Up Counters (CTU), Down Counters (CTD)
There are two basic types of PLC counters: up- counters and down- counters. When an up counter has reached it's preset value, it will energize an output device and any associated contacts will change state. A typical down counter will count down to zero and energize an output. The Allen Bradley RSLogix down counter however counts down past a preset value, below which an output is turned off.