Preface

Until recently, automation programming has been, for the most part, unchanging. However, with the recent boom in computing power, that is rapidly changing. New technologies are being introduced at a rapid pace, and these are drastically altering the automation landscape. These new, disruptive technologies are rendering the days of only programming in Ladder Logic a relic of the past. In today’s automation landscape, to get the most out of a PLC, one must use Structured Text. This book is an in-depth look at writing very robust and well-written programs in Structured Text while also providing a general education for programming logic and design as well as other core tenets that will be required to future-proof projects.