Control software Opens up new Possibilites

IEC 61131-3, already well established in Europe, is rapidly spreading in North America and Asia as the programming standard for industrial and process control. Why? These days, control and automation systems are increasingly complex. IEC 61131-3 allows designers to program complicated systems withou...

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Published in:Motion system design 2008-07, Vol.50 (7), p.14-17
Main Author: Rinaldi, John
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:IEC 61131-3, already well established in Europe, is rapidly spreading in North America and Asia as the programming standard for industrial and process control. Why? These days, control and automation systems are increasingly complex. IEC 61131-3 allows designers to program complicated systems without spending needless time, money, and effort to develop and maintain their software. The programming language improves software life cycles - making requirements analysis, design, construction, testing, validation, installation, operation, and maintenance easier. In fact, this maintenance improvement may be the most helpful feature, as control-software maintenance (including upgrades) often requires more than 20 times the labor of initial programming.
ISSN:1537-1794