Can PLCs Improve Your Golf Game?
Yes, and much more – when they transform a driving range into a fully automated entertainment experience. Programmable logic controllers aren’t usually associated with fun and entertainment, but an entertainment company is using PLCs to transform the driving range experience into a game-playing entertainment outing. PLCs work in conjunction with RFID-equipped golf balls, touch screen displays and other electronics gear to provide a new style of golf outing. Over the past... Read More
New Features with the Release of TIA Portal – V11 SP2
Industrial automation systems will see vast improvements in speed with the recently introduced TIA Portal – V11 SP2, which operates with the 64-bit version of Windows 7. The shift to a faster operating system will let customers take advantage of the increase in performance for both the STEP 7 and WinCC within the Siemens TIA Portal. New tools for the S71200 PLC include an SCL scripting editor. This is a high level programming language that is similar to PASCAL and structured... Read More
Understanding Your Automation Control Options: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC), PC-based Controllers (PCbA)
Learn to differentiate “marketing-speak” from fact in this assessment of similarities and differences between automation control platforms. Like everything in the highly Darwinian world of the manufacturing industry, automation systems are in a constant state of evolution. One of those evolutions was the advent of the PLC in 1968. Before then the American manufacturing industry – especially the automotive sector – was reliant on a system based on hundreds or even thousands... Read More
Complete System Simulation Integrating both HMI and PLC – Part 3
Video Tutorials: Combined HMI and PLC Simulation This is part three of a four part series showcasing the time and cost saving benefits of the STEP7 PLC-SIM software.Have an Inquiry for Siemens about this article? Click Here >> Read More →