Introduces PC-based control, compares PCs to PLCs and discusses what is referred to as hard, real-time control. Also provides information on flow-chart programming. Case studies include materials handling applications.
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Steeplechase Software Inc: PC-based control
Books, tutorials and white papers designed to help packagers learn more about controls. A Practical Guide to PC-Based Control & Flow-Chart Programming is a new handbook available from Steeplechase Software (Ann Arbor, MI).
May 31, 1998
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