Introduction to PLC controllers

Programmable Logic Controller (PLCs) are the backbone of today's Industrial Automation systems. They are more and more often included in Technical curricula nowadays.

This basic guide will take you from the very basic concepts, to put PLC code together, all the way up to briefly explore the steps to a successful project! No previous PLC coding experience is needed to begin exploring this fascinating technological world!

PLC are industrial microcontroller systems (in more recent times we meet processors instead of microcontrollers) where hardware and software are specifically adapted to industrial environment. The key to their success is the fact that you don't have to learn a new programming language to program them. How do they work exactly ? How to connect a simple sensor ? How to program in ladder diagram ? In this book you will find answers for this question and more...