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6 Inside the logic relay
Logic relay 
circuit diagram cycle
In conventional control systems, a relay or contactor control 
processes all the rungs in parallel. The speed with which a 
contactor switches in this case depends on the components 
used, and ranges from 15 to 40 ms for relay pick-up and 
drop-out.
With the circuit diagram the logic relay is processed with a 
microprocessor that simulates the contacts and relays of the 
circuit concerned and thus processes all switching 
operations considerably faster. Depending on its size, the CL 
circuit diagram is processed cyclically every 2 to 40 ms.
During this time, the logic relay passes through five 
segments in succession.
How the logic relay evaluates the circuit diagram:
In the first three segments the logic relay evaluates the 
contact fields in succession. The logic relay checks whether 
contacts are switched in parallel or in series and saves the 
switching states of all contact fields.
In the fourth segment, the logic relay assigns the new 
switching states to all the coils in one pass.
Rungs Segment
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