLogicusingascrewdriverwitha3-mmblade.
Youdonotneedwireferrulesfortheterminals.Youcanuseconductorswith

cross-sectionsofuptothefollowingthicknesses:

1x2.5mm

l
l 2x1.5mm2foreachsecondterminalchamber

l Tighteningtorque:0.4...0.5N/mor3...4lbs/in

Note

Alwayscovertheterminalsafteryouhavecompletedtheinstallation.Toprotect
xLogicadequatelyfromimpermissiblecontacttoliveparts,localstandardsmust
becompliedwith.

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3.4.1Connectingthepowersupply

TheELC-6AC,ELC-12AC,ELC-18AC,ELC-22ACandELC-26ACversionsofxLogic
aresuitableforoperationwithratedvoltagesof110VACand240VAC.TheELC-6DC,
ELC-12DC,ELC-18DC,ELC-22DCandELC-26DCversionscanbeoperatedwitha
12or24VDCpowersupply.

Note

Apowerfailuremaycauseanadditionaledgetriggeringsignal.

DataofthelastuninterruptedcyclearestoredinxLogic

ToconnectxLogictothepowersupply:

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3.4.2ConnectingxLogicinputs

1.Requirements

theinputsyouconnectsensorelementssuchas:momentaryswitches,switches,lightbarriers,

daylightcontrolswitchesetc.

ACType

Signal status 0

Signal status 1

Analogueinput NO AI1-AI4(0-10VDC)

<40VAC
<0.24mA
>85VAC

Typical

DCType

<3VDC

>8VDC
Typical3mA

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Note:

1.ForELC-18DC-DA,ELC-22DC-DA,ELC-26DC-DASeriesand

ELC-12DC-DASeriesversions.Thatcanreceiveanaloginput.Theycanbe
settoanaloginputordigitalinputaseithermaybeusedintheprogram.
Theywillberecognizedasanaloginputswhentheinputterminalis
connectedwithananalogfunctionblock,andtheywillberecognizedas
switchinginputswhentheinputterminalisnotconnectedwithananalog
functionblock.

2.TheanaloginputsrequireDC0V~+10Vvoltagesignals.Theseare
dividedequallyin0.02Vincrements.Inprogramming,alltheblock
parametersrelatedtotheanaloginputsarebasedontheminimum
incrementof0.02V.

3.Theycanberecognizedasswitchinginputwhentheinputvoltageismore

than10.0Vandcannotberecognizedasananaloginput.

4.Fortheswitchinginputoff,whentheswitchstatuschangesfrom0to1,

thetimeofStatus1mustbegreaterthan50ms,andwhentheswitchstatus
changesfrom1to0,thetimeofStatus0alsomustbegreaterthan50ms.

At

2.

ConnectingxLogicisshownasinthefollowingfigures:

*DCtype inputs

* ACtypeinputs

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*AnalogInputs(DC0…10V)

*AnaloginputscurrentInputs(0…20mA)

Theabovefigureshowshowtomakeafour-wirecurrentmeasurement.
Connecttwo-wiresensortoELC-E-AI(I).
Two-wiresensorwiringisasfollows:

1.Connecttheoutputofthesensortothe “I” terminal(0…20mAcurrentmeasurement)ofELC-E-AI(I)
module.

2.Connecttheattachedconnectorofthesensortothe+24V(L+)ofpowersupply.

3.ConnectthecurrentoutputterminalMtothecorrespondingMterminals(M1,M2,M3)ofELC-E-AI(I).

ELC-E-PT100

Itcanbeconnectedwithonetwo-wireorthree-wireresistance-typethermocouple.
Whentwo-wiretechnologyapplied,theterminals “M1+andIC1” (thisrulealsoshallbeappliedto” M2+
andIC2”, “M3+andIC3” )wouldbeshortconnected.Suchconnectioncannotcompensate
error/tolerancecausedbytheresistanceinmeasurementloop.Themeasurementerrorof1Ωimpedance

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ofpowercordisproportionalto+2.5 °C
Thethree-wiretechnologycaninhibittheinfluenceofmeasurementresultscausedbycablelength
(ohmicresistance).

3.4.3ConnectingxLogicOutputs

1.Requirementfortherelayoutput

Variousloadssuchaslamp,fluorescenttube,motor,contact,etc.,canbeconnectedtotheoutputsof
xLogic.ThemaximumONoutputcurrentthatcanbesuppliedbyxLogicis10Afortheresistanceloadand
2Afortheinductiveload.Theconnectionisinaccordancewiththefollowingfigure:

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2.Requirementfortheelectronictransistoroutput:

TheloadconnectedtoxLogicmusthavethefollowingcharacteristics:

* Themaximumswitchcurrentcannotexceed0.3A.
* WhentheswitchisON(Q=1),themaximumcurrentis0.3A.

Notes(PNP):

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*Theloadconnectingvoltagemustbe ≤60VDCanditmustbeDC.
*The “+” terminaloftheoutputwiringmustbeconnectedwiththeDCpositive

voltage,anditmustbeconnectedwiththe “L+” terminalofthexLogicpower ，a
loadmustbeconnectedwiththe “-” terminaloftheDCnegativevoltage.

Notes(NPN):

*Theloadconnectingvoltagemustbe ≤80VDCanditmustbeDC.
*The “-” terminaloftheoutputwiringmustbeconnectedwiththeDC
negativevoltage,anditmustbeconnectedwiththe “M” terminalofthe
xLogicpower ，aloadmustbeconnectedwiththe “+” terminaloftheDC
positivevoltage.

ELC-E-AQ-V

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ELC12-E-AQ-I/ELC-E-AQ-I

ELC-RS485

Actually,ELC-RS485isjustaconvertorwithphotoisolationbringingout3wiringterminals(short
circuitedinnerofsuch3terminals,soonlyonechannelRS485busavailable)fromRS485port(2x8pin)
ofCPUforyoureasyconnectionwithotherdevices.

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If “RT1”,RT2” terminalareshortconnected,one120RresistorwillbeconnectedbetweenA/+andB/-

3.4.4Communicationportinstructions:

ELC-18,ELC-22andELC-26CPUs

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1.Programmingport/RS232port(ELC-RS232,ELC-USB,ELC-Copiershouldbeinsertedinthisport)
WhentheprogrammingportshouldbeusedasthestandardRS232port(D-shape9pinheader),the
ELC-RS232cableneeded.Blowisshowyouthepindefinitionoftheheader:

PIN function
2 RXD
3 TXD
5 GND
others NULL

2.Expansionport/RS485(pindefinition)

3------RS485A
5------RS485B
4------GND
6------GND
7------CANL
9------CANH
15------+5V
16------+5V

CommunicationbetweenCPUandexpansionmodulewilluse4.7,9,15pin.
ELC-RS485moduleneedwhenELC-18CPUcommunicatewiththethirdpartydevicesviaRS485bus

ELC-12CPUs

1.Programmingport/RS232port(ELC-RS232,ELC-USB,ELC-Copiershouldbeinsertedinthisport)

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NamedCOM1.
WhentheprogrammingportshouldbeusedasthestandardRS232port(D-shape9pinheader),the
ELC-RS232cableneeded.

2.Expansionport/RS485(pindefinition(2X3pinfemalefigure)

1------RS485A1
6------RS485B1
2------RS485A2
3------RS485B2
4------GND
5------Battery

CommunicationbetweenCPUandexpansionmodulewilluse1,6pin.ThisnamedCOM2.
ELC12-E-RS485moduleneedwhenELC-12CPUcommunicatewiththethirdpartydevicesviaRS485bus
andthepin2,3shouldbeusedbyELC12-E-RS485module.ThisnamedCOM3.

Note:1.ThebaudratesofCOM,COM2,COM3canbemodifiedviathepanelkey.

2.TheCOM2portalsocanworkasthecommonRS485port,whenthereisnoexpansionmodule
intheapplication.ThestandardRS485modulecannotbringouttheterminalsofCOM2built-inELC-12
seriesCPU,soonecustomizeRS485moduleshouldbeusedforthiscase.

