Many plants today are celebrated as "modern" or "Industry 4.0" ready. Yet, if you open a control cabinet on the factory floor, you will frequently find a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) installed ...

Discussion of controllers in the continuous process industries typically centers on distributed control systems (DCSs). However, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) play as important a role in the ...

Ross, Charles & Son's SysCon’s programmable logic controller (PLC) system features a control panel with a wireless connection that allows users to access the PLC system using tablets, laptops, and ...

A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a specialized computing system widely used to control real-time industrial processes and assemblies. The block diagram of a generic PLC is shown in Figure 1.

The programmable logic controller (PLC) is an important component in most modern automation and process control systems today. It's also susceptible to lightning-induced transients. To verify the ...

For computer systems in general including PLCs, hot swapping refers to the process of adding or replacing components in a control system or a PLC without having to shut down power to the system. In a ...

How can attackers load programmable logic controllers (PLC) with destructive malware, and how can the operators of industrial control systems (ICS) detect it? According to a group of researchers from ...