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Choosing Communication
Chapter 5
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Figure 5.5
Average
Response T ime for all PLC5 Processors
Number of PLC5 Processors
Response
Time
(Sec)
50 W
100 W
250 W
500 W
+
•
X
W=Words
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
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Figure 5.6 shows the effect of a programming terminal on message
response time under various configurations.
Figure 5.6
Response
T ime Increase (%)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
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Number of PLC5 Processors
Response
Time
(%)
Effect
on
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
50 W
100 W
250 W
500 W
+
•
X
W=Words
Test Setup
One to 22 PLC-5 processors were used with one programming terminal
online. Each PLC-5 processor executes 1K of ladder logic.