Introduction to PLCs

Very informative and gives very simple explanations for the beginner. Easy to follow.

The book gives you a good over all view with out going in to a lot of depth.

Well written and easy to understand. Packed with information. Same text used for college Electronics System course.

I am writing this through the view of 2022 when this was copyrighted in 2006. It covers the very basics, mostly boolean logic except for the very end. I already knew much of what the book had to offer but had already been studying free online resources. Some of the terminology seemed non-standard or even unintuitive, though today most of that is standardized through IEC 61131-, the third edition of which was published in 2013. Overall I feel this would be a good intro book, worth the low price if you prefer physical media over reading on a screen.

Very easy to understand and follow like it's hands on.

Great book for beginners…. Needed THIS!!

This review is for Introduction to PLC's second edition with the green cover. First off let me say ANY book on programing plcs and plcs in general are not going to be of use with out a plc or simulator to practice and verify what you learn and the books that I have run into use the Allen-Bradley logix addressing in the program. The book it self is thin, physically and material wise, but it gets down the core of what a plc is and moves quickly through the material and explained well. This book does what it is meant to do(be), a primer on Plcs and not a textbook on learning plcs. Do not expect to be an expert on plcs after completing the book, but do expect to be far more knowledgeable in some really basic ladder programming. What to book is lacking description and uses for discrete input and output field devices. More problems, solutions, and example scenarios. I would definitely recommend this book as a first plc book to get you off and running, but closely followed by another book that is more in depth if you plan on out running the competition. I also suggest going the plc manufactures web site and getting the instruction list for the plc you will be working with.

excellent book. much good info

Good book.

Very helpful! I’m in a course that uses PLC’s this book is a great reference.