PLCs for Beginners
eBook Details:
- Paperback: 380 pages
- Publisher: WOW! eBook (May 31, 2024)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1803230932
- ISBN-13: 978-1803230931
eBook Description:
PLCs for Beginners: An introductory guide to building robust PLC programs with the Structured Text language. Unleash the power of PLCs by understanding and applying essential programming concepts such as structured text, programming logic, and technologies like ChatGPT.
As smart factories and advanced technology become more prevalent, the demand for PLC programmers with expertise beyond ladder logic is growing. This PLCs for Beginners book introduces a new approach to PLC programming, preparing you for future challenges by exploring automation programming through computer science and text-based programming.
The book begins by exploring the basic components of PLCs and how they integrate with other modules, giving you a clear understanding of system functionality. As you progress, you’ll delve into PLC program execution, learning about flow and essential components for effective programming. Next, you’ll understand program design with pseudocode and flowcharts, vital for planning programs. You’ll then explore Boolean logic intricacies, harnessing logical functions and truth tables for precise control statements. Later, you’ll delve into structured text, gaining a comprehensive grasp of syntax and features crucial for efficient programming. The journey continues with a focus on advanced topics like cybersecurity in PLC systems and leveraging generative AI (GenAI), such as ChatGPT, to enhance productivity.
- Explore and understand how to implement PLC programs in structured text
- Experiment with common functions in structured text
- Control the flow of a PLC program with loop and conditional statements
- Discover how to design a PLC program with pseudocode and flowcharts
- Implement common sorting algorithms such as bubble sort and insertion sort, and understand concepts such as Big O
- Understand the basics of cybersecurity to protect PLC-based systems
- Leverage ChatGPT for PLC programming
- Understand the basics of troubleshooting hardware and fixing common problems
By the end of this PLCs for Beginners book, you’ll be able to design real-world projects using pseudocode and flowcharts, and implement those designs in structured text.