Technician’s Guide to Programmable Controllers, 6th Edition

Practical and up-to-date, TECHNICIAN’S GUIDE TO PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS, 6th Edition provides readers with the most comprehensive introduction to PLCs available on the market today. Theory, hardware, instructions, programming, installation, startup, and troubleshooting are discussed in detail in a way that is easy to understand and apply. In addition, supplementary programming examples utilizing the PLC instructions in the book give readers a better understanding of the various instructions and how they can be combined to create simple yet effective control logic solutions for today’s world.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What is a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)?
Chapter 2: Understanding the Input/Output (I/O) Section
Chapter 3: Processor Unit
Chapter 4: Memory Organization
Chapter 5: Numbering Systems
Chapter 6: Understanding and Using Ladder Diagrams
Chapter 7: Relay Type Instructions
Chapter 8: Programming a PLC
Chapter 9: Programming Considerations
Chapter 10: Program Control Instructions
Chapter 11: Programming Timers
Chapter 12: Programming Counters
Chapter 13: Data Manipulation
Chapter 14: Math Functions
Chapter 15: Word and File Moves
Chapter 16: Sequencers
Chapter 17: Process Control Signals, Scaling, and PID Instructions
Chapter 18: Function Block Diagram and Structured Text Programming
Chapter 19: Sequential Function Chart Programming
Chapter 20: Understanding Communication Networks
Chapter 21: Start-Up and Troubleshooting
Chapter 22: PLC Programming Examples