Any referenced datasets can be downloaded from "Module downloads" in the module overview.
Prerequisites
Completion of the Using PLC I/O Modules Lesson
Objective: In this project you insert a PLC module, adding empty spaces and breaking the module for continuation a few rungs later. Next, you break the module and continue inserting it on a different ladder.
Process: Insert and Break the Parametric PLC Module
Instructions
1: If the Project Manager is not displayed, on the Project tab, Project Tools panel, click Manager.
2: If PLC_Modules_NFPA is the active project, skip to step 6. If it is open but not active, in the Project Manager, do the following:
■ Right-click PLC_Modules_NFPA.
■ Click Activate.
■ Skip to step 6.
3: In the Project Manager, click Open Project.
4: Browse to where you installed the exercise files. Select PLC_Modules_NFPA.wdp. Click Open.
5: From the Projects list, click the expansion node next to PLC_Modules_NFPA to expand the drawing list.
6: Right-click PLC_Modules_NFPA_05.dwg. Click Open.
7: Zoom into rungs 514-519.
8: On the Schematic tab, Insert Components panel, Insert PLC (Parametric) flyout > click Insert PLC (Parametric).
9: In the PLC Parametric dialog box, do the following:
■ In the upper-left tree view, expand Allen-Bradley.
■ Expand series 1771.
■ Select Discrete Input.
■ In the Table: Allen- Bradley_1771_Discrete_Input (lower) list box, select 1771-IAD.
■ Under Graphics Style, click 2.
■ Click OK.
10: Select the insertion point for the module on rung 513, below the existing PLC module.
11: In the Module Layout dialog box, click Allow Spacers/Breaks. Click OK.
12: In the I/O Point dialog box, do the following:
■ For Rack, type 1
■ For Slot, type 2
■ Click OK.
13: In the I/O Address dialog box, select I:12/00 from the Quick Picks list. Click OK.
The PLC information symbol and the first I/O point symbol are inserted and exploded.
14: In the Custom Breaks/Spacing dialog box, click Add Spacer. A red X appears, marking the spacer location.
15: In the Custom Breaks/Spacing dialog box, click Insert Next I/O Point.
16: Click Insert Next I/O Point again.
17: Click Add Spacer.
18: Click Insert Next I/O Point.
19: Click Break Module Now.
AutoCAD® Electrical combines the inserted symbols in a single PLC module block and prompts you to select an insertion point for the remainder of the module.
20: Press ESC.
21: In the Data Saved dialog box, click OK.
22: Insert a Ladder and the Remainder of the PLC Module:
On the Schematic tab, Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel, Ladders flyout, click Insert Ladder.
23: In the Insert Ladder dialog box, do the following:
■ For Width, type 10.0
■ For Spacing, type 0.75
■ For Rungs, type 26
■ Click OK.
24: Select the insertion point at approximately 16,21
25: On the Schematic tab, Insert Components panel, click Insert PLCs > Insert PLC (Parametric).
26: In the Continue "Broken" Module dialog box, click Continue Module.
27: Select the insertion point for the broken module on rung 522 near the right side.
28: In the Module Layout dialog box, click Insert All. Click OK.
29: In the I/O Addressing dialog box, click Decimal.
AutoCAD Electrical assembles and combines the remainder of the PLC module into a single block as a child component of the initially inserted parent.
Prerequisites
Completion of the PLC I/O Address-Based Tagging Lesson
Objective: In this project, you add wire numbers to your drawings, automatically assigning wire numbers that match the attached PLC I/O address.
Instructions
1: If the Project Manager is not displayed, on the Project tab, Project Tools panel, click Manager.
2: If PLC_Modules_NFPA is the active project, skip to step 6. If it is open but not active, in the Project Manager, right-click PLC_Modules_NFPA. Click Activate. Skip to step 6.
3: In the Project Manager, click Open Project.
4: Browse to where you installed the exercise files and select PLC_Modules_NFPA.wdp. Click Open.
5: From the Projects list, click the expansion node next to PLC_Modules_NFPA to expand the drawing list.
6: Right-click PLC_Modules_NFPA_06.dwg. Click Open.
7: Zoom in to rungs 602-608. Notice the existing referenced-based component tags and wire numbers. You change these to PLC address-based tags.
8: On the Schematic tab, Other Tools panel, click Drawing Properties.
9: In the Drawing Properties dialog box, Components tab, select the Search for PLC I/O Address on Insert check box.
10: On the Wire Numbers tab, select the Search for PLC I/O Address on Insert check box. Click OK.
11: On the Schematic tab, Edit Components panel, click Retag Components.
12: In the Retag Components dialog box, click Active Drawing (All). Click OK.
13: If prompted, in the Create Zip Back-up? dialog box, click No Backup.
14: In the Update Other Drawings? dialog box, click Task to store the update operation in the Project Task list (which is run at a later time from the Project Manager).
15: On the Schematic tab, Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel, click Wire Numbers.
16: In the Wire Tagging dialog box, click Drawing-wide.
Component tags and wire numbers are updated to the PLC I/O address-based tag format.
