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A production line requires a conveyor motor to start only when two safety gates are closed AND a 'Ready' status signal is received from an upstream sensor. Which type of control logic gate best represents this requirement?
An AND gate requires all of its inputs to be true (or active) for its output to be true. In this scenario, all three conditions (safety gate 1 closed, safety ga
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Question: A production line requires a conveyor motor to start only when two safety gates are closed AND a 'Ready' status signal is received from an upstream sensor. Which type of control logic gate best represents this requirement?
Answer options:
- OR gate
- NOT gate ✅ AND gate
- XOR gate
Correct answer: AND gate
Explanation: An AND gate requires all of its inputs to be true (or active) for its output to be true. In this scenario, all three conditions (safety gate 1 closed, safety gate 2 closed, and 'Ready' signal active) must be met simultaneously for the conveyor motor to start, which perfectly matches the function of an AND gate.
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