PLCs are well adapted to a range of automation Programmable controllers are widely used in motion, positioning, or torque control. Some manufacturers produce motion control units to be integrated with PLC so that G-code ...
There are 5 main steps in a scan cycle: Reading inputs Executing the program Processing communication requests Executing CPU diagnostics Writing outputs A PLC program generally loops i.e. executes repeatedly, as long as the controlled system is running. At the start of each ...