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    AutoQuiz: What Standard Applies to Programming a PLC?

    The IEC 61131-3 standard establishes guidelines for the use of ladder, function block, instruction list, structured text and sequential function chart programming for the PLC industry.
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    02 October, 2015 | 1 minute
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    Network topology is the arrangement of the various elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a computer network. It is the topological structure of a network and may be depicted physically or logically.
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