Chapter4 ParametersmodificationHMIoperation

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4.1OverviewofxLogicmenu

Programmingmode

Parameterassignmentmode

Parameterassignmentmenu：

4.2LCDpanelinstruction

１.Displayarea: 4x16characterscanbedisplayed(4x10charactersforELC-12andELC-18series

CPU)

２.4XFunctionkey: operatetheprogrambypressingdownthesekey(OnlyforELC-22andELC-26

seriesCPU,invalidforELC-12andELC-18seriesCPU)

３.6xPanelkey: youcanmodifytheparameters,programming,viewalarmingmessage.
Whatthisoperatepanelcandoforyou?

１.DisplaytheRUN/STOPstatusoftheCPU

２.DisplayormodifytheClock.

３.DisplaytheIOstatusofCPU&extensions

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４.Displayallkindsregistersvalue(AI/AO,Parametersofblocksetc)

５.Displaymultiplealarmingmessages

６.Modifytheparametersofblocks

７.Manualprogramming

８.Backlightcanbecontrolledviaprogramming(LightonAlarm)

９.Systemcovermessagecanbecustomized

１０.Upto64differentalarmingmessagesisallowed.

１１.TheCPUaddresscanbemodified

１２.Setaddressofextension(ForELC-18,ELC-22,ELC-26series)orswitchon/offtheextensionport(For

ELC-12series)

１３.Setpasswordprotection

……..

Menushows:

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Manualprogrammingmenu:

Afterbeingpoweredon,xLogicshallself-checkprogramstoredintheCPU.
Iftheprogramisaccurate,thentheCPUwillberunning,meanwhilethesystemcoverwillshowas

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follows:
InxLogicsoft,thisinterfaceisdefaultedasitsinitializationscreen.

Ifthereareseveralparameterpages,userscanpress or keytogotothepageyouwouldlike.
Thelastpageisthecursormode:

CursorkeyscanbecontrolledinthispagebypressarrowkeysandESCkeyatthesametime.
IfxLogichasseveralalarminterfacesinthesameperiodanditonlydisplaysthemessagewithhighest

priorityinthefunctionblock,alsoyoumaygothroughallalarmmessagesbypressing or key.

Note:

Themessagetextblockwouldbetreatedasparameterpageonlywhenithasnoinput,otherwise,itmay
beregardedasalarmpage.Wheninputhashighpulse,LCDshalldisplayalarmmessage.

4.3Selectfunctionpage

PressESCkeytochangefromrunningmodetofunctionpage.

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AfterpressingESCkey,xLogicwouldbeswitchedtofunctionpageandmeanwhileopenfunctionmenuas
figurebelowshows.

Briefintroductionon5optionsoffunctionpage:

Run/stop

l

SelectthismenutoswitchoverxLogicstatusbetweenRUNandStop.Referto
chapter4.3.1fordetails.

SetParam

l

Tosetfunctionblockparameter.Refertochapter4.3.2fordetails.

Set…

l

Usedtoset/modifypassword,setaddressofCPU&extension,LCDsettingsand
communicationparameterssettingsrefertochapter4.3.3and4.3.4fordetails
please.

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1. ”Press or keytomovethecursorto “Set….

2. Thenpress OK key,xLogicwilldisplayasfollows:

Clock

l

Tosetandmodifydateandtime.Refertochapter4.3.5fordetails.

MenuLanguage

l

TochangethelanguageoftheMenu.Refertochapter4.3.6fordetail

4.3.1HowtoswitchRun/Stop

YoushouldfirstselectFUNCTIONPAGE.(Read4.3)

1.Movethecursorto “Run/stop”:Press or key.

2.Movethecursorto"Yes":PressOKkey.

AfterpressingESCkey,you’llfindoutyourcircuitprogramhaschangedto “stop” statusasfigurebelow
shows:

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4.3.2Setparameter

Ifyouwanttoselectaparameter,youneeddoasthefollowingprocedures:

1. UndertheFUNCTIONPAGE,select
“Setparameter”:Press or key

2.Confirmbypressing OK key.

ThenxLogicdisplaysthefirstparameter,soyoucanmodifyasyoulike.Ifthereisnoparameterto
set/modify,youcanpressESCkeytoreturn.

3.Selectparameteryouintendtomodify.

4.Selectcertainspecificvalueofthatparameterwhichyouwanttoedit,thenpressOKkey.

Howtomodifyparameter?

A.Firstselectcertainparameterwhichyouneedtoeditbyfollowingthebelowprocedures:

1.UndertheFUNCTIONPAGE,select
“Setparameter”:Press or key

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2.Confirmbypressing OK key.

B.thenyoucanperformthebelowactionstomodifyparameter:

1. Movethecursortotheparametertobemodified:press or key.

2. Modifyvalue:press or key.

3. Confirmthevalueaftermodification:pressOKkey.

Note:

WhenxLogicisrunning,notonlytimevaluebutalsotimeunit(S,M,H)canbe
altered,butBesidesaltertimeparameteratRUNtime,youcanaltertime
base(s=second,m=minute,h=hour).

CurrentvalueoftimeT

ViewtimeTinparametermode:

Youareallowedtomodifyconfigurationtime.Switchon/offtimeforatimesegment.

Inparametermode,timesegmentfigureofatimer:

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Youcanalterthetimeanddateofswitchon/off.

Currentvalueofcounter

Inparametermode,theparameterviewofacounter:

Currentvalueofhourcounter

Inparametermode,theviewofhourcounters:

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Youcaneditconfiguredtimeinterval(MI).

Currentvalueofthresholdtrigger

Inparametermode,theviewofthresholdtrigger:

Youcanalterthethresholdvalueofswitchingon/off.

4.3.3Setpassword

xLogicsupplypasswordprotectionfunctionforyourprogram.Youcanchooseaccordingtoyourneed.
Seethefollowinginstruction;you’llunderstandthemethodofsettingpassword.

Setonepassword

Apasswordcontainslessthanorequalto4charactersandeachcharacterisArabiannumberfrom0to

9.Itiseasytospecify,editorremovethepassworddirectlyonthexLogicinthe “Password” menuofthe
functionpage:
YoushouldfirstselecttheFUNCTIONPAGE.(Read5.2)

1.Movethecursorto “Password”:Press or key.

2.Confirm “Password”:PressOKkey.

Example:letusset “1234” aspasswordforaprogram.NowtheLCDdisplaysthefollowinginterface:

Select “New” option,andtheneditit.

3.Select “1”:press keyonce.

4.Movethecursortothenextcharacter:press key.

5.Select “2”:press keytwice.

6.Movethecursortothenextcharacter:press key.

7.Select”3”:press keythreetimes.

8.Movethecursortothenextcharacter:press key.

9.Select “4”:press keyfourtimes.
Nowdisplay:

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10.Confirmpassword:pressOKkey.
Now,theprogramisprotectedbythepasswordof “1234”,andthenyoucanreturntothemainmenu.

Note:

Youcancancelapasswordnewly-setviaESCkey.Inthisinstance,xLogicwillreturntomainmenuand
notreservethatpassword.YoualsocanusexLogicsofttosetyourpassword.Youarenotallowedtoedit
theprogramprotectedbypasswordortransferittoxLogicsoftunlessyouinputatruepassword
previously.

Modifypassword:

Inordertomodifypassword,youarerequiredtopresentcurrentpassword.

InthemenuoftheFUNCTIONPAGE.:

1.Movethecursorto “Password”:Press or key.

2.Confirm “Password”:PressOKkey.
Select “Old” andinputprimarypassword(inourinstanceis “1234”),theprocessisthesameasthestep
3tostep10mentionedabove.

LCDdisplays:

Thus,youcouldselect “New” toinputnewpasswordsuchas “8888”:

3.Select “8”:press key.

4.Movethecursortonextcharacter:press key.

