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Timer in Studio 5000 – TON, TOF, RTO

One of the most common instructions used in PLC logic is a timer. The basic types of timers in Studio 5000 are TON, TOF, and RTO.

Last updated: May 7, 2024 1:50 pm
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One of the most common instructions used in PLC logic is a timer. Timers are required for almost all the operations. This is because controlled operations always require a delay for operation. Most of the applications have this requirement.

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Timer in Studio 5000Types of TimersTimer ON (TON)Timer OFF (TOF)Retentive Timer (RTO)

Rockwell Automation is a very famous brand in industrial automation, and in that, the most used software is Studio 5000. They too have a very easy way of configuring timers. In this post, we will see the timer instructions in Studio 5000.

Timer in Studio 5000

A timer in Studio 5000 software has five pins – two for input and three for output. The input pins are Enable and Preset. Enable (En) is used to enable or disable the timer.

Preset (Pre) is used to define the setpoint of the timer. It works in milliseconds. So, if you want to run the timer for 5 seconds, then the setpoint will be entered as 5000 (as 5 seconds equals 5000 milliseconds).

The output pins are the Accumulator, Done bit, and Timing bit. The accumulator is the current timer value and runs in milliseconds. So, a current value of 2 seconds will show you as 2000 in the accumulator.

The done bit goes true when the timer operation is completed. The timing bit remains true as long as the timer is running. When the timer operation stops or pauses, then this bit too goes false.

You can enter the timer setpoint or show the timer current value in graphics through the DINT format of the variable. The value will be entered in milliseconds and you can either multiply it in the PLC program with 1000 or in the HMI expression with 1000.

Types of Timers

There are three basic types of timers in Studio 5000. They are

  • TON
  • TOF
  • RTO

Timer ON (TON)

The TON timer is an on-delay timer. Here, when the input goes true through the enable pin, then the timer starts to accumulate. During this time, the timing bit will also be ON.

Types of Timers in Studio 5000

In between, if the timer condition goes false, then the accumulated value becomes zero and the timing bit too turns off. So, as long as the condition is true, the timer will accumulate.

Then finally, when the timer setpoint is reached, then the done bit goes true. The timer will again go to zero state if the condition goes false.

Timer OFF (TOF)

The TOF timer is an off-delay timer. Here, when the input goes true through the enable pin, then no action happens in any of the outputs.

Timer Off Delay TOF

Now, if the timer condition goes false, then the timer starts to accumulate and the timing bit too turns on. So, as long as the condition is false, the timer will accumulate. In between, if the condition becomes true, then the timing bit goes false again and the accumulated value too becomes zero.

If the condition goes false and remains in that state, then the timer will again accumulate till the setpoint is reached. When it is reached, then the done bit goes true and the timing bit goes false. The cycle repeats after the condition goes true again.

Retentive Timer (RTO)

The RTO timer working is the same as the TON timer. The only difference is that if the timer is running and goes false in between, then the accumulated value will be held. Once the timer starts again, the timer will accumulate from the last held value.

Retentive Timer (RTO)

When the setpoint is reached, the done bit goes true. Now, one thing to note here is that if the condition goes false after this, then the done bit will remain on and the accumulated value too will be held. That means it has gone into a latched state.

To bring it back to zero state, an instruction called reset is used, where you have to turn it on by naming this timer instance in it. Then only the timer will reset.

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