Autonics LP-A Series, User Manual

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1 Overview
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1 Overview
1.1 What is LP?
LP (Logic Panel) is a device made to cope with complicated industrial field with a single panel by
adding function of PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and I/O to existing human-machine
interface (HMI).
By integrating the display unit and the controller, it is possible to visually display and control the
status of various equipment installed in a limited space, thereby achieving cost reduction, wiring
reduction, space saving, and ease of operation.
The variables of the controller can be expressed in various ways through graphic objects called
'objects'.
For example, if the monitored physical variable is temperature, you can use the numerical
display object to display the temperature as a numerical value or use the real-time trend graph to
monitor the trend of temperature change over time.
The LP's user screen is a combination of these objects and other graphic object.
The LP user screen and user data (PLC Logic) are edited using the dedicated software
atDesigner and atLogic.
Download the created data to LP, after editing data such as shape, layout, and attributes of
various objects with atDesigner, and programming the PLC logic with atLogic, LP monitors or
controls the control device according to the screen data.