Yesterday (Sunday) my group and I got together at the university library to start working on our PLC lab. The lab required us to design a circuit that would control a set of traffic lights, as well as pedestrian lights, and several other features.
Long story short, we came up with the logic behind the circuit, but when we entered it into the simulator, the lights were not working properly. After 6.5 hours, all of us went home defeated, with 3 different versions of the circuit.
Today, the professor for the PLC class covered something in class which was crucial to understanding the circuit. So as soon as we got home each one of us was anxious to try on the new methodology learned in class. It turns out we were pretty close to the solution, but there were some problems with the wiring.
So we tested the lights one more time after the fix, and the circuit worked beautifully. The feeling of seeing the lights all working in sequence was golden! And being able to apply our knowledge into real life problems is definitely worth all the hard work.
4 Comments:
At 11/07/2005 8:49 PM,
Sinan said…
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At 11/07/2005 8:50 PM,
Sinan said…
Yeah I guess there is nothing like the feeling you got after solving a hard problem, and when this problem is applied in real life then oh boy oh boy doesn't it feel good. :)
At 11/07/2005 11:46 PM,
Anonymous said…
Accomplishment gives a great feeling, which I think is the best reward for a good job :)
It motivates a person to accomplish even greater things.
At 11/08/2005 5:53 AM,
Yazan said…
I seriously can't wait for the moment I can actually apply stuff into real life.. yalla, 6 months and counting.. and then I get to see a real lab!
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