Hey guys:
I'm pretty familiar with SLCs and have been doing a lot of troubleshooting and quite a few mods with them lately. I bought one for personal use as a testing platform and learned on the SLC/ML platform.
Now I'm soon to be presented with a new task, and will have to do a simple program on a Control Logix platform. I'm not that worried about the new tagging system, but what is concerning me is the asynchronous scan cycle versus the synchronous scan cycle.
What are some of your guy's opinions of what I will have to worry about with the scan cycle while designing the new program. It will be as simple as a few safety's and photo eyes to detect jams and a motor starting circuit. I'm mainly interested in organization and the difference between the two scan cycles.
I have spent hours reading and absorbing, but I would also like some fresh opinions/experiences on the subject.
I'm pretty familiar with SLCs and have been doing a lot of troubleshooting and quite a few mods with them lately. I bought one for personal use as a testing platform and learned on the SLC/ML platform.
Now I'm soon to be presented with a new task, and will have to do a simple program on a Control Logix platform. I'm not that worried about the new tagging system, but what is concerning me is the asynchronous scan cycle versus the synchronous scan cycle.
What are some of your guy's opinions of what I will have to worry about with the scan cycle while designing the new program. It will be as simple as a few safety's and photo eyes to detect jams and a motor starting circuit. I'm mainly interested in organization and the difference between the two scan cycles.
I have spent hours reading and absorbing, but I would also like some fresh opinions/experiences on the subject.