Car Wash Exercise

Pre Rinse Soap Brush Post Rinse Dry Wax

Car Enter Sensor Car Exit Sensor

Track

10 sec 10 sec 10 sec 10 sec 10 sec 10 sec

Specification

▪ The track will be started using the start button and remain running until the Stop is
pressed
▪ A car will enter the car wash past a sensor and a Car In Wash light will come on.
▪ It will enter the Pre Rinse section for 10 sec.
▪ It will then enter the Soap Brush section for 10 sec
▪ From here it will enter the Post Rinse for 10 sec
▪ Then the Dry and Wax for 10 sec each
▪ It will then leave the wash past the Car Exit sensor and the Car In wash light will go off.
▪ Only One Section can be running at any one time

Suggested Tag Names, All BOOL.

▪ Start_Track
▪ Stop_Track
▪ Track_Running
▪ Car_Enter
▪ Car_In_Wash
▪ Car_Exit
Suggested Tag Names, All BOOL

▪ Pre_Rinse_On
▪ Soap_Brush_On
▪ Post_Rinse_On
▪ Dry_On
▪ Wax_On
▪ Sequence_Timer, DataType, TIMER

Comments.
There are many ways to program a routine, all are correct if the process works. One method which I have
used can be done using 8 rungs. Tip, See how you can use 1 timer and Compare instructions. One solution
is in the next lecture.