Lab-Volt Tech-Design eSeries, Manual

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Activity Guide
34 Tech-Design by Lab-Volt
Temperature Control Programming Controls & Sensors
From the main menu select New. You should have a white sheet with a grid pattern on your screen. 1.
Drag a Start element into your sheet. 2.
Drag an Analog Branch element into the sheet under the Start element until it attaches itself. 3.
Right-click on the Analog Branch element. Under Analog Input, select AX. Under Condition, select 4.
< and enter a value 200 less than the value you recorded for the temperature sensor in your
classroom from the test screen. Leave the y/n pins as they are. Click OK.
Drag a Motor element into the sheet under the Analog Branch element until it attaches itself to the Y
5.
output.
Right-click on this new element and under Motor Output, select M2. Under Image, select Lamp.
6.
Under Action, select OFF. Click OK.
Drag another Motor element into the sheet under the M2 Lamp element until it attaches itself. 7.
Right-click on the element and under Motor Output, select M1. Under Image, select Motor. Under 8.
Action, select CW. Click OK.
Drag an Analog Branch element into the sheet under the M1 Motor element until it attaches itself. 9.
Right-click on the element and under Analog Input, select AX and under Condition, select > and 10.
enter the value for the temperature sensor from the screen test you recorded in your classroom but
add a couple units more to it. Leave the y/n pins as they are. Click OK.
Move the mouse over the N output of this element until the cursor turns to a hand and left click. 11.
Draw a line two grid points to the right and click. Then move up to the middle area of the M2 and
M1 elements and click. Move the line to the left, joining the M2 and M1 elements, and click. See the
graphic below.
Decision Loop
Drag another Motor element into the sheet in line with the M2 Lamp element, 10 grid points to the 12.
right of it.
Right-click on the element. Under Motor Output, select M1. Under Image, select Motor. Under
13.
Action, select Stop. Click OK.
Drag another Motor element into the sheet under the M1 Motor element you just placed until it 14.
attaches itself.
Right-click on the element and under Motor Output, select M2. Under Image, select Lamp. Under
15.
Action, select ON. Click OK.
Move the mouse over the output of this element on the bottom until the cursor turns to a hand and 16.
left click. Draw a line down two grid points and then click. Move the line to the right, approximately
6 spaces, and click again. Now move up to the middle area of the Start and AX elements and click.
Finally, move to the left, joining the Start and AX elements, and click.