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Programmable Logic Controllers

Programmable Logic Controllers, Third Edition, is a concise, thoroughly practical, and accessible introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). This edition has been… Read more

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Description

Programmable Logic Controllers, Third Edition, is a concise, thoroughly practical, and accessible introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).

This edition has been expanded to contain new material on fail/safe operating conditions, Sequential Function Charts, floating point numbers and dummy rungs, with a discussion of commercial PLCs. There is also extended coverage on the programming of PLCs for fault diagnosis as well as distributed systems and program documentation. Each chapter is followed by a Problems section, for students to put the theory they have learnt into practice. Appendices contain further problems, and answers to all questions from each chapter are included at the back of the book.

This book is designed for first year undergraduate degree students, and similar level qualifications (HNC / HND and BTEC Nationals) as well as apprentice trainees in industry, and manufacturing engineers and technicians wishing to update their knowledge of PLC technology.

Key features

* New edition expanded to cover safety - a key aspect of PLC use
* Further problems included at the end of each chapter, with a complete set of answers given at the back of the book
* Presentation is not device-specific, maximising applicability to a range of courses in electronics and control systems

Readership

Primary: First year undergraduate degree students, and similar level qualifications (HNC / HND and BTEC Nationals). Secondary: apprentice trainees in industry; manufacturing engineers and technicians wishing to update their knowledge of PLC technology.

Table of contents

Preface. Programmable logic controllers: Controllers; Hardware; Internal architecture; Commercial PLCs; Problems. Input-output devices: Input devices; Output devices; Examples of applications; Problems. Input/output processing: Input/output units; Signal conditioning; Remote input/output connections; Networks; Processing inputs; Input and output addresses; Problems. Programming: Ladder diagrams; Logic functions; Latching; Multiple outputs; Entering ladder programs; Instruction lists; Boolean algebra; Function block diagrams; Sequential function charts; IEC standards; Programming examples; Problems. Internal relays: Internal relays; Internal relays in programs; Battery-backed relays; One-shot operation; Set and reset; Master control relay; Jump; Examples of programs; Problems. Timers: Types of timers; Programming timers; Off-delay timer; One-shot timers; Programming examples; Problems. Counters: Forms of counter; Programming; Up and down counting; Sequencers; Problems. Shift registers: Shift registers; Ladder programs; Problems. Data handling: Registers and bits; Data handling; Arithmetic instructions; Continuous control; Problems. Designing programs: Program development; Temperature control; Valve sequencing; Car park barriers; Production line control; Fail-safe systems; Problems. Testing and debugging: Commissioning and testing; Fault finding; System documentation; Problems. Appendix A - Number systems. Problems. Appendix B - Logic gates. Appendix C - An example of an industrial program; Answers. Index.

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William Bolton

Former Lecturer at Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK, and now retired, William Bolton has worked in industry and academia as a senior lecturer in a college of technology, a member of the Nuffield Advanced Physics team, an adviser to a British government aid project in Brazil on technical education, as a UNESCO consultant in Argentina and Thailand, and as Head of Research and Development at the Business and Technician Education Council. He has written many engineering textbooks, including Mechatronics, 4th ed., Engineering Science, 5th ed., Higher Engineering Science, 2nd ed., Mechanical Science, 3rd ed., and Instrumentation and Control Systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Lecturer, Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK