Programmable Logic Controllers [Paperback]

W. Bolton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750631198 | ISBN-13: 978-0750631198 | Publication Date: March 13, 1997

Rapid technological advances have made the PLC an important part of many industries, from petrochemicals to food production. At the same time, the study of PLCs has moved into lower academic levels - first year BSc/BEng modules, HNC/D, and Advanced GNVQ. It has been written specifically for current courses, including the BTEC Advanced GNVQ Additional Unit in PLCs, and the City & Guilds 2300 course in Computer Aided Engineering. It also closely matches the new HNC/D unit.



Identify the main design characteristics and internal architecture of PLCs
Describe and identify the characteristics of commonly used input and output devices
Explain the processing of inputs and outputs by PLCs

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This book provides an introduction to PLCs, with plenty of worked
examples and programming problems designed to cover technology from a
range of manufacturers.'
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Book Description

A concise, thoroughly practical and accessible introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (March 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750631198
• ISBN-13: 978-0750631198
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,219,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book with many mistakes, September 3, 2004

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This review is from: Programmable Logic Controllers, Third Edition (Audio Cassette)

This is a great book for beginning PLC programmers, but there are numerouse errors throughout the book which cause confusion when trying to understand the use of Internal Relays, Timers and Counters. Use caution and refer back to the text when completing the tests at the end of each section and when reading about how some ladder logic is functioning, I noticed miss-labled Inputs.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for getting your feet wet with plc's, December 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Programmable Logic Controllers (Paperback)

This is a very good introduction for those who have no personal experience with plc's. It does not focus on one brand, but introduces the reader to various manufacturers and the way each functions in comparison to each other. It is great for understanding the capabilities of PLC's. Further information is needed to learn to program and design with plc's.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellant introduction to programmable logic controllers!, July 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Programmable Logic Controllers (Paperback)

This book is an excellant text for anyone just starting out or just wanting to brush up on programmable logic controllers. The content and layout of the information was very good. It made it easy to start with the basics and work up to the more complex operations. I especially liked that the book did not focus on one particular brand name of controller, but mentioned each brand and included many program examples of all the major brands.

The only drawback I found was that there seemed to be a lot of evident errors and misprints witht the text. Some are obvious such as incorrect numbering, while others I caught by asking questions of experienced individuals. I liked the fact that each chapter included a set of chapter review questions, but once again there seemed to be many misprints and incorrect answers. I only wish that the publisher would have checked closer for the misprints.