And, the ability to monitor PLC logic in ladder diagram format also made troubleshooting easier for those already familiar with relay-based control systems. Although there are many higher-level ...

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 Diagram example. Source: automationprimer.com Though PLC (programmable logic controller) programming languages may not receive the attention that general computing programming languages, such ...

The PLC uses a programming language based upon readily identifiable symbols common to motor control. Hand-held programmers or PCs are the most common methods for programming the PLC. Figure 2 on page ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to program PLCs — a very marketable job skills in some places — you can now build and simulate ladder logic in your browser.