The dual benefits of reduced downtime, and ease of use and training, have quickened the adoption ... while reducing downtime is partly solved by the use of function blocks for PLC programming.

in addition to instruction on how to program a controller using ladder logic with function blocks. The course is designed for hands-on study using a plug-in PLC combined with trainer/simulator boards.

That’s why it’s often used for PID loops. There are also several safety systems that use Function Blocks as their programming method, he added. The main takeaway when looking at the different PLC ...