CLICK PLC - How to Apply Power (Part 5) from AutomationDirect

now have a project ready to load into the memory of our click CPU so what do we do next would be a good idea at this point to apply power to the clique bring it to life the click CPU works with 24 volts DC applied to it there's a small removable terminal block on the bottom of the clique CPU module for wiring power to the CPU as shown here we can use one of two available optional click 24 volt DC power supplies to provide the power the C 0 0 0 AC power supply provides a half amp and will work with limited configurations of expansion Iowa modules while the c001 AC at 1.3 amps will work with any combination of Io modules the other choices are to use a properly sized and rated 24 volt DC power supply that you may have on hand or possibly use an automation direct rhino series power supplies as we see here start by preparing different color wires to attach between the power supplies terminals and the removable connector on the bottom of the click CPU use blue for the positive terminal white for the common and green for the ground terminal cut each wire to a link that will easily reach between the power source and CPUs terminals and strip a small amount of insulation off of each end connect the blue wire between the positive terminals white between the common terminals and of course the green wire between each devices grounding terminal it will be easier to connect the removable terminal block on the CPU with it removed once it is wired plug the terminal block back into the CPU next wire an AC power cord to the power supply's AC voltage terminal typically this involves black wire of the power cord to the line terminal white to the neutral terminal and green to the ground terminal if you aren't comfortable working with AC line voltages then please by all means enlist the help of a qualified electrician or an acquaintance that normally works on wiring AC line powered devices once you have the power supply connected to the Kliq CPU apply AC voltage to the power supply confirm the green LED power indicator on the click CPU module is on if the power indicator is not on then a little troubleshooting is in order check the voltage on the terminal block with a voltmeter if you measure 24 volts DC on the terminal block and are confident that the power supply being used is sized correctly the more troubleshooting will be required we now have our click CPU powered up in the next video of this series part 6 we will establish communications between the PC and the click CPU module until next time thank you for watching have a great day