Abstract: Sequential function chart formalism is one of the 5 languages for PLC (programmable logic controller) programming described in the IEC 61161-3 standard. Many PLC vendors integrate their own ...

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A family of programming languages for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Of the three graphical and two textual languages, ladder logic (see example below) was the first language and widely used.

“This standardization integrates safety aspects and/or motion control with industrial control.” The PLCopen Motion Control Specification harmonizes the access of motion-control functionality across ...

The SEC-AC-SMLC multiaxis controller handles motion control, logic, and I/O tasks. The fully integrated SMLC includes hardware and software building blocks that are engineered to easily plug together ...