Waters, M. (Matthew), Young, K. (Ken) and Baxter, Ira (2008) Calculating software metrics for ladder logic. In: 5th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Funchal, Portugal, May 11-15, 2008. Published in: ICINCO 2008: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Vol.2 pp. 143-150.

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Abstract

Ladder logic is a graphical language widely used to program Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). PLCs are found at the heart of most industrial control systems used in automation because they are robust, they are relatively easy to program and because they are a proven technology. However there is currently no means to measure the intrinsic properties and qualities of the code produced. This paper details a method for creating tools to calculate software metrics for ladder logic, specifically Rock-well Automation's implementation of ladder logic for its ControlLogix family of PLCs, Import-Export language version 2.6. Results obtained from these tools are briefly discussed also.

Item Type:	Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Programming languages (Electronic computers), Software measurement, Logic programming, Programmable logic devices, Semantics -- Data processing, Parsing (Computer grammar)
Journal or Publication Title:	ICINCO 2008: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
Publisher:	INSTICC-The Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication
ISBN:	978-989-8111-31-9
Official Date:	2008
Volume:	Vol.2
Number of Pages:	8
Page Range:	pp. 143-150
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Title of Event:	5th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Funchal, Portugal
Date(s) of Event:	May 11-15, 2008
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29410

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