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Introduction to programmable logic controllers / Gary Dunning.

By: Dunning, Gary (Computer programmer).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Albany, N.Y. : Delmar Publishers, 1998Description: xi, 433 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0827378661.Subject(s): Programmable controllersDDC classification: 629.89
Contents:
Part One: Introducing PLCs -- Welcome to the world of programmable logic controllers -- Number systems -- Introduction to PLC operation -- Input modules -- Output modules -- Putting together a modular PLC -- Introduction to logic -- Programming a programmable controller -- PLC processors -- Part Two: PLC instructions -- Program and data organization inside a PLC processor -- The basic relay instructions -- Understanding relay instructions and the programmable controller input modules -- Documenting your system -- Timer and counter instructions -- Comparison and data-handling instructions -- Sequencer instructions.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This text offers an introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers. It is a comprehensive source where the beginner can learn what a programmable logic controller is, how it works, programming, editing, PLC interface, I/O module selection and PLC hardware configuration. The text's extensive review questions at the end of each chapter and over 40 hands-on lab manual exercises give students the tools to learn the topic at hand.

Includes index.

Part One: Introducing PLCs -- Welcome to the world of programmable logic controllers -- Number systems -- Introduction to PLC operation -- Input modules -- Output modules -- Putting together a modular PLC -- Introduction to logic -- Programming a programmable controller -- PLC processors -- Part Two: PLC instructions -- Program and data organization inside a PLC processor -- The basic relay instructions -- Understanding relay instructions and the programmable controller input modules -- Documenting your system -- Timer and counter instructions -- Comparison and data-handling instructions -- Sequencer instructions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. vii)
  • Lab Exercise 1 Introduction to SLC 500 Hardware (p. 1)
  • Lab Exercise 2 Introduction to Windows and the RSLogix 500 Software (p. 5)
  • Lab Exercise 3 The RSLogix 500 Help (p. 21)
  • Lab Exercise 4 Working with Binary Numbers (p. 30)
  • Lab Exercise 5 Connecting Your Personal Computer and Your PLC (p. 36)
  • Lab Exercise 6 Developing Ladder Logic from Functional Specifications (p. 66)
  • Lab Exercise 7 Input and Output Modules (p. 73)
  • Lab Exercise 8 Field Device Interface to Input Modules (p. 77)
  • Lab Exercise 9 SLC 500 Family Addressing (p. 79)
  • Lab Exercise 10 Creating a New Project (p. 94)
  • Lab Exercise 11 Working with Files and Addresses (p. 106)
  • Lab Exercise 12
  • Lab A Introduction to SLC Programming (p. 117)
  • Lab B Using Internal Bits to Make a Push-On/Push-Off Push Button (p. 128)
  • Lab C Understanding Relay Instructions (p. 135)
  • Lab Exercise 13 Motor Starter Hardware Interface (p. 139)
  • Lab Exercise 14 PLC System Documentation (p. 149)
  • Lab Exercise 15
  • Lab A Programming Timers (p. 157)
  • Lab B Programming Counters (p. 170)
  • Lab Exercise 16 Comparison and Data Handling (p. 187)
  • Lab A The Copy Instruction (p. 187)
  • Lab B Copy File Programming (p. 191)
  • Lab C Programming the Move Instruction (p. 194)
  • Lab D Comparison Instructions (p. 198)
  • Lab Exercise 17 Applying Hexadecimal Numbers in PLC Masking Applications (p. 205)
  • Lab Exercise 18 The Sequencer Instruction (p. 225)

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