PLC coding design patterns?

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Kelvin Proctor

G'day A-List,

I have been looking for some time for a good book on structuring large scale PLC programs. By large I'm thinking of something like the current baggage handling system I'm working on with 50 Siemens S7-400s with a full bag tracking model and custom communications protocols to a sortation control system.

In computer programming the trend for serious programming books (not reference manuals or teach yourself C in 21 steps type books) has been design patterns. These are usually language agnostic and show a pattern for solving a whole class of problems.

Are there any examples of similar texts specifically relating to large PLC installations that anyone knows of?

Cheers,

Kelvin
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Curt Wuollet

No, nothing I've seen. But it might be good to divide and conquer with as many nodes as identical as possible and just a few types. That way you have several small designs.

Regards

cww
 
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