This document explains the advantages of Sequential Function Chart, SFC. This is a very expressive graphic formalism of the IEC 61131-3 standard. It is not considered a programming language as it ...
Abstract: This paper analyses the use of two control software design methodologies for developing a solution to control an automated manufacturing cell. Two separate approaches, sequential function ...
Abstract: Programmable Controllers (PLCs) are being increasingly used in safety-critical systems, which include control systems in Nuclear Power Plants. The reason lies in their ease of programming ...