Researchers have devised a new malware attack against industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that takes advantage of architectural shortcomings in microprocessors and bypasses current ...

Move over, Stuxnet: researchers have discovered a way to silently manipulate the programmable logic controller (PLC) systems that control water, power, and other industrial processes without getting ...

The concept of software-defined automation involves decoupling hardware from software, enabling virtualization, ...

In late 2023, hackers tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps broke into programmable logic controllers at American water utilities using a technique that required no special tools and no ...

When a PLC is used primarily to replace relays, timers, and counters, it's hard to beat the simplicity and usefulness of ladder diagram programming. Their ability to accept programming in ladder ...

This tutorial offers an in-depth introduction into programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The article starts with an overview of the history and the role PLCs in factory automation. The basic ...

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are used extensively throughout the world. Over time, they have advanced to become more user-friendly, efficient, smaller, and less expensive. Different types of ...

To help manufacturers understand how they can mitigate potential negative impacts to production operations when message brokers are not yet or can’t be used to manage data required from PLCs, ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Historically, motion controllers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and industrial personal computers (PCs), which ...

Introduction: Why Older PLCs Are Still Everywhere. The hidden backbone of modern manufacturing Many plants today are ...