No, for reliable operation you’ll need a PLC – a programmable logic controller – to automate all your hardware. PLCs are usually pretty expensive pieces of hardware, which led [Warwick] to ...

Drives can increasingly take on some simple PLC functions, but for more complex automation there’s no substitute for a ...

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is a computer designed to automate industrial machinery, and comes with protected interfaces and usually a specific PLC programming environment. Thus ...

and many of these industrial computer control systems use ladder logic as their main programming language. In this course, engineer and educator Zara Khalil covers the basics of PLC ladder logic ...

An edge controller can be used as a PLC or PAC today, even to the extent of using the same logic libraries developed for PLC/PAC members of the same product family. There is great power in using ...

PLC, a new class of machine controller that combines motion, robotics, and logic. Motion-PLC provides Trio’s advanced motion ...

so the standby controller always has the same dataset as the active unit for consistent performance. Similarly, primary and secondary PLC logic solving should be executed in synchronized lockstep for ...

The integrated development environment software of Emerson’s PAC Machine Edition (PME) 10.6 can be used to configure and ...

This consolidation of control aims to reduce hardware and software costs while simplifying integration for machine builders. Open PLC logic plays a crucial role in this transition by embedding HMI and ...