Repeatthestep3and4torealizethethirdandfourthcharacter.

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LCDdisplays:

4.Confirmnewpassword:pressOKkey.
Soyouhavesetthenewpasswordandthenreturntomainmenu.

Howtoremovethepassword:

Incaseyouneedtoremovepassword.e.g.allowtheotheruserstoedityourprogram,thenyoumust
knowthecurrentpassword.Theprocessofremovingpasswordisthesameasthatofmodifying
password.

InthemenuoftheFUNCTIONPAGE. :

1.Movethecursorto “Password”:Press or key.

2.Confirm “Password”:PressOKkey.
Select “Old” andinputprimarypassword(inourinstanceis “1234”),theprocessisthesameasthestep
3tostep10mentionedabove.

LCDdisplaysasfollows:

Inputnothingunderthe “New”,andletitkeepblanktoclearpassword.

4.Confirm “blank” password:pressOKkey.Nowyouhaveclearedpasswordandreturntomainmenu.If

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youwanttosetpasswordnexttime,theLCDwilldisplay:

4.3.4HowtosetaddressofCPUandexpansionmodule

A.SetCPUaddress

IftherearemorethanoneCPUinacertaincommunicationnetwork,wellthentheaddressofCPUmust
besetdifferentlyeachother.YoucanchangetheaddressofCPUviaxLogicsoft,orviathepanelkeyifthe
CPUwithLCDpanel.Theaddressrangeisfrom1to247forELCseriesCPU

Confirmwith"OK"

Changetheaddresswitharrowkeys,andconfirmwith"Ok".

B.Howtosetaddressofextensions

Part1：SetaddressofELC-18/22/26CPU’Sextensions.(ELC-E-16DC-D-Retc..)

Notes:1.OnlyoneexpansionmoduleshallconnecttoCPUwhenyousetexpansionmoduleaddressvia
panelkeyofCPU.

2.Upto9expansionmodules(9digital/analogextensions)canbelinkedtogether.

3.IfmorethanoneexpansionmoduleconnecttoCPUatthesametime,theaddressofexpansionmodule

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mustbedifferenteachother,otherwisethesystem(CPU+expansions)wouldrunabnormal.
YoushallfirstselecttheFUNCTIONPAGE.(Read5.2)

1.Press or keytomovethecursorto “Setaddress”:

2.PressOKkeytoconfirm “Setadr”:

3.Press or keytomovethecursorto “SetEadr:.

4.PressOKkeytoconfirm “SetEadr”:

3.Movethecursortotheplaceofparametertobemodifiedbypressing or key.

4.Modifyvaluebypressing or key.

5.ConfirmthevalueaftermodificationbypressingOKkey.

Part2：SetaddressofELC-12CPU ’Sextensions.(ELC12-8DC-DA-Retc..)

1.Plasticslice

Step1:Usingascrewdriver,taketheplasticslicedownandwe’llfindadialswith.

2:Dialtheswitchasthebelowinstructionstosettheaddresswhatyouneed.

Upto8extensions(includesIO,AQ,AI,PT100modules)canbeconnectwiththeCPU.
ThedefaultaddressofELC12extensionsis1andthedialswitchasbelow:
Address1:

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Address2:

Address3:

Address4:

Address5:

meanstheswithposition

Address6:

Address7:

Address8:

TheexpansionportofCPUmustbeopenwhentheusingextensions.Followingistell
youhowtoopentheexpansionport:

YoushallfirstselecttheFUNCTIONPAGE.(Read5.2)

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1.Press or keytomovethecursorto “Setaddress”:

2.PressOKkeytoconfirm “Setadr”:

3.Press or keytomovethecursorto “SetEadr:.

4.PressOKkeytoconfirm “SetEadr”:

5.Press or keytoselect “on”

Notes:

1.Theaddresssetupoftheextensionmodulemustbebeforepoweringon.Modificationwhenpowering
onwillbeineffective.

2.Freelyconnection,neednotcarethepowertypebetweenCPUandextensions,thatmeanstheACtype
modulealsocanbeconnectedwiththeDCtypemodule.

3.PowerontheCPUandtheextensionsonthesametime,intheotherwordsthepowerontimeof
extensionmoduledonotlaterthantheCPU’s,otherwise,thecommunicationbetweenCPUandextension
maynotbeestablished.

4.IfthecommunicationisestablishedbetweenCPUandextensions,theindicatoronthetopofthe
extensions’ housewillturntoRUN(greencolor).

3.IfmorethanoneexpansionmoduleconnecttoCPUatthesametime,theaddressofexpansionmodule
mustbedifferenteachother,otherwisethesystem(CPU+expansions)wouldrunabnormal.

4.3.5SetLCD(backlightandContrast)

ThebacklightofCPUcanbeset “ON” timeas10secor “ON” allthetime.Thesettingwayasfollows:

1.Select “Set...” menuandclickOK.

2.Select “SetLCD” menuandclick “OK”

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3.Select"Backlight"menuandclick"OK"

4.Defaultis10seconds,andanotheroptionis"AlwaysOn".Confirmwith"OK"

Modifythecontrast

Confirmwith"OK"

Modifythecontrastwith or key,andconfirmwith"Ok".

4.3.6Setcommunicationparameters

Select"SetCom"menufromthemenu"Set..".

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Confirmwith"Ok"

COM0: RS232portorprogrammingport.

COM1: RS485port(FortheELC-RS485andELC-Ethernetmodulewhichshallbe

connectedtoELC-18,ELC-22,ELC-26CPU)

(CustomizedRS485orEthernetmoduleforELC-12CPUwillalsousesuchport)

COM2: RS485portforELC12-E-RS485orELC12-Ethernetmodulewhichshallbe
connectedtoELC-12CPU
(CustomizedRS485orEthernetmoduleforELC-18,ELC-22,ELC-26CPUwillalsouse
suchport)

SetBaudrates

Confirmwith"OK"

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ChangeitwithpressingUpandDownkey
Andconfirmwith"OK"

SetModbusprotocol

Confirmwith"OK"

ChangewithUpandDownkey.Andconfirmwith"OK"
Thereare4optionsavailable:RTU,ASCII,TCPRTU,TCPASCII.

Note:IfyouwanttousetheModbusTCPprotocol,generally,youcanselectthe"TCP
RTU".

4.3.7ModificationofSystemTime

YoushouldfirstselecttheFUNCTIONPAGE.(read4.2)

1.Movethecursorto “Clock”:Press or key.

2.Confirm “Clock”:PressOKkey.

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PressOKkeytosetandmodifydate.

Press or keytorealizethedatewhichyouwanttoset.Afteryoufinished
yoursetting,pressOKkeytoreturnto:

Ifyouwanttosetthetimefurther,pleasemovethecursorto” SetTime” menu,thenpressOKkey：

Hereyoucansetweekday(FromMondaytoSunday)andtheclock.Themethodissimilartoabove.After
completionofyoursetup,pressOKkey:

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PressESCkeyandreturntoFUNCTIONPAGE.

Chapter5Programmingviapanelkey

Note:

OnlythestandardELC-12series,upgradedELC-18CPU,ELC-22andELC-26CPUsupportsthe
programmingviaHMIpanelkey,standardELC-18&economicELC-18withoutsuchfeature.

GettingstartedwithxLogic

ProgrammingreferstocreatingacircuitprogramfromthexLogicBasicmodule.
InthischapteryouwilllearnhowtousexLogictocreatethexLogiccircuitprogramsforyourapplication.
xLogicSoftisthexLogicprogrammingsoftwarethatyoucanuseonyourPCto
quicklyandeasilycreate,test,modify,saveandprintthecircuitprograms.Thetopicsinthismanual,
however,relateonlytothecreationofcircuitprogramsontheactualxLogicBasicmodule.The
programmingsoftwarexLogicSoftcontainsextensiveonlinehelp.

AsmallexampleinthefirstpartofthischapterintroducestheoperatingprinciplesofxLogic:

● Youwilllearnthemeaningoftwobasicterms,namelytheconnectorandtheblock.

