This repository contains a collection of PLC ladder logic exercises created during my PLC course using Siemens TIA Portal. Each exercise includes a ladder diagram in PDF format. The logic was ...

When a PLC is used primarily to replace relays, timers, and counters, it's hard to beat the simplicity and usefulness of ladder diagram programming. Their ability to accept programming in ladder ...

Programmable Logic Controller (PLC): A PLC that supports arithmetic and logical functions. PLC Programming Software: Software such as RSLogix, TIA Portal, or CX-Programmer. Computer System: For ...

In part one of this series, we looked at the PLC’s internal architecture, briefly discussed Ladder Logic programming, Human-Machine Interfaces, advantages of the PLC’s ability to react consistently ...

Dick Morley, the "father" of the PLC explained in a recent exclusive interview, "Our design philosophy was simple; put a bunch of relays in a box!" At the time, Morley was working at Bedford ...

For decades now, Programmable Logic Controllers, or PLCs, have been the workhorses of industrial automation. However, as factories become smarter and more interconnected, the traditional strengths of ...

If your usual tools are the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi, you might find it surprising that the industrial world tends to run on Programmable Logic Controllers, or PLCs. You can think of a PLC as a ...

On the surface, a programmable logic controller (PLC) might seem like nothing more than a generic microcontroller, perhaps outfitted to operate in industrial settings with things like high ...