Programmable Logic Controllers the Complete Guide to the Technology

by Clarence T. Jones

Programmable Logic Controllers includes 15 in-depth chapters covering the basics, as well as every important aspect of PLCs. Each topic is written in a modular style that allows each subject to be covered thoroughly and in one place. Chapters on specialized topics such as Programming and Documenting the Control System, Introduction to Local Area Networks, and Intelligent I/O provide a plain English and thorough introduction to important related topics. These chapters are like books in themselves.

This book provides the most comprehensive, practical, and easy to understand source on the subject of PLCs. It's a great resource for the whole engineering or maintenance team. The answers to the many questions readers have regarding system design, programming, implementation, startup, and maintenance will be made crystal clear!

458 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Clarence T. Jones received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Howard University and built a career as a Control Systems Engineer, Technical Instructor, and Technical Writer in automation, software, and IT industries.

Early in his career, Jones recognized professional workers' constant challenge: performing daily tasks while keeping abreast of emerging technologies. This awareness led him to create a Technical Training Center and develop a philosophy of presenting complex technical topics in ways anyone could understand.

That approach produced acclaimed works including Programmable Logic Controllers: Concepts and Applications, the premier book on the technology, Programmable Logic Controllers: The Complete Guide to the Technology, STEP 7 in 7 Steps, STEP 7 Programming Made Easy, The Essential Guide to Mastering MadCap Flare, and Industrial Automation Dictionary—books giving students and professionals straightforward self-teaching guides.

But for sixty years, Jones carried a different documentation responsibility.

Born in Selma, Alabama in 1953, he grew up three blocks from Brown Chapel AME Church during the civil rights movement. He attended Saint Elizabeth Catholic School, served as an altar boy for nine years, and at age twelve marched in both Selma to Montgomery marches, including on Bloody Sunday—March 7, 1965.

Carrie's Children: How One Mother Prepared Her Children to Become Selma's Foot Soldiers applies the same precision and clarity he brought to technical writing to preserving his mother's extraordinary story and documenting the hidden networks that sustained both survival and revolution in Jim Crow Alabama.

Jones resides in Smyrna, Georgia.