Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC)are process and control implementations that cover everything from test labs and fabrication plants to military and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn the steps to modify ladder logic diagrams for PLC programs, from analyzing the existing program to documenting and validating the new program.

Microchip’s 32 LUT programmable logic block for PICs Microchip has introduced a 32 logic elements programmable logic array into a microcontroller. Each logic element can simulate AND, OR, NAND or NOR ...

Technical Terms Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA): A reconfigurable integrated circuit that can be programmed post-manufacturing to implement custom hardware logic.