Hackaday

Build Your Own Programmable Logic Controller

[Q] is an Electrical Engineer who works in an industrial setting. He frequently uses Programmable Logic Controllers at work but had never built one himself. He decided to undertake the project at home ...
Hackaday

programmable logic controller

When electronics release the Magic Smoke, more often than not it’s a fairly sedate event. Something overheats, the packaging gets hot enough to emit that characteristic and unmistakable odor, and ...
Business Wire

Avnet Adds Programmable Logic Alternative to 96Boards Community with New Ultra96 Development Board

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced the new Ultra96™ development board. Avnet’s Ultra96 board adds a wide range of potential ...
Machine Design

Engineering Essentials: What Is a Programmable Logic Controller?

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is an industrial solid-state computer that monitors inputs and outputs, and makes logic-based decisions for automated processes or machines. 1. The image above is ...
Geeky Gadgets

CANADUINO Arduino MEGA 2560 compatible programmable logic controller

Engineers and developers looking for a programmable logic controller (PLC) might be worth checking out the new CANADUINO Arduino MEGA 2560 compatible PLC which has been created by Universe Solder ...