# PLC analog output

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Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-13
Lookup label: AO
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: Manufacturer

A PLC analog output provides a documented variable voltage or current signal to another device.

## What it represents

A PLC analog output provides a documented variable voltage or current signal to another device. The receiving input and output common must match the configured signal range.

## How to read it

- Check active/passive loop roles for current outputs.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.

## Information to show or reference

- State output range
- Identify output/common terminals
- Reference receiving-device input

## Important distinction

An analog output commands a continuous signal; it is different from a switched relay contact.

## Facts

- Drawing role: Controller interface
- Representation scope: Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint
- Identifier status: The short label is a functional lookup label, not an assigned IEC or IEEE symbol number. Any separately listed Autodesk code is a verified vendor block name.

## Public references

- [Modicon TM3 analog I/O hardware guide](https://www.se.com/us/en/download/document/EIO0000003131/) — Schneider Electric. Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.