Technician's Guide to Programmable Controllers. This item is unavailable.Technician's Guide to Programmable Controllers

Known for its comprehensive introduction to PLCs, this completely updated sixth edition of "Technician's Guide To Programmable Controllers" covers theory, hardware, instructions, programming, installation, startup, and troubleshooting in a way that is easy to understand and apply. New material has been added to include topics such as sequential function chart programming, function block programming, structured text programming, alarm and event programming, and programming information and examples on the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix family of PLCs. Additional topics include communication networks, basic control signals, linear scaling of analog process signals, and the Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) instructions used by many PLC applications. Supplementary programming examples utilizing the PLC instructions in the text give students a better understanding of the various instructions and how they can be combined to create simple yet effective control logic solutions for today's world.

Terry Borden is the Chairman of the Electrical Maintenance and Automation Department at Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington. Mr. Borden holds a degree in Industrial Automation and Robotics. Mr. Borden worked as a control engineer, and was a partner in Applied Solutions, LLC prior to accepting his position at Spokane Community College. Richard A. Cox is the Executive Director of COXCO Training and Consulting in Spokane, Washington and is a retired member of the Electrical/Robotics Department at Spokane Community College. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York, a Master of Science degree from Eastern Washington University, and is also a retired member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 73.