And, the ability to monitor PLC logic in ladder diagram format also made troubleshooting easier for those already familiar with relay-based control systems. Although there are many higher-level ...

Ladder Diagram example. Source: automationprimer.com Though PLC (programmable logic controller) programming languages may not receive the attention that general computing programming languages, such ...

The interesting challenge early on in its development was to design a programming language that would allow the industrial electrician a familiar way to communicate with the electronics of the PLC.

THE use of function blocks for programming of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is gaining wider acceptance. Rather than the classic “contact and coil” representation of ladder diagram or relay ...

The IDE itself supports programming ladder diagrams, functional block diagrams, and other programming systems covered under the IEC 61131-3 standard.