Learn about the trends in control logic programming, such as structured text, IEC 61131-3, open source and cloud-based platforms, AI and ML, and Industry 4.0.

Learn about the features, benefits, and limitations of different platforms for developing control logic in systems, such as programming languages, graphical programming environments, logic ...

Figure 1. A typical relay ladder logic schematic for starting and stopping a motor. Easy to Learn. RLL is simple. Relay ladder logic functions are illustrated with two vertical rails connected by ...

By translating complex automation logic into plain language, control narratives ensure clear communication between technical ...

Until recently, programming and the integration of controls and motion components usually required several programming languages. Ladder logic was used for the control logic of a PLC and for the ...

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 ...

However, none of these benefits and configurations truly acted as logic programming, so operators or an external PLC were needed to trigger VFD actions. PLCs Gain Momentum Just as VFDs provided a ...

No-Code Industrial Control Programming Basics . Industrial automation and control has been ahead of the latest computer industry buzz about no-code development platforms (NCDPs) since 1969 with visual ...

Abstract: Component-based programming frameworks for industrial control logic development promise to shorten development and modification times, and to reduce programming errors. To get these benefits ...

Abstract: Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in industrial control systems (ICS) run a control logic program to monitor and control critical infrastructures in real-time, such as nuclear plants and ...