Rockwell Automation 1760 User Manual

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PICO

Programming

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11 Easy Steps

Small.

Simple.

Flexible.

Schematic Diagram (for Demo Unit)

PICO™ Programming

Program PICO yourself in
11 Easy Steps.

After the completion of the following
exercise, you will have programmed the
Allen-Bradley PICO Controller. The
program simulates starting a motor for
10 seconds and then turns the motor off.

Your program will look like the following:

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2 - - - - - - - - SQ6

Q6 - - - - - - - - TT1

T1 - - - - - - - - RQ6

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2

Physical input #2 to which the START button
is wired to.

This sets, or latches output #6 to which the

SQ6

coil of the contactor is wired to.

Q6

Output #6 (contactor coil) contact

TT1

On delay Timer #1 (10 seconds)

T1

Timer#1 contact

RQ6

This resets, or unlatches output #6.

PICO Touch Pad

Delete buttonDelete button
(Del)

P1 P3

P2

Alternate
button
(Alt)

Escape button

(Esc)

The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons
displayed above

The “P” buttons

The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3)
or up and down (P2,P4)

P4

OK button

Smarter Than Your Average Relay

Easier to use than
a PLC

- No software required

- Easy to program

PROGRAM. . .
STOP
PARAMETER
SET CLOCK. . .

PICO™ Programming

Deleting the existing
program

Press the OK button until you
see the menu to the left. If
the second menu item down
is STOP, press P4 and press
OK. If not, highlight
PROGRAM and press the OK
button. To select DELETE
PROG Press P4 and press the
OK button twice.

PROGRAM
DELETE PROG

Entering Program mode

Highlight PROGRAM and
press the OK button.

PICO Touch Pad

Delete buttonDelete button
(Del)

P1 P3

P2

Alternate
button
(Alt)

Escape button

(Esc)

The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons
displayed above

The “P” buttons

The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3)
or up and down (P2,P4)

P4

OK button

Smarter Than Your Average Relay

Even better than a
single-board
controller

Standard, off-the-shelf
product that is already
developed
World-wide support
and programming
knowledge.

PICO™ Programming

Adding an input
instruction

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2

Press the OK button to inset
the first instruction. You’ll
notice the “
Your screen should look like
this at the end of Step 3.

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” flashing.

Changing the input
contact number

I

2

Press P3 to highlight the “1”.
Press P2 and change the the
input to
button followed by the Alt
button. Your display should
look similar to the one to the
left.

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2. Press the OK

PICO Touch Pad

Delete buttonDelete button
(Del)

P1 P3

P2

Alternate
button
(Alt)

Escape button

(Esc)

The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons
displayed above

P4

OK button

The “P” buttons

The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3)
or up and down (P2,P4)

Smarter Than Your Average Relay

Intelligent relay
replacement

Changing system
functions is a simple
matter of
reprogramming PICO.
No rewiring necessary!
Cost effectively
replaces 3-4 control
relays and/or 1 timing
relay.

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2 - - - - - - - - SQ6

Your screen should look like
this at the end of Step 5.

PICO™ Programming

Adding a latched output
instruction

Press P3 three times. Next
press the OK button. You
should see a flashing “Q”.
Press P1 once. The cursor
should move to the flashing
bracket. Press P2 twice to
change the bracket to “S”
(set). Press P3 twice to move
the cursor to the flashing
“1”, followed by pressing P2
to change the 1 to a 6. Press
the OK button.

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2 - - - - - - - - SQ6

Q6 - - - - - - - -

Your screen should look like
this at the end of Step 6.

Using an output contact
to start a timer

Press the OK button to inset
the I1 input. While on the
flashing “

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” press P2 until I
changes to “Q”. Press P3.
Change the flashing “1” to
“6” by pressing the P2
button. Press the OK button.
Press the Alt button to insert
the rung lines and the P3
button three times.

PICO Touch Pad

Delete buttonDelete button
(Del)

P1 P3

P2

Alternate
button
(Alt)

Escape button

(Esc)

The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons
displayed above

The “P” buttons

The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3)
or up and down (P2,P4)

P4

OK button

Smarter Than Your Average Relay

Permanent program
retention

Programs are stored in
non-volatile EEPROM
memory, and will not
be lost in the event of
a power failure.

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2 - - - - - - - - SQ6

Q6 - - - - - - - - TT1

PICO™ Programming

Adding a timer-timing
contact

Press the OK button to insert
an output. Press P2 three
times to display the TT1
timing contact.
Your screen should look like
this at the end of Step 7.

Inserting a timer

Press the OK button three

X

00

S

TRG

C

RES

T1

+

times. Press P2 until the
flashing “
“T”. Press the OK button
twice and you will jump to
the screen shown in step 9.

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” changes to a

PICO Touch Pad

Delete buttonDelete button
(Del)

P1 P3

P2

Alternate
button
(Alt)

Escape button

(Esc)

The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons
displayed above

The “P” buttons

The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3)
or up and down (P2,P4)

P4

OK button

Smarter Than Your Average Relay

Commissioning
status display

View the real-time
analysis of the logic
circuit.

PICO™ Programming

Configuring the 10 second
timer

Now you will enter a preset

X

10.00

S

TRG

C

RES

T1

+

timer value for Timer #1.
Press P1 and then the P3
button twice. You should be
on the “0”. Press P2 to
change the “0” to a “1”.
Your display should now look
like the screen to the left.
Press the OK button twice.

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2 - - - - - - - - SQ

Q6 - - - - - - - - TT1

T1 - - - - - - - - RQ6

Your screen should look like
this at the end of Step 10.

Unlatch the output contact

Press the Alt button followed
by the the P3 button three
times. Press Okay Button.
Press P1 to move the cursor
to the flashing bracket. Press
P2 once to change the bracket
to “R” (reset). Press P3 twice
to move the cursor the
flashing “1”. Press P2 to
change the display to the
number “6”. Press the OK
button.

PICO Touch Pad

Delete buttonDelete button
(Del)

P1 P3

P2

Alternate
button
(Alt)

Escape button

(Esc)

The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons
displayed above

The “P” buttons

The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3)
or up and down (P2,P4)

P4

OK button

Smarter Than Your Average Relay

Password security

Control access to the
program and
parameters.

PICO™ Programming

Saving & Running your
program

Press the ESC button to save

PROGRAM. . .
STOP
PARAMETER
SET CLOCK. . .

In Run Mode

Press the Start button. This will SET Output #6 which picks
up the coil in the contactor and turns on the green pilot
light. At the same time, it also starts a 10 second timer.
Once that timer has completed, it will RESET Output #6
and drops the coil in the contactor, which turns off the
pilot light.

Congratulations, you have successfully

programmed the PICO Controller!

the program to memory.
Press the Esc button again to
take you to the Main menu.
Press P4 to go to “RUN”
mode. Press Okay.
(see screen to left)
Press the Esc button to take
you to the front display.

OPTIONAL Steps

While on the front display press the OK button twice.
You will be able to see the program while in Run mode.
You can notice what rungs are active by noticing the
highlighted rungs.
Press Esc, press P2 twice to highlight the Parameter
button. Press OK. You will now be monitoring the T1 timer.
Press the Start button to see the timer count up to 10.
In this mode you can also change the Preset value
of the timer.

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Publication 1760-QS001A-EN-P – April 2003

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