A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a specialized computing system widely used to control real-time industrial processes and assemblies. The block diagram of a generic PLC is shown in Figure 1.

There are various approaches to developing programmable logic controller (PLC) applications using experimental techniques. Modifying existing PLC ladder logic programs is another common approach ...

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Modern industrial automation owes much of its flexibility to programmable logic controllers. Before programmable logic controllers (PLCs) appeared in the 1970s, factory control was dominated by ...