Programming and simulation of programmable logic controllers - a methodology and a system
Keywords:
Programmable logic controllers, Grafcet, Ladder diagrams, Simulation, Programming languages, Object-oriented programmingAbstract
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) play an important role in the industrial environment, being used in many different situations. Taking a common concept the many existing PLC manufactorers use proprietary programming tools and/or software packages implementing, some times, usual languages in a idiosyncratic way. (...)