● Asthenextstep,youwillcreateacircuitprogrambasedonasimpleconventionalcircuit.

● Lastly,youwillenterthisprogramdirectlyinxLogic.

Itwilltakeyouonlyafewpagesofthismanualtostoreyourfirstexecutablecircuitprogram
inthexLogicunit.Withsuitablehardware(switchesetc.),youwillthenbeabletocarryout
initialtests.

5.1Connectors

xLogicisequippedwithinputsandoutputs
Exampleofaconfigurationwithseveralmodules:

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EachinputisidentifiedbytheletterIplusanumber.WhenyoulookatxLogicfromthefront,youcansee
theinputterminalsatthetop.Onlyanalogmodules(PT100and0…20mAinput)havetheinputsatthe
bottom.
EachoutputisidentifiedbytheletterQplusanumber(ELC-E-AQ:AQplusnumber).Inthefigure,you
canseetheoutputterminalsatthebottom.

Note
xLogiccanrecognize,readandswitchtheI/Oofallexpansionmodulesregardlessoftheirtype.TheI/Os
arenotpresentedintheinstallationorderofthemodules,itrestswiththeaddressoftheexpansion
modules.Forexamplethefirstinputoftheexpansionmodulewiththe

address2,thesymbolwillbeI21.Thesecondoutputoftheexpansionmodulewiththeaddress4,the
symbolwillbeQ42.Refertochapter5.2.4，forhowtosettheexpansionmoduleaddress.
ThefollowingI/Osandflagblocksareavailableforcreatingyourcircuitprogram:I1toI8(CPU),I11to
I14(EXT1),I21toI24(EXT2),I31toI34(EXT3)…….I81toI84(EXT8).
AI1toAI4(CPU),AI11toAI14(EXT1),AI21toAI24(EXT2),AI31toAI34(EXT3)…….AI81toAI84(EXT8).
Q1toQ4(CPU),Q11toQ14(EXT1),Q21toQ24(EXT2),Q31toQ34(EXT3)…….Q81toQ84(EXT8).AQ1to
AQ2(CPU),AQ11toAQ12(EXT1),AQ21toAQ22(EXT2),AQ31toAQ32(EXT3)…….AQ81toAQ82(EXT8).
F1toF64,andAF1toAF64.Alsoavailablearethe

shiftregisterbitsS1toS8,4cursorkeys:C ,C ,C andC .Seethe"Constantsand
connectors"topicformoredetails.

ThefollowingappliestoinputsAI1,AI2,AI3andAI4ofELC-12DC-DA-R(TN/TP)and
versions:IfyouuseI1,I2,I3orI4inthecircuitprogram,thisinputsignalisdigital.IfyouuseAI1,AI2,
AI3,AI4theinputsignalisanalog.Theexpansionmodulesalsoadapttothisrules.

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TheillustrationabovewithnumberedAIinputsshowstheconceptualusageoftheinputs,nottheactual
physicalmarkingsonthemodule.

xLogic'sconnectors

ThetermconnectorreferstoallconnectionsandstatesinxLogic.
ThedigitalI/Ostatuscanbe'0'or'1'.Status'0'meansthattheinputdoesnotcarryaspecificvoltage.
Status'1'meansthattheinputdoescarryaspecificvoltage.
The'hi','lo'connectorshavebeenintroducedtomakeiteasierforyoutocreatethe
circuitprogram:
'hi'(high)isassignedthestatus'1',
'lo'(low)isassignedthestatus'0'.
Youdonothavetousealloftheconnectorsofablock.Thecircuitprogramautomaticallyassignsthe
unusedconnectorsastatusthatensuresproperfunctioningoftherelevantblock.Forinformationonthe
meaningoftheterm"block",refertothetopicon"Blocksandblocknumbers".

5.2Blocksandblocknumbers

ThischaptershowsyouhowtousexLogicelementstocreatecomplexcircuitsandhowblocksandI/O
areinterconnected.
Inthetopic"FromcircuitdiagramtoxLogicProgram"youwilllearnhowtotransformaconventional
circuitintoaxLogiccircuitprogram.

Blocks

AblockinxLogicrepresentsafunctionthatisusedtoconvertinputinformationintooutputinformation.
Previouslyyouhadtowiretheindividualelementsinacontrolcabinetorterminalbox.
Whenyoucreatethecircuitprogram,youinterconnecttheblocks.Todoso,simplyselecttheconnection
yourequirefromthe Co menu.Themenuname Co isanabbreviationoftheterm"Connector".

Logicoperations

Themostelementaryblocksarethelogicoperations:

● AND

● OR

●…

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Thesespecialfunctionsofferyousignificantlygreaterperformance:

● Pulserelay

● Up/downcounter

● On-delay

● Softkey

● ....

Thechapterentitled"xLogicfunctions"givesafulllistofthexLogicfunctions.

BlockrepresentationonthexLogicDisplay

ThefigurebelowshowsatypicalviewofthexLogicDisplay.Asyoucansee,itcanshowonlyoneblock
atatime.Wehavethereforeintroducedblocknumberstohelpyoucheckthecircuitstructure.

Assigningablocknumber

xLogicassignseachnewblockinacircuitprogramablocknumber.
xLogicusestheseblocknumberstoindicatetheblockinterconnections.Thismeansthatthesenumbers
aremainlyanaidtoyourorientationinthecircuitprogram.

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ThefigureaboveshowsyouthreeviewsofthexLogicDisplay,whichrepresentthecircuitprogram.As
youcansee,xLogicinterconnectstheblocksusingtheirnumbers.

Advantagesofblocknumbers

Youcanconnectalmostanyblocktoaninputofthecurrentblockbymeansofitsblocknumber.Inthis
way,youcanreusetheinterimresultsoflogicalorotheroperations,reduceprogrammingeffort,save
memoryspaceandcleanupyourcircuitlayout.Todoso,however,youneedtoknowhowxLogichas
namedtheblocks.

Note

Weadviseyoutocreateanorganizationalprogramchart.Youwillfindthisavaluableaidwhenyou
createthecircuitprogrambecauseyoucanenterinthischartalltheblocknumbersthatxLogicassigns.
ByusingthexLogicsofttoprogramxLogic,youcandirectlycreateafunctionchartofyourcircuit
program.xLogicsoftalsoallowsyoutoassigneightcharacternamestoupto512blocks,andtoview
theseonthexLogicDisplayinparameterassignmentmode.

5.3FromcircuitdiagramtoxLogicprogram

Viewofacircuitdiagram

Youknow,ofcourse,howacircuitlogicisrepresentedinacircuitdiagram.Nevertheless,hereisan
example:

CreatingthiscircuitwithxLogic

InxLogicyoucreateacircuitlogicbyinterconnectingblocksandconnectors：
TocreateacircuitlogicinxLogic,startatthecircuitoutput.
Theoutputistheloadorrelaythatistobeswitched.
Convertthecircuitlogicintoblocksbyworkingthroughthecircuit,startingattheoutputandendingat

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theinput:
Step1:ThemakecontactS3isinterconnectedinseriestooutputQ1andtoafurthercircuitelement.A
seriesconnectioncorrespondswiththeANDblock:

Step2:S1andS2areconnectedinparallel.AparallelcircuitcorrespondswiththeORblock:

Unusedinputs

KeepNULLconnectionfortheunusedconnectors.
InourexampleweshalluseonlytwoinputsoftheORblockandtwoinputsoftheANDblock;therelevant
unusedfirstandfourthinputshavenoconnection.

Wiring

ConnecttheswitchesS1toS3tothescrewterminalsofyourxLogic:

● S1toconnectorI1ofxLogic

● S2toconnectorI2ofxLogic

● S3toconnectorI3ofxLogic

TheoutputoftheANDblockcontrolstherelayatoutputQ1.TheloadE1isconnectedtooutputQ1.

Wiringexample

Thefollowingfigureshowsyouthewiring,basedona220VACversionofxLogic.

