Hello,
I wanted clarification because I keep getting contradicting advice and would like to see what the AAC community thinks.
I have a reflective photoelectric sensor connected to a solenoid and I wanted to find a way to time to cut power to the signal of the sensor after a preset time even if the sensor is still activated until it is no longer activated, and the process restarts when the signal is turned on again after.
The solenoid is currently connected to a pneumatic cylinder and I would like the cylinder to activate when the sensor receives the reflective signal (assuring everything is in the correct position) for a certain amount of time then return back to its original position even with the sensor still on and the process to not restart until the sensor no longer receives the reflective signal.
What would be the easiest way to implement this? I know it's possible with a PLC but is there a cheaper/faster solution?
I wanted clarification because I keep getting contradicting advice and would like to see what the AAC community thinks.
I have a reflective photoelectric sensor connected to a solenoid and I wanted to find a way to time to cut power to the signal of the sensor after a preset time even if the sensor is still activated until it is no longer activated, and the process restarts when the signal is turned on again after.
The solenoid is currently connected to a pneumatic cylinder and I would like the cylinder to activate when the sensor receives the reflective signal (assuring everything is in the correct position) for a certain amount of time then return back to its original position even with the sensor still on and the process to not restart until the sensor no longer receives the reflective signal.
What would be the easiest way to implement this? I know it's possible with a PLC but is there a cheaper/faster solution?