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Re: How to automate between extending and retracting of cyinders

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Originally Posted by I am error View Post
Hi all,
We are using pneumatics to arm our and release our kicker. I want to automate the process where once a button is pressed a cylinder is retracted (i know how to program a solenoid) to fire, then autonomously two different cylinders extend to grab the kicker and pull back to rearm the kicker. My question is how to automate the process. Thanks for any help.
Set up a state machine with different states, for example:

- ready to fire

- firing

- arming

... and cycle through the states. (You may need additional states for delays or limit switch events depending on your design)

See the LVMastery video on state machines.



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