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5.4ThefourgoldenrulesforoperatingxLogic

Rule1:Changingtheoperatingmode

● Youcreatethecircuitprograminprogrammingmode.Afterpowerison,andwhenthedisplayshows
"NoProgram",presstheESCkeytoselectprogramming
mode.

● Timerandparametervaluesofanexistingcircuitprogramcanbeeditedbothin
parameterassignmentmodeandinprogrammingmode.DuringparameterassignmentxLogicisinRUN
mode;thatis,itcontinuesexecutingthecircuitprogram(seethetopic"ConfiguringxLogic").Toworkin
programmingmode,youneedtoterminatethecircuitprogrambycallingthe"Stop"command.

● Selectthe'Start'commandonthemainmenutosetRUNmode.

● WhenthesystemisinRUN,youcanreturntoparameterassignmentmodebypressingtheESCkey.

● Whenparameterassignmentmodeisopenandyouwanttoreturntoprogrammingmode,selectthe

"Stop"commandfromtheparameterassignmentmenu,andconfirm"StopPrg"promptwith"Yes".Todo
so,movethecursorto"Yes"andconfirmwithOK.

Rule2:Outputsandinputs

● Alwayscreateyourcircuitprogrambyworkingfromtheoutputtotheinput.

● Youcanconnectanoutputtoseveralinputs,butnotthesameinputtoseveraloutputs.

● Withinthesameprogrampathyoumaynotconnectanoutputtoanupstreaminput.Forsuchinternal

recursionsyoushouldinterconnectflagsoroutputs.

Rule3:Cursorandcursormovement

Thefollowingapplieswhenyoueditacircuitprogram:

● Youcanmovethecursorwhenitappearsintheformofanunderscore:

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– Press,,ortomovethecursorinthecircuitprogram.
– PressOKtochangeto"Selectconnector/block".
– PressESCtoexitprogrammingmode.

● Youselectaconnector/block-whenthecursorappearsasasolidsquare:
– Pressortoselectaconnectororablock.
– ConfirmwithOK.
– PressESCtoreturntothepreviousstep.

Rule4:Planning

● Beforeyoustarttocreateacircuitprogram,youshouldeitherfirstcreateadesignonpaperorprogram
xLogicdirectlyusingxLogicsoft.

●xLogiccanonlysavecompleteandfaultlesscircuitprograms.

5.5Writingandstartingthecircuitprogram

Afteryouhavedesignedacircuit,youwanttowriteittoyourxLogic.Thesmallexamplebelowshows
howtodothis.

5.5.1Selectingprogrammingmode

YouhaveconnectedxLogictothepowersupplyandswitchediton.Thedisplaynowshowsyouthe
message:

SwitchxLogictoprogrammingmodebypressingESC.ThiswilltakeyoutothemainmenuofxLogic:

Thefirstcharacterinthefirstlineisthe">"cursor.Press and tomovethe">"cursorupanddown.
Moveitto"Program.."andconfirmwithOK.xLogicopenstheprogrammingmenu.

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xLogic’sprogrammingmenu

Hereyoucanalsomovethe">"cursorbypressing and .Movethe">"cursorto"Edit.."andconfirm
withOK.

TheEditmenuofxLogic

Movethe">"cursorto"EditPrg"(foreditingthecircuitprogram)andconfirmwithOK.xLogicnowshows
youthefirstoutput:

ThefirstoutputofxLogic

Youarenowinprogrammingmode.Press and toselecttheotheroutputs.Nowstarttoedityour
circuitprogram.

Note

BecausewehavenotyetsavedapasswordforthecircuitprograminxLogic,youcandirectlyenter
editingmode.Whenyouselect"Edit"afteryouhavesavedapasswordprotectedcircuitprogram,youare
promptedtoenterapasswordandtoconfirmitwithOK.
Youcanonlyedittheprogramafteryouhaveenteredthecorrectpassword.

5.5.2Thefirstcircuitprogram

Letusnowtakealookatthefollowingparallelcircuitconsistingoftwoswitches.
Circuitdiagram
Thecorrespondingcircuitdiagram

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TranslatedintoaxLogiccircuitprogramthismeans:RelayK1is(atoutputQ1)iscontrolledbymeansof
anORblock.

Circuitprogram
S1isconnectedtotheI1andS2totheI2inputconnectoroftheORblock.
ThecorrespondinglayoutofthecircuitprograminxLogic:

Wiring

Thecorrespondingwiring:

S1switchesinputI1,whileS2switchesinputI2.TheloadisconnectedtotherelayQ1.

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5.5.3Circuitprograminput

Letusnowwritethecircuitprogram,startingattheoutputandworkingtowardstheinput.
xLogicinitiallyshowstheoutput:

YouwillseeanunderscorebelowtheQinQ001,whichisthecursor.Thecursorindicatesyour
currentpositioninthecircuitprogram.Youcanmovethecursorbypressingthe , , and keys.

Nowpressthe key.Thecursormovestotheleft.

Atthispointyouenteronlythefirst(OR)block.PressOKtoselecteditingmode.

Thecursornolongerappearsintheformofanunderscore;butinsteadasaflashingsolidsquare.xLogic
offersyouvariousoptionshere.

SelectGF(basicfunctions)bypressingthekeyuntilGFappears,andconfirmwithOK.
xLogicnowshowsthefirstblockfromthelistofbasicfunctions:

TheANDisthefirstblockofthebasicfunctionlist.
Thesolidsquarecursorpromptsyoutoselectablock.

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Nowpress or untiltheORblockappearsonthedisplay:

PressOKtoconfirmyourentriesandexitthedialog.

Thedisplaynowshows: Yourcompletecircuitprogramlayout:

Youhavenowenteredthefirstblock.Eachnewblockisautomaticallyassignedablocknumber.Theonly
thinglefttodoisinterconnecttheblockinputs.Thisishowitisdone:
PressOK.

Thedisplaynowshows:

SelecttheColist:PressOK

Thedisplaynowshows:

ThefirstelementoftheColististhe"Input1"character,namely"I001".

PressOK.I1isnowconnectedtotheinputoftheORblock.ThecursorjumpstothenextinputoftheOR

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block.

Thedisplaynowshows: YourcompletecircuitprograminxLogicuptonow:

NowyouconnectinputI2totheinputoftheORblock:

1.Switchtoeditingmode:PressOK

2.SelecttheColist:Pressor

3.ConfirmtheColistwith:PressOK

4.SelectI2:Pressor

5.ApplyI2:PressOK
I2isnowconnectedtotheinputoftheORblock

Thedisplaynowshows: YourcompletecircuitprograminxLogicuptonow:

WedonotneedthelasttwoinputsoftheORblockforthiscircuitprogram.

Weshallnowexitcircuitprogrammingmode.Toreturntotheprogrammingmenu:PressESC

Note

xLogichasnowsavedyourcircuitprogramtononvolatilememory.Thecircuitprogramremainsinthe
xLogicmemoryuntilyouexplicitlydeleteit.
Youcansavetheactualvaluesofspecialfunctionsinthecaseofapoweroutageassumingthatthese
functionssupportthe"Retentive"parameterandthatthenecessaryprogrammemoryisavailable.The
Retentiveparameterisdeactivatedwhenyouinsertafunction;touseit,youmustenablethisoption.

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5.5.4Assigningacircuitprogramname

Youcanassignyourcircuitprogramanamethatconsistsofupto16uppercase/lowercaseletters,
numbersandspecialcharacters.
Intheprogrammingmenu:

1.Movethe">"cursorto 'Edit..':Press or

2.Accept'Edit':PressOK

3.Movethe">"cursorto'EditName':Press or .

