There are many vendors and sources of PLCs: Automation Direct, FactoryMation, B&B Electronics, and yes, even eBay, among others. I will use the Click PLC available from Automation Direct as an example ...

Microchip’s CLB-based PIC® MCUs combine programmable logic and embedded control in a single device to help reduce latency, ...

New microcontrollers embed CPLD-like logic blocks, enabling deterministic timing, lower latency and reduced system cost for ...

Modern object-oriented programming techniques are transforming PLC programming, making industrial automation faster to build, ...

TI’s PLC system solutions speed the design cycle with the right devices, software, tools and support. The Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is the workhorse of Industrial Control systems. It uses ...

PLC Logic is a compact microcontroller that plugs a small housed logic module, programmable with LOGIC software, directly into relays, allowing users to switch and control up to 48 I/O signals with a ...

Rockwell Automation announces the new Allen-Bradley Micro820 programmable logic controller (PLC), a new addition to the Allen-Bradley Micro800 PLC family. The 20-point Micro820 controller features ...

The PAL family continued to evolve into the late 1980s, with faster, lower-power devices, including ones that could be reprogrammed. The most complex device type developed was probably the PAL22V10, ...

But more severe failure poses a safety hazard to personnel. When products or applications are used for safety functions—for example a light curtain, a safety programmable logic controller (PLC), a ...

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 ...

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. has announced new modules and protocols for its remote terminal unit or programmable logic control platform, the SEL-2240 Axion. Customers can now order ...

Microchip Technology is expanding its CLB–based MCU portfolio. The families combine CPLD-like programmable logic and an MCU ...