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Industrial Automation from Scratch

You're reading from Industrial Automation from Scratch A hands-on guide to using sensors, actuators, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA to automate industrial processes

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800569386

Length 492 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Scratch

Tools

Scratch

Concepts

Industrial Internet of Things

Author (1):

Olushola Akande

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Learning the Concepts and Skills Required to Get Started

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Industrial Automation FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Switches and Sensors – Working Principles, Applications, and Wiring

4. Chapter 3: Actuators and Their Applications in Industrial Automation

5. Chapter 4: Overview of AC and DC Motors

6. Chapter 5: Introduction to Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

7. Chapter 6: Drawing Schematic/Wiring Diagrams Using CAD Software

8. Part 2: Understanding PLC, HMI, and SCADA

9. Chapter 7: Understanding PLC Hardware and Wiring

10. Chapter 8: Understanding PLC Software and Programming with TIA Portal

11. Chapter 9: Deep Dive into PLC Programming with TIA Portal

12. Chapter 10: Understanding Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)

13. Chapter 11: Exploring Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)

14. Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory

15. Chapter 12: Process Control – Essentials

16. Chapter 13: Industrial Network and Communication Protocols Fundamentals

17. Chapter 14: Exploring Smart Factory (Industry 4.0) with 5G

18. Assessments

19. Index

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Using the compare instructions

The compare instructions are used to test the relationship between two values from two sources.

The following table shows the compare instructions available in S7 1200:

Compare Instruction	Meaning
`CMP ==`	Equals
`CMP <>`	Not equal
`CMP >=`	Greater than or equal to
`CMP <=`	Lesser than or equal to
`CMP <`	Less than
`CMP >`	Greater than

Table 9.1 – The compare instructions and their meaning

We will learn how to use CMP > in this book. The same concept applies to other compare instructions.

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Authors (1)

Olushola Akande

Olushola Akande

Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.

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