4.Accept'EditName':PressOK

Press and tolistthealphabet,numbersandspecialcharacters,eitherinascendingor

descendingorder.Youcanselectanyletter,numberorcharacter.
Toenteraspacecharacter,simplymovethecursorwith tothenextposition.Thischaracteristhe

firstoneinthelist.
Examples:
Pressoncetoselectan"A"
fourtimestoselect"}",etc.
Thefollowingcharactersetisavailable:

Letusassumeyouwanttonameyourcircuitprogram"ABC":

1.Select"A":Press

2.Movetothenextletter:Press

3.Select"B":Press

4.Movetothenextletter:Press

5.Select"C":Press

6.Confirmthecompletename:PressOK
Yourcircuitprogramisnownamed"ABC",andyouarereturnedtotheprogrammingmenu.
Tochangethenameofyourcircuitprogram,proceedinthesameway.

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5.5.5Assigningsystemcover

Defaultdisplay:

Themessageinfirstandthesecondlinecanbemodified/editintheprogrammingmode(alsocanbe
modifiedinxLogic),eachlinecontains10characters(eachlinecontains16charactersforELC-22/26
seriesCPU).

Intheprogrammingmenu:

1.Movethe">"cursorto 'Edit..':Press or

2.Accept'Edit':PressOK

3.Movethe">"cursorto'EditCHMI':Press or .

4.Accept'EditCHMI':PressOK

Press and tolistthealphabet,numbersandspecialcharacters,eitherinascendingor

descendingorder.Youcanselectanyletter,numberorcharacter.
Toenteraspacecharacter,simplymovethecursorwith tothenextposition.Thischaracteristhe

firstoneinthelist.

Letusassumeyouwanttoeditthesystemcover"ABC":

1.Select"A":Press

2.Movetothenextletter:Press

3.Select"B":Press

4.Movetothenextletter:Press

5.Select"C":Press

6.Confirm:PressOK

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Press “ESC”…

5.5.6Secondcircuitprogram

Uptothispoint,youhavesuccessfullycreatedyourfirstcircuitandassigneditanameand,ifdesired,a
password.Inthissectionwewillshowyouhowtomodifyexistingcircuitprogramsandhowtousethe
specialfunctions.

Usingthissecondcircuitprogram,wewillshowyouhowto:

● Addablocktoanexistingcircuitprogram.

● Selectablockforaspecialfunction.

● Assignparameters.

Modifyingcircuits

Weshallusethefirstcircuitprogramasabasisforthesecond,withsomeslight
modifications.
Firstofalltakealookatthecircuitdiagramforthesecondcircuitprogram:

ThisisthecircuitprogramlayoutinxLogic:

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YoucanseetheORblockandtheoutputrelayQ1wehavealreadyusedinthefirstcircuitprogram.The
onlydifferenceisthenewoff-delayblock.

Editingthecircuitprogram

SwitchxLogictoprogrammingmode.

Asareminder:

1.SwitchxLogictoprogrammingmode
(inRUN:PressESCtoentertheparameterassignmentmode.Selectthe'Stop'command,confirmwith
OK,thenmovethe'>'cursorto'Yes',andonceagainconfirmwithOK).Foradditionaldetails,seethe
topic"ThefourgoldenrulesforoperatingxLogic ".

2.Onthemainmenu,select"Program"

3.OntheProgrammingmenu,select"Edit",confirmwithOK.Next,select"EditPrg"andconfirmwithOK.
Ifrequired,enteryourpasswordatthepromptandconfirmwithOK.Youcannowmodifythecurrent
circuitprogram.

Addingablocktoacircuitprogram

MovethecursortotheBinB1(B1isthenumberoftheORblock):

Wenowinsertthenewblockatthisposition.

ConfirmwithOK.

Press toselecttheSFlist:

PressOK.

Theblockofthefirstspecialfunctionisshown:

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Selectyourblock(off-delay,seethenextfigure),andthenpressOK:

Press or toselectBNoption.

Press “OK”.

TheB1blockpreviouslyconnectedtoQ1isautomaticallyconnectedtotheuppermostinputofthenew
block.Notethatyoucanonlyinterconnectdigitalinputswithdigitaloutputsoranaloginputswithanalog
outputs.The'old'blockwillotherwisebelost.
Theoff-delayblockhasthreeinputs.Atthetopisthetriggerinput(Trg)youusetostarttheoff-delay
time.Inourexample,theORblockB1triggerstheoff-delay.Youresetthetimeandtheoutputwitha
signalattheresetinput.Settheoff-delaytimeatparameterToftheinputPar.

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Inourexamplewedonotusetheresetinputoftheoff-delayfunction.

Thisiswhatthedisplayshouldnowshow.

Assigningblockparameters

Nowyousettheoff-delaytimeT:

1.MovethecursortoPar,ifitnotalreadyatthisposition:Press or

2.Switchtoeditingmode:PressOK

xLogicshowstheparametersintheparameterassignmentwindow:

Tochangethetimevalue:

● Press and topositionthecursor.

● Press and tomodifythevalueattherelevantposition.

● ConfirmyourentrieswithOK.

Settingthetime

SetthetimeT=12:00minutes:

1.Movethecursortothefirstdigit:Press or

2.Selectthedigit'1':Press or

3.Shiftthecursortotheseconddigit:Press or

4.Selectdigit'2':Press or

5.Movethecursortotheunit:Press or

6.Selectthetimebase'm'(forminutes):Press or

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Showing/hidingparameters-theparameterprotectionmode

Ifyouwanttoshow/hidetheparameterandallow/preventitsmodificationinparameter
assignmentmode:

1.Movethecursortotheprotectionmode:Press or

2.Selecttheprotectionmode:Press or

Thedisplayshouldnowshow:

3.Confirmyourentrieswith:OK

Enabling/disablingretentivity

Todecidewhetheryouwanttoretainyourcurrentdataafterapowerfailureornot:

1.Movethecursortotheretentivitysetting:Press or

2.Selecttheretentivitysetting:Press or

Thedisplaynowshows:

3.ConfirmyourentrieswithOK

Note
Forfurtherinformationontheprotectionmode,refertothetopic"Parameterprotection".
Forfurtherinformationonretentivity,refertothetopic"Retentivity".
Youcanmodifytheprotectionmodeandretentivitysettingonlyinprogrammingmode.

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Thisisnotpossibleinparameterassignmentmode.
Inthismanual,theprotectionmode("+"or"-")andretentivity("R"or"/")settingsareonlyshowninthe
displayswherethesecanactuallybechanged.

Verificationofthecircuitprogram

ThisprogrambranchforQ1isnowcompleted.xLogicshowsyoutheoutputQ1.Youcanonceagainview
thecircuitprogramonthedisplay.Usethekeystobrowsethecircuitprogram;thatis,pressortomove
fromblocktoblock,andtomovebetweentheinputsatablock.

Closingtheprogrammingmode

Althoughyouwereshownhowtoexittheprogrammingmodewhenyoucreatedyourfirstcircuitprogram,
hereisareminder:

1.Returntotheprogrammingmenu:PressESC

2.Returntothemainmenu:PressESC

3.Movethe'>'cursorto'Start':Press or

4.Confirm'Start':PressOK

xLogicisbackinRUNmode:

5.5.7Deletingablock

LetusassumeyouwanttodeletetheconnectionofblockB2fromyourcircuitprogramandconnectB1
directlytoQ1.

Proceedasfollows:

1.SwitchxLogictoprogrammingmode
(asareminder,refertothetopic"ThefourgoldenrulesforoperatingxLogic").

2.Select'Edit':Press or

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3.Confirm'Edit':PressOK
(Ifrequired,enteryourpasswordandconfirmwithOK.)

4.Select'EditPrg':Press or

5.Confirm'EditPrg':PressOK

6.MovethecursortoB2,theinputofQ1:Press

7.ConfirmwithOK.

8.NowreplaceblockB2withblockB1atoutputQ1.Theprocedure:

– SelecttheBNlist:Press or

– AccepttheBNlist:PressOK

– Select'B1':Press or

– Apply'B1':PressOK

Result:BlockB2isdeleted,becauseitisnolongerusedinthecircuit.BlockB1hasreplaced

5.6Memoryspaceandcircuitprogramsize

ThesizeofacircuitprograminxLogicislimitedbythememoryspace(memoryusedbytheblocks).
Upto512blockscanbeusedinxLogic.

