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This book is Part 1 of the series, "PLC Programming & Implementation," which contains both practical and theory parts. This book is very straightforward and easy-to-read, and presents the principles of PLCs while not tying itself to one manufacturer or another. Included are extensive examples and chapter-ending problems that utilize several popular PLCs, highlighting understanding of fundamentals that can be used regardless of manufacturer. This book will help you to understand the main design characteristics, internal architecture, and operating principles of PLCs, as well as identify safety issues and methods for fault diagnosis, testing, and debugging.
You will find this book very helpful if you are an electrician, an instrumentation technician, an automation professional or engineer that wants to improve their knowledge of PLC programming.
What you'll learn in this book:
- Comparison of relay-controlled systems, microprocessor-controlled systems, and the programmable logic controller, a discussion of PLC hardware and architecture, examples from various PLC manufacturers, and coverage of security, the IEC programming standard, programming devices and manufacturer’s software.
- Detail of programming using Sequential Function Charts.
- Extended coverage of the sequencer.
- Information on fault finding, including testing inputs and outputs with an illustration of how it is done with the PLC manufacturer’s software.
- New case studies