Please Enter ISBN, Title or Author’s Name
Compare Textbook Prices with Amazon
Compare Textbook Prices with Chegg
Compare Textbook Prices with AbeBooks
Compare Textbook Prices with Vitalsource
Compare Textbook Prices with Valorebooks
and more...

Programmable Logic Controllers | 6 Edition

Compare Textbook Prices for Programmable Logic Controllers 6 Edition ISBN 9780128029299 by Bolton, William
Author: Bolton, William
ISBN:0128029293
ISBN-13: 9780128029299
List Price: $59.95 (up to 50% savings)
Prices shown are the lowest from
the top textbook retailers.

View all Prices by Retailer

Details about Programmable Logic Controllers:

This textbook, now in its sixth edition, continues to be straightforward and easy-to-read, presenting the principles of PLCs while not tying itself to one manufacturer or another. Extensive examples and chapter ending problems utilize several popular PLCs, highlighting understanding of fundamentals that can be used regardless of manufacturer. This book will help you to understand the main design characteristics, internal architecture, and operating principles of PLCs, as well as Identify safety issues and methods for fault diagnosis, testing, and debugging.  New to This edition:

  • A new chapter 1 with a comparison of relay-controlled systems, microprocessor-controlled systems, and the programmable logic controller, a discussion of PLC hardware and architecture, examples from various PLC manufacturers, and coverage of security, the IEC programming standard, programming devices and manufacturer’s software
  • More detail of programming using Sequential Function Charts
  • Extended coverage of the sequencer
  • More Information on fault finding, including testing inputs and outputs with an illustration of how it is done with the PLC manufacturer’s software
  • New case studies


  • A methodical introduction, with many illustrations, describing how to program PLCs, no matter the manufacturer, and how to use internal relays, timers, counters, shift registers, sequencers, and data-handling facilities
  • Consideration of the standards given by IEC 1131-3 and the programming methods of ladder, functional block diagram, instruction list, structured text, and sequential function chart
  • Many worked examples, multiple-choice questions, and problems are included, with answers to all multiple-choice questions and problems given at the end of the book

Need Core tutors? Start your search below:
Need Core course notes? Start your search below: