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What Is Ladder Logic

Ladder Logic is the most basic and common programming language used for PLCs. It was created to mimic electro-mechanical relays and is ideally suited for rapid prototyping through its drag-and-drop interface. Ladder Logic also makes debugging easier by visually indicating the state of symbols through different colors, helping technicians more quickly find and address issues.

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What Is Ladder Logic

Ladder Logic is the most basic and common programming language used for PLCs. It was created to mimic electro-mechanical relays and is ideally suited for rapid prototyping through its drag-and-drop interface. Ladder Logic also makes debugging easier by visually indicating the state of symbols through different colors, helping technicians more quickly find and address issues.

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What is Ladder Logic

Ladder Logic is one of five standard programming languages offered to programmers on a PLC which is compliant with the IEC 61131 standard. Ladder Logic is the most basic and the most common language used on PLCs and was intended to characterize the vast banks of electro mechanical relays that PLCs first replaced. The code written by PLC programmers is generally bespoke for each application and Ladder Logic is ideally suited for rapid prototyping as applications can be written quicker as the software is created using drag and drop symbols from a toolbox. The other main advantage that Ladder Logic has over the other languages is that it provides the programmer or maintenance engineer visual indicators when debugging any problems with a machine as the symbols alter colour depending on their state e.g. symbols which are green have a value of 1 those that are grey have a value of 0. This all adds up to make a piece of software that is easier to fault find and to make any changes where necessary.

What are the five Languages Used in PLC Programming?


The five standard languages which are accessible on an IEC 61131 compliant PLC are: y Ladder Logic (LAD)
y y y

Structured Text (ST) Function Block Diagram (FBD) Instruction List (IL)

y Sequential Function Chart (SFC) The package which PLC programmers use to create the code that runs on a PL

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