Programmable Controller Tutorial. Basic Edition

Author: Hu Xuelin
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Programmable Controller (often abbreviated as PLC or PC) is a new type of highly reliable general-purpose industrial automation control device. It takes a microprocessor as its core, organically integrating microcomputer technology, automation control technology, and communication technology. It boasts strong control capabilities, high reliability, flexible configuration, simple programming, easy operation, and easy expansion, making it the primary means and an important automation control device for industrial control today and in the future. It can be said that, so far, no control device has been able to match the PLC in terms of reliability or the breadth and depth of its application areas. Experts consider PLC technology, CNC technology, Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and robotics technology to be the four pillars of modern industrial production automation.
This book takes an engineering application perspective, using the S-series PLC from Germany's Siemens (SIEMENS) Company, which is widely applied in China, as the sample model. It emphasizes practicality and application, focusing on the structure, working principles, and programming rules of small PLCs. It provides a detailed introduction to the system's instruction set, configuration setup, network communication, and performance indicators. Through numerous, targeted engineering examples, it thoroughly explains the design philosophy, steps, and methods for PLC control systems commonly used in engineering. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter.
This book can serve as a teaching material for relevant majors such as industrial electrical and automation, mechatronics, and computer applications in colleges and universities. It can also be used as a textbook for correspondence courses and vocational colleges in similar fields. For a broad range of electrical engineering technicians, it is an extremely valuable reference book and technical manual.