SCADA application for popcorn cooking and packaging system using PLC and internet
T P A Setiyani, I D Saniscarani and G V P P Ayu *

Universitas Sanata Dharma

Abstract

The SCADA application on a prototype cooking and packaging system from raw corn to popcorn can be monitored, controlled, and obtained popcorn quantity information, remotely via the Internet. The prototype consists of 2 containers of raw corn with 2 flavors, a cooking pot and its heating element, and a conveyor. Each container is equipped with a rotary vane feeder that can be adjusted the number of rotations to determine the volume of raw corn that is poured with certain variants into the cooking pan as desired by the user through the HMI. The heating element will be active to cook raw corn into popcorn at a certain temperature and heating time according to the volume of corn. The product in the form of popcorn will be placed in a package that is transported by a conveyor. Detection of packaging position, rotary vane feeder, volume, and temperature carried out by a photodiode and thermocouple. Control system using PLC TM221CE40R which has an analog module and ethernet port. The result that system was able to cook and package 4 types of products, monitors the process that occurs in the plan remotely in real-time, and stores the daily number of products.

Keywords: PLC TM221CE40R, HMI, photodiode sensor, thermocouple, rotary vane feeder

Topic: Electrical Engineering