Indicationofavailablememoryspace

xLogicshowsyoutheamountoffreememoryspace.
Proceedasfollows:

1.SwitchxLogictoprogrammingmode
(asareminder,refertothetopic"ThefourgoldenrulesforoperatingxLogic".

2.Select'Edit':Press or

3.Accept'Edit':PressOK

4.Select'Memory?':Press or

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5.Accept'Memory?':PressOK
Thedisplaynowshows:

Chapter6Configuring&Programmingsoftware

UserswhoarefamiliarwiththelogicboxesofBooleanalgebracanusethexLogicsoft.InfactxLogicsoft
adaptsthefunctionblockprogrammingway.xLogicsoftisavailableasaprogrammingpackageforthe
PC.Thismodeprovidesmanyfeatures,forexample:

l Agraphicinterfaceforofflinecreationofyourcircuitprogrambymeansof

FunctionBlockDiagram(functionchart)

l SimulationofyourcircuitprogramonthePC
l Generatingandprintingofanoverviewchartforthecircuitprogram

l Savingabackupofthecircuitprogramontheharddriveorothermedia
l Easyconfigurationofblocks

Transferringthecircuitprogram

l

– fromthexLogictothePCand
– fromthePCtoxLogic

Onlinetest:DisplayofstatuschangesandprocessvariablesofxLogicinRUNmode:

– StatusofadigitalI/O,shiftregisterbitsandcursorkeys

ThevaluesofallanalogI/Os

–
– Theresultsofallblocks

– Thecurrentvalues(includingthetimes)ofselectedblocks
– Changetheoutput(theinputpinoftheoutputcannotbeconnected)status

viaxLogicsoft

l StartingandstoppingcircuitprogramexecutionviathePC(RUN,STOP).

ThexLogicalternative

Asyoucansee,xLogicsoftrepresentsanalternativetoconventionalengineering
methods:

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1. Youstartbydevelopingthecircuitprogramonyourdesktop.

2. Yousimulatethecircuitprogramonyourcomputerandverifyitsfunctions,before

youactuallyimplementitinyoursystem.

Youcanaddcommentstothecircuitprogramandcreatehard-copies.

3.

4. YousaveacopyofyourcircuitprogramtothefilesystemonyourPC,tomakeit

directlyavailableforanymodifications.

5. IttakesonlyafewkeyactionstodownloadthecircuitprogramtoxLogic.

6. UnderSimulatemodeinxLogicsoft,youcanstudyhowtoprogramviathepanel

key.

6.1xLogicFunctions

ELCseriesadaptsprogrammingmethodsbymeansoffunctionblocks.Atotalof9generalfunctionblocks,
37specialfunctionblocks,and11input&outputfunctionblocksareconfigured.Andeachblockcan
achieveaspecificcontrolfunctionindependently,e.g.TOND,TOFD,SBPL,TBPL,SCHD,etc.Asseveral
blocksarelinkedupinaspecificway,relativelycomplicatedcontrolfunctionscanbeperformed.
ProgrammingwithfunctionblocksissimplerandbetterappreciatedthantheconventionalPLC
instructionprogramming.

ThefollowingtypesofoperatorforxLogicfunctionblocksareavailableforoptions：

6.2GeneralInput&Outputfunctions

6.2.1Inputs

InputblocksrepresenttheinputterminalsofxLogic.Upto8digitalinputsareavailabletoyou.

Inyourblockconfiguration,youcanassignaninputblockanewinputterminal,ifthisterminal
isnotalreadyusedinthecircuitprogram.

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6.2.2Cursorkeys

Uptofourcursorkeysareavailabletoyou.Cursorkeysareprogrammedforthecircuitprograminthe
samewaysasotherinputs.Cursorkeyscansaveswitchesandinputs,andallowoperatorcontrolofthe
circuitprogram.

Switchthescreentocurrentpage(aboveshows)bypressingtheLeftorRightkey,andpress
ESCkeyandarrowkeysatthesametime,thenthecorrespondingcursorkeyswillturnonand
giveoffahightrigger!

6.2.3Outputs

OutputblocksrepresenttheoutputterminalsofxLogic.Youcanuseupto4outputs.Inyourblock
configuration,youcanassignanoutputblockanewterminal,providedthisterminalisnotalreadyused
inyourcircuitprogram.
Theoutputalwayscarriesthesignalofthepreviousprogramcycle.Thisvaluedoesnotchangewithinthe
currentprogramcycle.

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6.2.4PermanentlogicallevelsHIandLO

Settheblockinputtological hi (hi=high)tosetitpermanentlytological'1'or'H'state.

Settheblockinputtological lo (lo=low)tosetitpermanentlytological'0'or'L'state.

6.2.5PanelKey

ItisthesymboloftheFunctionkeyonthepanel(F1—F4).Ifoneofthefunctionkeysispresseddown,
thestatusofthecorrespondingsymbolintheprogramshallturnfrom0to1.Anditshallgiveoffonehigh
trigger.

Notes:1.Onlyonefunctionkeyisallowedtobepresseddown atanyonetime,ifyoupressdowntwoor
moreatthesametime,xLogicdoesnotprocess.

2.Ifthearrowkeys(UP,DOWN,LEFTandRIGHT),EscandOKhadbeenappliedtotheprogram,
thentheywouldbeinvalidformenuoperation(e.g.manualprogramming,parametersmodificationand
viewalarmingmessageetc).

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6.2.6Shiftregisterbits

xLogicprovidestheshiftregisterbitsS1toS8,whichareassignedtheread-onlyattributeinthecircuit
program.ThecontentofshiftregisterbitscanonlybemodifiedbymeansoftheShiftregisterspecial
function

6.2.7Analoginputs

Youcanuseupto36analoginputs.Inyourblockconfiguration,youcanassignanewinputterminalto
aninputblock,providedthisterminalisnotalreadyusedinthecircuitprogram.

Forhelponanalogblockparameter,refertoInformationonanalogvalueprocessing.

6.2.8F(digitalflag)

FlagsareusedwhenxLogicworksinacommunicationsystem.Fisdigitalflagwhichisusedtosave
/transfersignal1or0(dataformatisBit)andAFisanalogflagwhichisusedtosave/transferanalog

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values(dataformatisSignedshort)betweenthemasterandslavedevices.Bothoftheflags
(digital/analog)areupto64canbeusedwhenprogramming.Inyourblockconfiguration,youcanassign
anewnumbertotheflag,providedthisflagnumberdoesnotalreadyexistinyourcircuitprogram.
Theoutputalwayscarriesthesignalofthepreviousprogramcycle.Thisvaluedoesnotchangeifthe
communicationhasfailed.
Startupflag:F8
TheF8flagissetinthefirstcycleoftheuserprogramandcanthusbeusedinyourcircuitprogramas
a startupflag.Itisresetafterthefirstprogramexecutioncycle.
Inthesubsequentcycles,theF8flagreactsinthesamewayastheF1toF64flags.
Backlightflags:F64
TheF64flagcontrolsthebacklightofthexLogiconboarddisplay.
Youcanusetheoutputsoftimers,messagetexts,orotherfunctionblockstoactivatethebacklightflags.
Toenablemultipleconditionstocontrolthebacklightofthedevices,youcanusemultiplefunctionblocks
inparallelorinsequence.

Notes: 1.Theaddressof “ F“ canbefoundinthemodbuscommunicationprotocolfile.theFblockfigure
musthavetheinputpininthexLogicshowing.

