Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending my second Automate and Promat show in Chicago. I wrote an earlier post on the Automate 2015 show, but when I went back and re-read it I realized that I actually …
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Automate/Promat 2017
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Birth of the Programmable Controller
Today’s post is extracted from my new “generic” PLC course manual, PLC Hardware and Programming – Multi-Platform. In the manual, I also cover the origins of the computer, beginning with the Babbage Analytical Engine, all the way back in 1823! …
Tagged with: Allen-Bradley, Automation Direct, Beckhoff, General Electric, History of the PLC, Koyo, Mitsubishi, Modicon, Omron, PLC Hardware and Programming, PLC History, PLCs, Siemens
PLC Memory
As I have mentioned previously, I have been working on a generic PLC course that I hope to release in some kind of online software format soon. I was able to test a prototype a few weeks ago with a …
Request for PLC Information and Samples
I mentioned last week that I am working on what I believe is the first truly advanced non-platform-specific book on PLC Programming. My friend Tony over on Factory Automation Software Blog has reviewed some books that come the closest, but …
Tagged with: Advanced PLC Programming, Allen-Bradley, Automation Direct, Books, General Electric, Idec, ladder logic, Mitsubishi, Modicon, Omron, Panasonic, platforms, PLCs, programming, Schneider, Siemens, Toshiba
PLC Manufacturer Rankings
After spending the last couple of weeks teaching PLC programming, I decided to do a little research on the popularity of the different manufacturer’s platforms worldwide. I have been asked many times in the past who the biggest, most popular, …
Which Platform Should I Use?
When I worked for automation distributors I was required to promote and recommend only the products that the distributor sold. This sometimes caused a conflict of interest: is this the most appropriate solution for this application? The first distributor I …
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