Camp division of common PLC programming software

In the world PLC product It can be divided into three schools by Region ： One genre is American products , One genre is European products , One genre is Japanese products . American and European PLC The technology is independently researched and developed in isolation , So the United States and Europe PLC There are obvious differences in products . And Japanese PLC The technology was imported from the United States , For the United States PLC The product has certain inheritance , But Japan's main products are small PLC On . The United States and Europe are large and medium PLC Famous for , Japan is small PLC Is famous for its .

　　 The United States PLC product
　　
　　 The United States is PLC A big producer , Yes 100 A number of PLC manufacturer , The famous ones are A-B company 、 Ge （GE） company 、 Modicon （MODICON） company 、 TI （TI） company 、 Westinghouse, etc . among A-B The company is the largest in the United States PLC Manufacturer , Its products account for about... Of the United States PLC Half of the market .
　　
　　A-B The company has complete product specifications 、 variety , Its main push is big 、 medium PLC The product is PLC-5 series . This series is of modular structure ,CPU The module is PLC-5/10、PLC-5/12、PLC-5/15、PLC-5/25 when , It's medium-sized PLC,I/O The point configuration range is 256～1024 spot ; When CPU The module is PLC-5/11、PLC-5/20、PLC-5/30、PLC-5/40、PLC-5/60、PLC-5/40L、PLC-5/60L when , It belongs to large PLC,I/O Points can be configured up to 3072 spot . In this series PLC-5/250 Most powerful , Up to 4096 individual I/O spot , It has powerful control and information management functions . The mainframe PLC-3 Up to 8096 individual I/O spot .A-B Small companies PLC The products are SLC500 Series etc. .
　　
　　GE The representative product of the company is ： minicomputer GE-1、GE-1/J、GE-1/P etc. , except GE-1/J Outside , All adopt module structure .GE－l Used in switching value control system , Up to 112 individual I/O spot .GE-1/J It is a smaller product , Its I/O Points can be configured up to 96 spot .GE-1/P yes GE-1 Enhanced products , Added some function instructions （ Data operation instructions ）、 Function module （A/D、D/A etc. ）、 long-range I/O Function, etc , Its I/O Points can be configured up to 168 spot . medium-size computer GE-Ⅲ, It is better than GE-1/P Added interrupt 、 Fault diagnosis and other functions , Up to 400 individual I/O spot . The mainframe GE-Ⅴ, It is better than GE-Ⅲ Added some data processing 、 Form handling 、 Subroutine control and other functions , And has strong communication function , Up to 2048 individual I/O spot .GE-Ⅵ/P Up to 4000 individual I/O spot .
　　
　　 TI （TI） Small companies PLC New products include 510、520 and TI100 etc. , medium PLC New products include TI300、5TI etc. , large PLC The products are PM550、530、560、565 And so on . except TI100 and TI300 No networking function , Other PLC Can realize communication , Constitute a distributed control system .
　　
　　 Modicon （MODICON） Company has M84 series PLC. among M84 It's a minicomputer , With analog quantity control 、 Communication function with upper computer , most I/O Points for 112 spot .M484 It's a medium-sized machine , Its operation function is strong , It can communicate with the upper computer , It can also be connected to multiple networks , Scalable up to I/O Points for 512 spot .M584 It's a mainframe , Its capacity is large 、 Strong data processing and network capabilities , Scalable up to I/O Points for 8192.M884 Enhanced medium-sized machine , It has the structure of a minicomputer 、 The control function of mainframe , Host module configuration 2 individual RS-232C Interface , It is convenient for networking communication .
　　
　　 Europe PLC product
　　
　　 Siemens in Germany （SIEMENS） company 、AEG company 、 French TE The company is famous in Europe PLC Manufacturer .

