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LogicX
The
use of PLC's to control machinery has been common for many years, and
they remain very useful for many applications where sequential control
is required. The programming reflects this approach to machine control,
being based on ladder logic, developed many years ago for understanding
relay logic circuits!
For
more complex information handling and control, the PLC becomes very
limited. This type of advanced control can only be done on a different
type of programming structure and for this reason PLC's are often seen
providing an output to a PC.
Why
not use a PC based system?
This
would be the answer however whilst PC based processors are highly
advanced, they require programming in a higher level language such a
C++, and few machine programming engineers are familiar with this
language.
What
are the advantages of using PC systems?
Today
companies are expecting more from machine control. Connection to
networks, data handling, external diagnostics, etc. are becoming
necessary, and using PC systems allows for very simple data transfer
between machines and computer networks, including the internet.
What's
the answer?
LogicX.
Logic engineers have produced a software program which will greatly
simplify programming of a PC based embedded processor, such as the
Logic800.
Based
on the popular and well known Visual Basic program from Microsoft©,
LogicX
is intended to provide a 'drag and drop' visual interface. Combined with
a set of stunning graphics, and sample coding blocks, LogicX
will allow anyone with a knowledge of Visual Basic to produce
complicated machine programming.
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