Glad to hear that Joe!

Glad to help!

Thank you!

Thank you David!

Thanks!

Thanks!

I should look into doing a video on that, I'll put it on the list.

It would be similar to duplicate destructive bits, see if this helps kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g61giJhkuLqokok.html

@@TimWilborne well seems it may be saying that indeed.. But I'd really call that expected output.. wouldn't you??!! Thanks..

In this situation you will usually have a stop, lead, and lag float. Each time the stop float goes down, you would do the flip flop. then if your toggle bit is off and the lead float is up then you would run pump one where is if the toggle but was on and the lead float was up you would run pump two. The lag float would turn both pumps on.

@@TimWilborne I install these all the time, but I would like to build my own controller. The problem for me is the alternating relay. Looking at your program, I just made the flip flop work. Can't wait to try it out, Thanks, Dorian

@@dronai Great, let us know how it works!

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The Micrologix 1400 supports the OSR. Why not stick with it? The issue is the ONS lacks the external output bit which your OSR is probably using elsewhere in the program.

When I converted the program to the 1400 and verified the program the errors indicated that the one shot rising was incompatible with the 1400.

should I do the conversion in RS Logix 5000 instead of 500?

@@ks1works I think you are right, let me look closer tomorrow

@@ks1works You are right. The Micrologix ONS is the equivalent of the SLC 500's OSR. It should work if you changed the instruction. My guess on why it wouldn't would be something different in the timing. How quickly did the push buttons have to be pressed sequentially? Did you verify the time bases and presets are the same in all of the timers?

That means something is wrong with the module you have plugged in to the right of the PLC base. What do you have connected there?

@@TimWilborne I have connected the Analog Module 1762-IF2OF2 A D 1,2.

Hi Stanley. It isn't available in the SLC 5/03. You'll have to get a little creative with the OSR instruction to take it's place. For example if you were using and OSF behind an XIC of I:0/0 then you would use an OSR behind an XIO of I:0/0 in place of it.

@@TimWilborne It's what I thought but it would be a problem with the first scan thank you very much Tim

Hi Kyle, I'll put it on the list!

@@TimWilborne if you haven't made this video yet could you show some best practices for using an encoder with the instructions

@@sprek2 Good suggestion! We have this one talking about how to configure the high speed counter for an encoder. www.theautomationstore.com/rslogix-500-training-allen-bradley-micrologix-high-speed-counter-rslogix-500-function-file-configuration-for-an-encoder/ This one talking about calculating rate, speed, or RPM www.theautomationstore.com/rslogix-500-training-how-to-calculate-the-rate-speed-or-rpm-on-a-high-speed-counter-in-rslogix-500-for-a-micrologix-plc/ And this one talking about what happens if you don't have your input filters set right. www.theautomationstore.com/rslogix-500-training-what-do-input-filters-on-an-allen-bradley-micrologix-plc-do-and-what-happens-when-they-are-too-high/ What else should we cover?

Oh get it. It happens so fast. Because of one scan the XIO’s are inactive to switch off the light.

Great, I'm getting ready to make a revised version with Studio 5000 and Connected Components Workbench.

Yes, I'm getting ready to make it for Studio 5000 and Connected Components Workbench. I've got some ideas on how to make this clearer.

Hi Charles. You are right, lots of PLCs have flip flops, but this exercise helps you better understand program flow. Thanks for watching!

Good job Mr. Wilborne. Where are you located

@@CM-oy2kd Thanks, the US

Yes. One more thing to think about. Why isn't it blinking fast on the computer screen?

See if around 4 minutes helps you.

@@TimWilborne it is the confusing part. As far as I understand now, ONS functions the same as OSR here, detects the action from proceeding element. If it changes from 0 to 1, send true downstream. It will send false if the proceeding element didn't change or change from 1 to 0. You did a good job on explaining what happened but didn't mention why. Like why does ONS output false when it receive a 1 while its storage has 1 already...

@@jnrfalcon We have a video in the works on the difference between an ONS, OSR, and OSF that would be helpful. Basically an ONS is the same as an OSR except the ONS passes true or false conditions onto the right of the rung for evaluation by an output instruction whereas the OSR is an output instruction that writes a one or zero to its output bit.

@@jnrfalcon The one shot (ONS) limits the basic scanning of the device (PLC), which is about 50 times per second in just one scan. That's because the electricity is moving almost with the speed of light and when you press a button ,even in the quickest way, the electrons did already 20-30 cycles and the desired output should be random and not the intended one. With One Shot you know that when you press it even for long the output should be only one scan or signal.