　　 The electronic products of Siemens in Germany have long been famous for their excellent performance . In the middle 、 large PLC The product field is similar to that of the United States A-B Company name .
　　
　　 Siemens PLC The main products are S5、S7 series . stay S5 In the series ,S5-90U、S-95U It belongs to micro integral type PLC;S5-100U It is small modular PLC, Up to 256 individual I/O spot ;S5-115U It's medium-sized PLC, Up to 1024 individual I/O spot ;S5-115UH It's a medium-sized machine , It consists of two SS－115U A dual computer redundant system ;S5-155U For mainframe , Up to 4096 individual I/O spot , The analog quantity can reach 300 multiple ;SS－155H It's a mainframe , It consists of two S5-155U A dual computer redundant system . and S7 The series is made by Siemens in S5 series PLC Based on the new products launched in recent years , Its performance price ratio is high , among S7-200 Series belongs to micro PLC、S7-300 Series belongs to small and medium PLC、S7-400 The series belongs to large-scale products with medium and high performance PLC.
　　
       Japan PLC product
　　
　　 Japanese small PLC Most distinctive , It is quite famous in the field of minicomputers , Some controls can only be realized with European and American medium-sized computers or mainframes , Japanese minicomputers can solve . In the development of more complex control systems, it is obviously superior to European and American minicomputers , So it is especially popular with users . There are many in Japan PLC Manufacturer , Such as MITSUBISHI 、 Omron 、 panasonic 、 Fuji 、 Hitachi 、 Toshiba, etc , In the world of small PLC On the market , Japanese products account for about 70％ Share .
　　
　　 Mitsubishi PLC It's a product that entered the Chinese market earlier . Its minicomputer F1/F2 The series is F Series of upgrade products , The early sales volume in China is not small .F1/F2 The series strengthens the instruction system , Special functional units and communication functions are added , Than F Series has stronger control ability . Following F1/F2 After a series of ,20 century 80 At the end of the s, Mitsubishi launched FX series , In capacity 、 Speed 、 Special function 、 Network functions and other aspects have been comprehensively strengthened .FX2 The series is in 90 The integrated high-function minicomputer developed in the s , It is equipped with various communication adapters and special functional units .FX2N The high-function integrated minicomputer launched in recent years , It is FX2 The next generation of products , Various functions have been comprehensively improved . In recent years, we have also continuously launched micro PLC, Such as FXOS、FX1S、FX0N、FX1N And α Series and other products .
　　
　　 Mitsubishi's large and medium-sized machines are A series 、QnA series 、Q series , It has rich network functions ,I/O Points can reach 8192 spot . among Q Series has ultra small size 、 Rich models 、 Flexible installation 、 double CPU Collaborative processing 、 Multi memory 、 Remote password and other features , Mitsubishi Corporation has PLC The highest performance PLC.
　　
　　 Omron （OMRON） The company's PLC product , Big 、 in 、 Small 、 Miniature specifications are complete . Microcomputer with SP Series as representative , Its body is active and small , Extremely fast . Minicomputers have P type 、H type 、CPM1A series 、CPM2A series 、CPM2C、CQM1 etc. .P The model X machine is now being used by more cost-effective CPM1A Series replaced ,CPM2A/2C、CQM1 Series built in RS-232C Interface and real-time clock , And has soft PID function ,CQM1H yes CQM1 The upgrade of . Medium sized machines have C200H、C200HS、C200HX、C200HG、C200HE、CS1 series .C200H It is a popular high-performance medium-sized machine in previous years , Fully equipped I/O Modules and high-function modules , It has strong communication and network functions .C200HS yes C200H The upgrade of , Richer instruction system 、 Stronger network function .C200HX/HG/HE yes C200HS The upgrade of , Yes 1148 individual I/O spot , Its capacity is C200HS Of 2 times , The velocity is C200HS Of 3．75 times , There are a full range of communication modules , It is suitable for informatization PLC product .CS1 The series has the scale of medium-sized machines 、 Mainframe functions , It is a new model with great promotion value .

　　 Mainframe has C1000H、C2000H、CV（CV500／CV1000／CV2000／CVM1） etc. .C1000H、C2000H Single machine or dual machine hot standby operation , Install the hot plug module ,C2000H It can be replaced online I/O modular ;CV Except for CVM1 Outside , Can be structured programming , Easy to read 、 Easy to debug , And has more powerful communication function .
　　
　　 Panasonic PLC In the product ,FPO For microcomputers ,FP1 It is an integral minicomputer ,FP3 It's a medium-sized machine ,FP5/FP10、FP10S（FP10 Improved type of ）、FP20 For mainframe , among FP20 It's the latest product . Panasonic in recent years PLC The main features of the product are ： The instruction system has strong functions ; Some models can also be used FP-BASIC Language programming CPU And various intelligent modules , It provides software means for the development of complex systems ;FP Series of various PLC Communication mechanism is configured , Because the application layer communication protocols they use are consistent , This gives rise to multiple levels PLC Network and development PLC Network applications bring convenience .