Programmable
Controllers Theory and
Implementation
Comprehensive
Theoretical, Yet Practical Look at All Aspects of PLC's and PLC
Systems
By L. A. Bryan, E. A. Bryan
- 2nd Edition
This informative text provides a comprehensive
theoretical, yet practical, look at all aspects of PLCs and their
associated devices and systems. Included are new chapters on
advanced PLC topics such as, I/O bus networks, fuzzy logic, the IEC
1131-3 programming standard, process control, and PID algorithms.
This new edition also presents revised, up-to-date information about
existing topics, with expanded graphics and hands-on examples.
This
award-winning textbook covers everything from PLC basics to advanced
applications. Full of checklists, charts, and tables, it
makes a perfect quick-reference as well as an in-depth study tool.
Whether you're already an expert on PLCs or you're just starting
out, the problem-solving approach used here is guaranteed to help
you succeed.
The book is divided into easy-to-manage
segments with clearly defined heads and subjects. Chapter highlights
and key-term sections serve as a guide to the whole PLC process.
Contents include:
- Introduction to Programmable Controllers
- Number Systems and Codes
- Logic Concepts
- Processors, the Power Supply, and
Programming Devices
- The Memory System and I/O Interaction
- The Discrete Input/Output System
- The Analog Input/Output System
- Special Function I/O and Serial
Communication Interfacing
- Programming Languages
- The IEC 1131 Standard and Programming
Language
- System Programming and Implementation
- PLC System Documentation
- Data Measurements and Transducers
- Process Responses and Transfer Functions
- Process Controllers and Loop Tuning
- Artificial Intelligence and PLC Systems
- Fuzzy Logic
- Local Area Networks
- I/O Bus Networks
- PLC Start-Up and Maintenance
- System Selection Guidelines
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Index
1,035 pages, 908 illustrations, Soft-cover
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