FPGA Implementation of IEC 61131-3-Based Hardware-Aided Timers for Programmable Logic Controllers

Designs of timer function blocks (FBs) are presented in the article. The developed modules are IEC 61131-3. An analysis of IEC 61131-3 in terms of timer functionality and implementation options is presented. Three types are presented, timer-on, timer-off, and timer-pulse, with each type designed to...

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Main Authors: Miroslaw Chmiel, Robert Czerwinski, Andrzej Malcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/20/4255