Learn how to use PLC programming to control mechanical system speed in various applications, such as conveyor systems, pump systems, and robotic systems.

Learn about the common PLC programming languages and standards for feedback control systems, and how they differ in syntax, structure, and functionality.

The PLC was born in the early years of microprocessor development, when all sorts of software development languages were emerging, so the question occurs: "Why choose Relay Ladder Logic (RLL) as the ...

Though PLC (programmable logic controller) programming languages may not receive the attention that general computing programming languages, such as JavaScript, C#, or Python do, they remain critical ...

For PLC programming, U.S control engineers and technicians turn typically to ladder logic, a programming technique that’s been around since the birth of programmable logic controllers, or PLCs, in the ...

PROGRAMMING METHODS In previous articles, I have discussed ladder logic, which is very much a sort of electronic schematic symbolization of the control system you are designing. This makes programming ...

Ladder Logic Basics A PLC's "programming" has no relation to early computer languages (machine language, assembly language) or architectures (separate program and memory areas, use of interrupts). A ...

When a PLC is used primarily to replace relays, timers, and counters, it's hard to beat the simplicity and usefulness of ladder diagram programming.Their ability to accept programming in ladder ...

Ladder logic, a programming language used to primarily develop PLC software, was made for use in early PLCs because the symbology was similar to the printed ladder schematics already used to document ...

This paradigm results in a consistent high level of complexity of control software in the majority of the most prevalent systems (PLCs and DCS). For an engineer, the difference between the two systems ...