In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Integration of Specification Techniques for Applications in Engineering (INT 2002), Grenoble (France), pages 116-129. April 2002.
Abstract: An overview on the different steps involved in the development of a logic control algorithm from the informal specification to the final implementation on a programmable logic controller (PLC) is given. Based on this overview the steps in the development process are presented in detail. An example is used throughout the paper to illustrate the methods. The approach uses Signal Interpreted Petri Nets for the formal description of control algorithms, symbolic model checking for Verification and Validation, and automatic code generation in Instruction List according to IEC 61131-3 for implementation.