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PLCs for Beginners

You're reading from   PLCs for Beginners An introductory guide to building robust PLC programs with structured text

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803230931
Length 380 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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M. T. White has been programming since the age of 12. His fascination with robotics flourished when he was a child programming microcontrollers. He holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in software engineering, and an MBA in IT management. He is currently working as a software developer for a major US defense contractor and is an adjunct CIS instructor, where he teaches Python, C, and an array of other courses. His background mostly stems from the automation industry where he programmed PLCs and HMIs for many different types of applications. He has programmed many different brands of PLCs over the years and has developed HMIs using many different tools. Other technologies that he is fluent in include Linux, Ansible, Docker, AWS, C#, Java, and Python. Be sure to check out his channel AlchemicalComputing on YouTube.
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Preface 1. Part 1: Basics of Computer Science for PLC Programmers FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Computer Science Versus Automation Programming 3. Chapter 2: PLC Components – Integrating PLCs with Other Modules 4. Chapter 3: The Basics of Programming 5. Chapter 4: Unleashing Computer Memory 6. Chapter 5: Designing Programs – Unleashing Pseudocode and Flowcharts 7. Chapter 6: Boolean Algebra 8. Part 2: Introduction to Structured Text Programming
9. Chapter 7: Unlocking the Power of ST 10. Chapter 8: Exploring Variables and Tags 11. Chapter 9: Performing Calculations in Structured Text 12. Chapter 10: Unleashing Built-In Function Blocks 13. Chapter 11: Unlocking the Power of Flow Control 14. Chapter 12: Unlocking Advanced Control Statements 15. Chapter 13: Implementing Tight Loops 16. Part 3: Algorithms, AI, Security, and More
17. Chapter 14: Sorting with Loops 18. Chapter 15: Secure PLC Programming – Stopping Cyberthreats 19. Chapter 16: Troubleshooting PLCs – Fixing Issues 20. Chapter 17: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21. Chapter 18: The Final Project – Programming a Simulated Robot 22. Assessments 23. Index 24. Other Books You May Enjoy

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This chapter has been a crash course in the basic mathematics of PLC programming. We have explored the basics of adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division, trigonometric functions, order of operations, and more. Knowing how to program equations into a PLC is a pivotal skill for any automation engineer. At the end of the day, if a PLC programmer cannot program mathematical equations, they can’t function as an automation engineer!

One of the biggest takeaways from this chapter is the use of built-in functions. Functions are very important in the realm of PLC programming and many more functions are supported that are non-mathematical. As such, the next chapter will be dedicated to exploring some of the fundamental functions that PLC programmers will often encounter.

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M. T. White has been programming since the age of 12. His fascination with robotics flourished when he was a child programming microcontrollers. He holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics, a master's degree in software engineering, and an MBA in IT management. He is currently working as a software developer for a major US defense contractor and is an adjunct CIS instructor, where he teaches Python, C, and an array of other courses. His background mostly stems from the automation industry where he programmed PLCs and HMIs for many different types of applications. He has programmed many different brands of PLCs over the years and has developed HMIs using many different tools. Other technologies that he is fluent in include Linux, Ansible, Docker, AWS, C#, Java, and Python. Be sure to check out his channel AlchemicalComputing on YouTube.
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