Allen-Bradley ClutchBrake PLC-5 Series - Using this Manual

Preface
Publication 65566.5.1 - October 1996
Using This Manual
This manual shows you how to apply the Clutch/Brake Application
Package (cat. no. 6556-Pxxxx) to your mechanical stamping press.
The manual helps you design, install, and test the clutch/brake control
system and interface it with optional auxiliary press functions.
Only qualified installers should apply the Clutch/Brake Application
Package to a mechanical stamping press. We assume that the
installation team includes:
• a professional stamping press builder or re-builder
knowledgeable in press and press control standards
• a programmer experienced with programmable controllers
(especially with the Allen-Bradley PLC-5

family of processors)
• an electrical technician skilled in installing electronic equipment
Before starting the installation, we suggest that you familiarize
yourself with the information in this manual. We summarize the
tasks that your integration team will perform as follows:
These Tasks: Are Covered in:
• Browse through the overview in chapter 1
• Browse through the entire manual and appendices
All chapters
All appendices
• Select control options for the stamping press
• Define control system characteristics
Chapter 2 and
Appendices A, B
• Customize the wiring drawings to match control options
Chapter 3
• Program the interface to clutch/brake control logic
• Write ladder logic for auxiliary press functions
Chapter 4 and
Appendix E
• Assign passwords to guard against unauthorized access
Chapter 5 and
Appendix D
• Install processors and I/O modules in I/O chassis
• Connect cables
• Wire the control system according to selected options
Chapter 6 and
wiring drawings
• Set up rotary cam limit switches or resolvers
• If using resolvers, simulate cam limit switches.
Chapter 7
• Test system wiring
• Test press operation
Chapter 8
Appendices A, C
Manual Objectives
Qualifications for Applying
this Product
Summary of
Installation Tasks