1. KeeptheinputpinofFNULL(donotconnectwithotherblocks),ifyouwanttousethewriteproperty.

6.2.9AF(Analogflag)

FlagsareusedwhenxLogicworksinacommunicationsystem.Fisdigitalflagwhichisusedtosave
/transfersignal1or0(dataformatisBit)andAFisanalogflagwhichisusedtosave/transferanalog
values(dataformatisSignedshort)betweenthemasterandslavedevices.Bothofflags(digital/analog)
areupto64forxLogicCPUcanbeusedwhenprogramming.Inyourblockconfiguration,youcanassign
anewnumbertotheanalogflag,providedthisflagnumberdoesnotalreadyexistinyourcircuit
program.
Theoutputalwayscarriesthesignalofthepreviousprogramcycle.Thisvaluedoesnotchangeifthe
communicationwerefailed.

Notes:1.Theaddressof “AF“ canbefoundinthemodbuscommunicationprotocolfile.

2.KeeptheinputpinofAFNULL(donotconnectwithotherblocks),ifyouwanttousethewrite
property.

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6.3Basicfunctionslist – GF

BasicfunctionsrepresentsimplelogicalelementsofBooleanalgebra.
Youcaninverttheinputsofindividualbasicfunctions,i.e.thecircuitprograminvertsalogical “1” ata
relevantinputtoalogical “0”;if “0” issetattheinput,theprogramsetsalogical “1”.
TheGFlistcontainsthebasicfunctionblocksyoucanuseforyourcircuitprogram.Thefollowingbasic
functionsareavailable:

Viewinthecircuitdiagram ViewinxLogicsoft Nameofthebasicfunction

AND

ANDwithedgeevaluation

NAND
（NotAND）

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NANDwithedgeevaluation

OR

NOR
(NotOR)

XOR

(exclusiveOR)

NOT
(negation,inverter)

BOOLEANFUNCTION BOOLEANFUNCTION

6.3.1AND

(SymbolinxLogic)
TheoutputofanANDfunctionisonly1if all inputsare1,i.e.whentheyareclosed.
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=1.

LogictableoftheANDblock:

Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4 Output

0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 1 0
0 1 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0
0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0
1 0 1 1 0
1 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 1 0
1 1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1 1

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6.3.2ANDwithedgeevaluation

(SymbolinxLogic)

TheoutputofanANDwithedgeevaluationisonly1if all inputsare1and atleastone inputwas0
duringthelastcycle.
Theoutputissetto1forthedurationofonecycleandmustberesetto0forthedurationofthenextcycle
beforeitcanbesetto1again.
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=1.
TimingdiagramofanANDwithedgeevaluation

6.3.3NAND

(SymbolinxLogic)

TheoutputofanNANDfunctionisonly0if all inputsare1,i.e.whentheyareclosed.
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=1.

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LogictableoftheNANDblock:

Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4 Output

0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 1 1
0 1 1 0 1
0 1 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 1 1
1 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 1 1
1 1 0 0 1
1 1 0 1 1
1 1 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 0

6.3.4NANDwithedgeevaluation

TheoutputofaNANDwithedgeevaluationisonly1atleastone inputis0and all inputswere1during
thelastcycle.
Theoutputissetto1forthedurationofonecycleandmustberesetto0atleastforthedurationofthe
nextcyclebeforeitcanbesetto1again.
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=1.

TimingdiagramofaNANDwithedgeevaluation

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6.3.5OR

TheoutputofanORis1if atleastone inputis1(closed).
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=0.
LogictableoftheORfunction:

Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4 Output

0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 1 1

(SymbolinxLogic)

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0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 1 1
0 1 1 0 1
0 1 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 1 1
1 0 1 0 1

6.3.6NOR

1 0 1 1 1
1 1 0 0 1
1 1 0 1 1
1 1 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 1

(SymbolinxLogic)

TheoutputofaNOR(NOTOR)isonly1if all inputsare0,i.e.whentheyareopen.Whenoneofthe
inputsisswitchedon(logical1state),theoutputisswitchedoff.
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=0.
LogictableoftheNORfunction:

Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4 Output

0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 0
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 1 0
0 1 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0
0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0

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6.3.7XOR

1 0 1 1 0
1 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 1 0
1 1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1 0

(SymbolinxLogic)

TheXOR(exclusiveOR)outputis1ifthesignalstatusoftheinputsis different.
Ablockinputthatisnotused(x)isassigned:x=0.
LogictableoftheXORfunction:

Input1 Input2 Output

0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0

6.3.8NOT

(SymbolinxLogic)

Theoutputis1iftheinputis0.TheNOTblockinvertstheinputstatus.
AdvantageoftheNOT,forexample:xLogicnolongerrequiresbreakcontacts.Yousimplyuseamake

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contactandconvertitintoabreakcontactwiththehelpoftheNOTfunction.
LogictableoftheNOTfunction:

Input1 Output

0 1
1 0

6.3.9BooleanFunction

The BOOLEAN functiongivesthevalueoftheoutputaccordingtothecombinationofinputs.
Thefunctionhasfourinputs,andtherefore16combinations.Thesecombinationscanbefoundinatruth
table;foreachofthese,theoutputvaluecanbeadjusted.Thenumberofconfigurablecombinations
dependsonthenumberofinputsconnectedtothefunction.
Non-connectedinputsaresetto0.
ThefollowingdiagramshowsanexampleofpartoftheBooleanfunctiontruthtable:

Parameters

Havingconnectedatleastoneinput,youcanconfigurethevalueoftheoutputinthetruthtable,inthe
Parameterswindow.
Theoutputvaluescanbe0fortheInactivestate,and1fortheActivestate(Doubleclicktochangethe
0or1).
ByselectingtheOutputONifresultisTRUEoption,theoutputtakesthevalueconfiguredinthetruth

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table.
ByselectingtheOutputOFFifresultisTRUEoption,theoutputtakestheinversevalueofthevalue
configuredinthetruthtable.

6.4Basicsonspecialfunctions

Becauseoftheirdifferentinputdesignation,youcanseerightawaythatthereisadifferencebetweenthe
specialfunctionsandbasicfunctions.SFscontaintimerfunctions,retentivefunctionsandvarious
parameterassignmentoptions,whichallowyoutoadaptthecircuitprogramtosuityourown
requirements.
Thissectionprovidesyouwithabriefoverviewofinputdesignationsandwithsomeparticular
backgroundinformationonSFs.TheSFsinparticulararedescribedinChapter7.5

6.4.1Designationoftheinputs

Logicalinputs

Here,youwillfindthedescriptionoftheconnectorsyoucanusetocreatealogicallinktootherblocks
ortotheinputsofthexLogicunit.

S(Set):

AsignalatinputSsetstheoutputtological “1”.

R(Reset):

TheresetinputRtakespriorityoverallotherinputsandresetstheoutputs.

Trg(Trigger):

Thisinputisusedtotriggerthestartofafunction.

Cnt(Count):

Thisinputisusedforcountingpulses.

Fre(Frequency):

Frequencysignalstobeevaluatedareappliedtothisinput.

Dir(Direction):

Thisinputdeterminesthedirectionofcount.

En(Enable):

Thisinputenablesablockfunction.Whenthisinputis “0”,othersignalstotheblockwillbeignored.

Inv(Invert):

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Asignalatthisinputinvertstheoutputsignaloftheblock.

Ral(Resetall):

Allinternalvaluesarereset.

Parameterinputs

Atsomeoftheinputsyoudonotapplyanysignals.Youconfiguretherelevantblockvaluesinstead.
Examples:

Par(Parameter):

Thisinputwillnotbeconnected.Here,yousettherelevantblockparameters(times,on/offthresholds
etc.).

No(Cam):

Thisinputwillnotbeconnected.Here,youconfigurethetimepatterns.

P(Priority):

Thisisanopeninput.Here,youdefineprioritiesandspecifywhetheramessageistobeacknowledged
inRUN.

6.4.2Timeresponse

ParameterT
InsomeoftheSFsitispossibletoconfigureatimevalueT.Whenyoupresetthistime,notethatyour
inputvaluesarebasedonthetimebaseset:

Timebase
s(seconds) seconds :1/100seconds

m(minutes) minutes : seconds
h(hours) hours : minutes

__: __

AccuracyofT

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