Automatic gate control requirements:
Requirement:
 1. Opening and closing of the gate is controlled by the guard in the control room
 
 2. Normally the gate shall be opened or closed completely, but the opening and closing action can be
   interrupted at any time.
 
 
 3. The alarm lamp shall begin to flash when the gate acts and shall keep flashing as long as the gate
   continues to move.
 
 4. A pressure damper shall be provided so that the gate can be automatically opened when it touches a
   person or an article.
 
 
 
 
 
The Function Block Program Diagram is as follows:

 

  Explanations

 

 a. QA0 shall be connected to the flashing lamp; QA1 to the gate-open motor contactor; QA2 to the gate-close
   motor contactor;
 b. IA0 to gate-open switch; IA1 to the gate-close switch;
 c. IA2 to the stop switch; IA3 to the gate-open limit switch;
 d. IA4 to the gate-close limit switch; and IA5 to the safety pressure damper.