Schematic Block Diagram for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC) are process and control implementations that cover ...

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are widely used in industrial electronic systems. With the augmenting complexity of system, the reliability poses a crucial challenge in safety critical ...

This Design Idea describes a simple alternative to a nonvolatile gating function you typically implement using PAL (programmable-array logic), GAL (gate-array logic), or a CPLD ...

Ladder logic diagrams are one of the most common ways to program a PLC (programmable logic controller), a device that controls industrial processes and machines. Ladder logic diagrams use symbols ...

This article presents programmable logic that puts microcontroller-based designs on the fast track. The article presents a brief discussion of programmable logic basics, FPGA architectures, the FPGA ...

Microchip has introduced a 32 logic elements programmable logic array into a microcontroller. Each logic element can simulate AND, OR, NAND or NOR gate, a buffer or inverting buffer, a D or JK ...