Although Analog devices are slowly being phased away by those with embedded & EtherNet capabilities, a lot of them are still present in the field and are being developed by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Knowing how to integrate these devices into a plant control system is an important aspect of working with PLC Programming & automating certain equipment. Analog devices can be used to measure distance, flow, pressure, speed, rotation, weight and more.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.solisplc.com/tutorials/plc-programming-compactlogix-1769-if8-analog-input-module-rslogix-5000-configuration-tutorial