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8. Statement List (STL) This programming language is proprietary to Siemens PLC. It consists of instructions, functions, and rules helping PLC programmers to use STL properly. The following table list many […]

7.0 Function Block Diagram
A function block diagram in systems engineering and software engineering is a block diagram. It describes the functions and interrelationships of a system.

The functional block d […]

6.0 Instruction List
Instruction List (IL) is one of the 5 languages supported by the IEC 61131-3 standard. It is designed for programmable logic  controllers (PLCs). It is a low level language and resembl […]

5.0 Structured Text Structured text, or ST, is one of the five languages supported by the IEC 61131-3 standard. It is designed for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is a high level language that is block […]

4.0 Ladder Logic Ladder logic is used to develop software for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in industrial control applications. The name is based on the observation that programs in this language […]

3.0 Sequential Function Chart Sequential function chart (SFC) is a graphical programming language used for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is one of the five languages defined by IEC 61131-3 sta […]

2.0 Gate Logic
In spite of an idea of studying different peculiarity of multiple PLC manufacturers we strongly recommend to master a very simple approach in learning PLC programming. That is a Gate, or Boolean, […]