A family of programming languages for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Of the three graphical and two textual languages, ladder logic (see example below) was the first language and widely used.

Motion control has become a fundamental part of industrial, off-road equipment and other automation applications from simple to mechatronic, and programming motion control has been simplified with the ...

Industry cultivates international safety and programming standards. One of the fruits of globalization is the continuing harmonization of the various national safety and programming standards that ...

Plymouth, Minn.—ACS Motion Control has enhanced its powerful, user-friendly motion control software to support the IEC61131-3 programming language. Designated Application Development Kit (ADK) 6.0, ...

The use of function blocks has been spurred by the development of standards for their use. Two standards developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), in Geneva, have been critical ...