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FeatureA Beginner's Tutorial to Rockwell Automation's Studio 5000 Logix Designer
Studio 5000 Logix Designer (formerly known as RSlogix 5000) is used to program the most powerful Allen-Bradley PLCs (technically PACs), including the ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers. -
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A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 4 of 4: PLC Ladder Logic
You may become nerdy programming PLCs, but once you get into it, you won't care. This post is about programming PLCs. Specifically programming PLCs with Ladder Logic. This is what I've done almost daily for my job for the past several years. -
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A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 3 of 4: PLC Inputs and Outputs (I/O)
It's time to get a little more specific with what the PLC CPU controls: PLC I/O! This article will discuss discrete I/O, analog I/O and briefly introduce industrial communications protocols. -
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A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 2 of 4: PLC Processors (CPUs)
In part 1 of the Beginner's PLC Overview, we talked about what PLCs are, their history, and how they work. This article will get a little deeper into the PLC's Central Processing Unit (CPU). -
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A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 1 of 4: Introduction to PLCs
If you are interested in learning about PLCs and/or PACs, but you are not sure where to start, then this Beginner's PLC Overview blog series has been written for you!