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Tag: PLCs

PLCs, Software & Programming, Training

Ladder Logic 306a: Simulation

Frank Jul 21, 2018 Tagged with design, ladder logic, PLC simulators, PLCs, programming, simulation

Today’s post relates to a new method I am using to teach some of my advanced …

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Guest Posts, PLCs

PLC Security

Frank Jul 16, 2018 Tagged with PLC security, PLCs

This post is another guest post from MRO Electric. I thought it was an interesting topic. …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 403: Message Scrolling and Multiple Faults

Frank Mar 11, 2018 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, HMI, ladder logic, PLCs, programming, Siemens, training

Today’s post is in answer to a question from Bruno on my last post on Faults …

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HMIs, PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 209: Faults and Messages

Frank Feb 14, 2018 Tagged with fault messages, HMI, ladder logic, message displays, PLCs, programming

This post is another in my series on Ladder Logic. As with the other posts in …

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Advanced PLC Training using Industrial Equipment

Frank Sep 10, 2017 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, AOI, PLCs, programming, templates, UDT

I just got back from teaching a class in California using the conveyor and training demo …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 208: System Routine 2

Frank Aug 13, 2017 Tagged with Auto Cycle, ladder logic, PLC Pulse Train, PLCs, programming

Today’s post is a continuation of the series on PLC Ladder Logic I started several years …

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PLCs, Vendors and Manufacturers

Unitronics

Frank Jun 11, 2017 Tagged with HMI, platforms, PLCs, Ryan McCarthy, U90 Ladder, UniLogic, Unitronics, VisiLogic

Today’s post, as promised last week, is written by Ryan McCarthy, a reader of this blog. …

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PLCs

Birth of the Programmable Controller

Frank Mar 19, 2017 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

Today’s post is extracted from my new “generic” PLC course manual, PLC Hardware and Programming – …

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PLCs, Software & Programming, The Book

Ladder Logic 305: ASCII and Strings

Frank Feb 9, 2017 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, ASCII, PLC Hardware and Programming, PLCs, programming, Strings

Today’s post covers ASCII, string manipulation and how to deal with readable text in a PLC. …

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PLCs, Training

The Difference Between PLCs and Computers

Frank Jan 28, 2017 Tagged with PLC Hardware and Programming, PLCs

What makes a PLC different from a typical computer? After all, computers are used to control …

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