Article | REF: S8030 V2

Programming languages for automated systems: IEC 61131-3 standard

Author: Nicolas JOUVRAY

Publication date: March 10, 2008 | Lire en français

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!

Automatically translated using artificial intelligence technology (Note that only the original version is binding) > find out more.

    A  |  A

    3. SFC language

    Sequential Function Chart (SFC) is a graphical language used to describe sequential operations. The process is represented as a known sequence of steps, linked by transitions. A Boolean condition is attached to each transition. A set of actions is attached to each step. Conditions and actions are described in other languages (ST, IL or LD). For programs, conditions and actions can be described in three other languages: ST, IL or LD. For function blocks, conditions and actions can be described in two other languages: ST or LD. Conditions and actions can be used to call functions or function blocks written in another language.

    3.1 SFC graph format

    An SFC program is a graphical network of steps and transitions, connected by links. Multiple links are used to represent...

    You do not have access to this resource.

    Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

    You do not have access to this resource.
    Click here to request your free trial access!

    Already subscribed? Log in!


    The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

    A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
    + More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
    From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

    This article is included in

    Control and systems engineering

    This offer includes:

    Knowledge Base

    Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

    Services

    A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

    Practical Path

    Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

    Doc & Quiz

    Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

    Subscribe now!

    Ongoing reading
    SFC language