Programmable
Logic
Controllers
Introduction to PLCs
Table of Contents

I.    Introduction
II.   PLC - Basic Concepts
    History - General organization
III.  Scan, Scan, Scan...
    The brains at work
IV.  Up the Ladder
    Ready to program? Wire and go.
    Cool, smart and very flexible.
V.   More Relay Ladder Logic
    Flow control - Timers and counters
VI.  Other Digital Hardware
    DC Modules, High Speed Counters
    (the key to stepper motors)
VII.  Analog Modules
    Temperature, pressure, position, anything...
    Give real power to the little black box.
VIII.  Programming Software
    How to... applied to a ladder editor
    and an example of Touch Screen interface.
IX.   In Conclusion
    Wiring, computations, resources ...

Appendix A: Complete Example
Appendix B: Communication Modules
    RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet... Modbus.
Appendix C: PID Control Loops
    Putting it all together at last.

26,000 words in total, and lots of sketches and illustrations.

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