VI. Availability of the information
Browsing the web you can get
information like
What is a PLC?
This component of automation
systems, for its initials in English is
called "Programmable Logic
Controller". It is an electronic
device that can be programmed
by the user and is used in the
industry to solve problems of
sequences in machinery or
processes, which helps save time
in maintenance routines and
increases the availability and
frequency of equipment.
Its benefits:
• It allows to save costs in
maintenance, engineering,
programming and fault diagnosis.
• Help to avoid downtime in the
replacement of equipment that
can make these set up quickly and
therefore can start operating as
soon as possible.
Applications:
• Any process that operates with
an Allen Bradley brand PLC with
ethernet communication on the
Compact Logix and Control Logix
platform.
• It is very useful in the
Automotive, Food, Metal-
mechanics, Mining, Processes,
etc.
Components:
•Text editor.
• Compiler.
•Interpreter.
• Automation tools.
• Debugger.
• Possibility of offering a version
control system.