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Everything about Ladder logic
Programming language for industrial controllers
Ladder logic was originally a written method to document the design and construction of relay racks as used in manufacturing and process control. Each device in the relay rack would be represented by a symbol on the ladder diagram with connections between those devices shown. In addition, other items external to the relay rack such as pumps, heaters, and so forth would also be shown on the ladder diagram. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Ladder logicA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Stable n ‐Type Perylene Derivative Ladder Polymer with Antiambipolarity for Electrically Reconfigurable Organic Logic GatesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Ladder Logic Programming FundamentalsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Design of industrial automated systems via relay ladder logic programming and Petri netsCited 67 times
- Go sideways: Relay logicA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Programmable logic controllerA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A technique for describing and drawing electrical logic schematics.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Design of industrial automated systems via relay ladder logic programming and Petri nets
Design recovery for relay ladder logic
Process Control Ladder Logic Trouble Shooting Techniques Fundamentals
Walking under the ladder logic: PLC-VBS: a PLC control logic vulnerability scanning tool
Soliton-based logic gates using spin ladder
Translating unrestricted relay ladder logic into Boolean form
Sizzler: Sequential Fuzzing in Ladder Diagrams for Vulnerability Detection and Discovery in Programmable Logic Controllers
Design and Implementation of a Logic Controller using Petri Nets and Ladder Logic Diagrams
🆕 Influential since 2022
Stable n ‐Type Perylene Derivative Ladder Polymer with Antiambipolarity for Electrically Reconfigurable Organic Logic Gates
A digital twin internal to a PLC to detect malicious commands and ladder logic that potentially cause safety violations
Symmetric and Asymmetric Crisscross Augmented Ladder Multilevel Inverter with Fuzzy Logic Controller Optimization
Fast Designing Ladder Diagram of Programmable Logic Controller for a Technological Process
Tunable quantum logic gate on photonic qubits with a ladder emitter
📚 Books worth reading
Ladder Logic Programming FundamentalsWright, A. J. · 2019
PLC Programming Using RSLogix 500Gary D. Anderson · 2015
Wittgenstein's ladderMarjorie Perloff · 1996- 📕Plc Programming Using Rslogix 500 and Real World ApplicationsA. B. Lawal · 2019
Domotique avec Zelio LogicGérard Guihéneuf · 2015- 📕Ladder Logic Basics : Ladder Logic Tutorial with Ladder Logic Symbols and DiagramsTracy Engwer · 2021
- 📕Programmable Logic Controller : How to Program and Troubleshoot Ladder LogicWilda Brester · 2021
- 📕How to Program and Troubleshoot Ladder Logic : Basic Tutorial for Programmable Logic ControllerLou Sutch · 2021
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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