This book teaches and demonstrates the basics of the Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1000 programmable logic controller. Information is provided to help the reader get and operate an inexpensive MicroLogix 1000 and associated hardware and software. Examples with ladder diagrams and circuit diagrams are provided to demonstrate different MicroLogix 1000 capabilities. Background information is provided to relate the MicroLogix 1000 to other programmable logic controllers.

This book teaches and demonstrates the basics of GE Fanuc Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). It does this with the GE Fanuc Nano PLC. The Nano uses a simpler (Lite) version of the same Machine Edition programming software as the larger and more expensive GE Fanuc PLCs. Information is provided to help the reader get and operate a Nano PLC. Examples with ladder program diagrams and circuit diagrams are provided to demonstrate Nano and Machine Edition capabilities.

This book shows how to use PSpice to quickly analyze common industrial power electronic and power circuits. It would be most useful to an electrical engineer. The book begins with a brief review of PSpice with DC, AC, and transient analyses of simple circuits. It follows with examples that solve typical industrial circuit problems. One of the examples predicts the waveform of the electrical noise that would be transmitted through an inductor. In that example, PSpice would help the engineer properly size a filtering inductor. This can be important if the inductor is large or a custom item....

This book teaches and demonstrates the basics of the Siemens S7-1200 family of programmable logic controllers. Information is provided to help the reader get and operate an inexpensive CPU 1212C programmable logic controller, associated hardware, and STEP 7 Basic software. Examples with circuit diagrams are provided to demonstrate CPU 1212C ladder logic program capabilities. Information is also provided to relate the CPU 1212C to other programmable logic controllers. The person completing the examples will be able to write useful ladder logic programs for the entire S7-1200 family of...