PLC trainer kit · V1.1
DC Shunt Motor PID Speed Control Trainer Kit
Learn real-world PID tuning on a live PLC-controlled DC motor — how proportional, integral and derivative terms individually affect rise time, overshoot, settling time and steady-state error.
Built on Mitsubishi FX5U PLC and GS2107-WTBD HMI — the same hardware used in factories, not simulated.
1 / 3Learning outcomes
What students do with it.
Set target RPM
Enter a desired speed on the HMI touchscreen and watch the PLC drive the motor to that setpoint via PID control.
Manual PID tuning
Adjust KP, TI, TD and TS individually — observe how each P, I and D term affects rise time, overshoot and settling time on the live trend graph.
One-touch auto-tune
Use the FX5U's built-in auto-tuning instruction and compare results against manual tuning.
Load disturbance response
Apply a mechanical load to the motor and watch the closed loop correct itself in real time on the HMI trend.
Fault diagnosis
Deliberately trigger faults and diagnose them via the HMI alarm screen — covering 28 distinct PLC PID fault codes.
Custom lab exercises
Instructors reprogram the FX5U via GX Works3 to create their own experiments — the panel is fully field-reprogrammable.
Main components
Industrial hardware. Not a simulation.
Every component on this panel is the same hardware used on production lines — students learn on exactly what they'll encounter in industry.
- 01Mitsubishi FX5U PLC — with in-built PID instruction
- 02Mitsubishi GS2107-WTBD HMI touchscreen
- 03Libratherm TDM 1000 motor driver (1–10 V → 0–220 V DC)
- 04Multispan digital voltage & current meters (armature + field)
- 05Start / Stop / Emergency Stop controls
- 06Power / Fault / Ready indicator lights
- 07Analog & digital I/O banana terminals for lab wiring
HMI interface
GS2107-WTBD touchscreen
- Live RPM vs. time trend graph
- Set RPM and current RPM display
- PID parameter entry (KP, TI, TD, TS)
- Full alarm log — 28 distinct fault codes
- One-touch auto-tuning trigger
Inputs & outputs
All on banana terminals
- Analog input terminals (encoder / sensor feedback)
- Analog output terminals (PLC control signal to motor driver)
- 8-point digital input — banana jack terminals
- 8-point digital output — banana jack terminals
- Speed feedback encoder input on PLC X1 (600 PPR standard)
- Motor terminals: armature + field — 4-wire connection
Safety & protection
Built for a lab environment.
Emergency stop
Front-panel E-Stop push-button — immediate power cut.
16 A MCB
Miniature circuit breaker for over-current protection.
Status indicators
Red (Fault), Green (Ready) and Power indicator lights.
28 alarm codes
Full FX5U PID instruction alarm reference on the HMI.
Technical details
Specifications.
- Panel dimensions
- 800 mm (L) × 630 mm (H) × 250 mm (W)
- Input supply
- 230 V AC, single phase
- PLC
- Mitsubishi FX5U with in-built PID instruction
- HMI
- Mitsubishi GS2107-WTBD touchscreen
- Motor driver
- Libratherm TDM 1000 (1–10 V input → 0–220 V DC output)
- Armature output
- 0–220 V DC
- MCB rating
- 16 A
- Max motor speed
- 1500 RPM
- Motor compatibility
- DC shunt motor, 4-wire, up to 3 HP (customer scope)
- Encoder
- Customer scope — 600 PPR standard (CODX option available)
- Digital I/O
- 8-point input + 8-point output (banana terminals)
- Analog I/O
- Analog input + analog output (banana terminals)
- Software
- GX Works3 (PLC) + GT Designer3 (HMI)
- Warranty
- 2-year CODX service warranty; standard manufacturer warranty on third-party components
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