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Tag Name Value Style Data Type Tag name
Input side
-Amber_Light_Timer {…} TIMER of rung TOF
-Green_Light_Timer {…} TIMER TIMER OFF DELAY EN
Timer Sample_TOF
-Red_Light_Timer {…} TIMER Preset 5000 DN
-Red_Light_Timer.PRE 30000 Decimal DINT Accum 0
-Red_Light_Timer.ACC 0 Decimal DINT
Red_Light_Timer.EN 1 Decimal BOOL Figure 15-57 ControlLogix TOF off-delay timer instruction.
Red_Light_Timer.TT 1 Decimal BOOL
Red_Light_Timer.DN 0 Decimal BOOL
Red_Light 1 Decimal BOOL but it will delay before turning off after the rung goes
Green_Light 0 Decimal BOOL false. The ControlLogix TOF off-delay timer instruction
Amber_Light 0 Decimal BOOL
is shown in Figure 15-57. The description of the function
Figure 15-56 Tags created for traffic light program. block fields and tag references are the same as for that of
a TON timer.
shown in Figure 15-56. Operation of the program can be Figure 15-58 shows a program that uses a TOF timer
summarized as follows: to illuminate a green pilot light for 20 seconds each time a
momentary button is pressed. The program code is simpler
• Transition from red light to green light to amber than that used to accomplish the same task using a TON
light is accomplished by the interconnection of the timer. The operation of the program can be summarized as
EN and DN bits of the three TON timer instructions. follows:
• The input to the Red_Light_Timer is controlled by
the Amber_Light_Timer.DN bit. • When the Timer_Button is initially closed the timer
• The input to the Green_Light_Timer is controlled rung and instruction and DN bit all become true.
by the Red_Light_Timer.DN bit. • The DN bit switches on the Green_PL and the
• The input to the Amber_Light_Timer is controlled program remains in this state as long as the button is
by the Green_Light_Timer.DN bit. held closed.
• The timed sequence of the lights is: • When the button is released the Timer_Button
- Red—30 s on instruction goes false and starts the timing cycle.
- Green—25 s on • The light remains on and the timer begins accumu-
- Amber—5 s on lating time.
• The sequence then repeats itself. • When the accumulator reaches 20000 ms (20 s)
the timer DN bit becomes false and the light is
Off-Delay Timer (TOF) switched off.

The off-delay timer (TOF) operates in a fashion opposite The program of Figure 15-59 uses both on-delay and
to the TON on-delay timer. An off-delay timer will turn off-delay timers for control of a heating oven process.
on immediately when the rung of ladder logic is true, The different tags created to fit the program are shown

Input Ladder logic program Output
L1 Timer_Button L2
<Local:1:I.Data.0> TOF
Timer_Button TIMER OFF DELAY EN
Timer Pilot_Light_Timer Green_ PL
Preset 20000 DN
Accum 0

Green_PL
Pilot_Light_Timer.DN <Local:2:O.Data.3>

Figure 15-58 Pilot light TOF timer.

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