wlr3m4 Member W Join Date Oct 2017 Location Saint Louis Posts 28 Feb 27, 2018 #1 I cannot find anything anything in the manual for a load resistor, does this PLC not have any built in? Is it a dipswitch setting?
I cannot find anything anything in the manual for a load resistor, does this PLC not have any built in? Is it a dipswitch setting?
jstolaruk Lifetime Supporting Member J Join Date Dec 2004 Location Detroit, SE Michigan Posts 3,915 Feb 27, 2018 #2 No. The IF4 has an input impedance of 220K ohms on the voltage terminals, 250 ohms on the current terminals.
No. The IF4 has an input impedance of 220K ohms on the voltage terminals, 250 ohms on the current terminals.
Mickey Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date May 2003 Location Palmdale,Ca Posts 10,659 Feb 27, 2018 #3 Load Resistors on a Micrologix 1100 & 1746-IF4? Click to expand... ML1100 expansion module or embedded analog input? If expansion module, is it a 1762-IF4? If so see specs below voltage 200K ohms current 275 ohms Embedded analog on a ML1100 is voltage only at 210K ohms There is a dip switch on the 1762-IF4 to select the type of input current/voltage. Last edited: Feb 27, 2018
Load Resistors on a Micrologix 1100 & 1746-IF4? Click to expand... ML1100 expansion module or embedded analog input? If expansion module, is it a 1762-IF4? If so see specs below voltage 200K ohms current 275 ohms Embedded analog on a ML1100 is voltage only at 210K ohms There is a dip switch on the 1762-IF4 to select the type of input current/voltage.
wlr3m4 Member OP W Join Date Oct 2017 Location Saint Louis Posts 28 Feb 28, 2018 #4 It is indeed a 1762-IF4
Pete.S. Member P Join Date Mar 2016 Location Fl Posts 463 Feb 28, 2018 #5 That why 0-10V voltage instead of 4-20mA current is bad for an analog signal. Always go for 4-20mA.