THE use of function blocks for programming of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is gaining wider acceptance. Rather than the classic “contact and coil” representation of ladder diagram or relay ...

A team of Indian students, which developed an artificial intelligence–based platform that simplifies industrial programmable ...

Old habits die hard. But change is inevitable. And in this case, if proponents are right, change is on the way in the form of an open PLC programming standard known as IEC 61131-3. Promulgated by the ...

Bengaluru ; A team of engineering students from Sona College of Technology in Salem has achieved national recognition after ...

A student team from Sona College of Technology, Salem, has won the Gold Cup at the Mitsubishi Electric Cup – 6th Edition (2026) for developing an artificial int ...

At the core of the Arduino PLC Starter Kit lies the Arduino Opta mini PLC, a state-of-the-art microcontroller that serves as the brain of your automation projects. This powerful device boasts seamless ...

A three-day training program for automation technology and IEC 61131 programming—available for free from WAGO—will occur on five separate dates in 2016: March 8-10, May 3-5, August 2-4, September ...

Salem, March 8 -- Team Nexus AI from Sona College of Technology, Salem, that developed an artificial intelligence-based ...

For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...

This paper attempts a journey right from configuring a PLC, writing application program to code generation along with run-time configurations and RTOS abstraction for embedding it into PLC hardware ...