Recommended 2nd Tier PLC Platforms

RocketTester said:

Re programming, I started w/ Structured Text and Sequential Function Chart, since I am an engineer who knew standard languages (Basic, C, ...). I have used Ladder Logic on a few A-B ControlLogix and wonder why most prefer that, but easiest to run with what you know.

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Mostly visualisation. A bunch of Boolean conditions tied with And's and Or's looks easier to pick up as electrical schematic (for electrically minded people), than a chain of if's or a single if.

But this can also depend on the person writing the code and how the IDE displays it.