Automate/Promat 2017
Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending my second Automate and Promat show in …
Hardware
Mechanical and electrical hardware
Birth of the Programmable Controller
Today’s post is extracted from my new “generic” PLC course manual, PLC Hardware and Programming – …
Sensors 101 – Control System Inputs
In today’s post I’m going to ask you to think of sensors in a different way. …
Sensor Resources
When I got up this morning, I had fully intended to write a post on sensors …
Ladder Logic 305: ASCII and Strings
Today’s post covers ASCII, string manipulation and how to deal with readable text in a PLC. …
The Difference Between PLCs and Computers
What makes a PLC different from a typical computer? After all, computers are used to control …
PLC Hardware and Programming – Multi-Platform Manual
Over the past few months I’ve mentioned that I am working on a new online course …
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Advantages of Re-Usable Code
Recently I’ve seen some good discussions on PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) vs. PACs (Programmable Automation Controllers), …
I Need PLC Pictures!
For the last few months I have been working (slowly) on my new PLC course. Before …
PLC Memory
As I have mentioned previously, I have been working on a generic PLC course that I …