Ladder logic uses switch or relay contacts to implement Boolean expressions. In years past, ladder logic was made possible with discrete relays and was sometimes termed “relay logic.” Today most ...

We do a lot of client work with ICS, IIoT, and SCADA. We’ve been to various power plants, factories, electricity substations and they all use the same technology in the form of a PLC. A PLC is a ...

Ladder logic is a PLC programming language.It is really called ladder diagram or just LD,but most people refer to it as ladder logic.That is also what I will call it in this tutorial.There’s a very ...

A specialized segment of the electrical construction and maintenance industry, AC motor control is an area that requires specific knowledge in order to troubleshoot motors effectively and ensure ...

When it comes to industrial automation, Studio 5000 is one of the most widely used software packages in the world. Studio 5000 Logix Designer (formerly known as RSlogix 5000) is used to program the ...

When learning ladder logic, I was told that some new PLC systems were moving to scripted programming languages. My instructor assured us that we would not need to know anything other than ladder logic ...