Programmable controllers -- Part 1: General information

constitutes Part 1 of a series of standards on programmable controllers and their associated peripherals and should be read in conjunction with the other parts of the series.

Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerungen -- Teil 1: Allgemeine Informationen

Automates programmables -- Partie 1: Informations générales

La CEI 61131-1:2003 s'applique aux automates programmables (AP) et à leurs périphériques associés par exemple, les outils de programmation et de mise au point (PADT), les interfaces homme-machine (HMI), etc. qui sont prévus pour être utilisés comme dispositifs de contrôle et de commande de machines et de processus industriels. Elle donne les définitions des termes utilisés dans la présente norme. Elle identifie les principales caractéristiques fonctionnelles des configurations d'automate programmable. Cette seconde édition annule et remplace la première édition, parue en 1992, dont elle constitue une révision technique. La présente version bilingue (2012-05) correspond à la version anglaise monolingue publiée en 2003-05.

Programmable controllers - Part 1: General information

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Publication Date
29-Feb-2004
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
01-Mar-2004
Due Date
01-Mar-2004
Completion Date
01-Mar-2004

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Programmable controllers - Part 1: General information
ICS 25.040.40; 35.240.50 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61131-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM July 2003

ICS 25.040.40; 35.240.50 Supersedes EN 61131-1:1994


English version


Programmable controllers
Part 1: General information
(IEC 61131-1:2003)


Automates programmables Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerungen
Partie 1: Informations générales Teil 1: Allgemeine Informationen
(CEI 61131-1:2003) (IEC 61131-1:2003)






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Ref. No. EN 61131-1:2003 E

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EN 61131-1:2003 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 65B/484/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61131-1, prepared by SC 65B, Devices, of
IEC TC 65, Industrial-process measurement and control, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61131-1 on 2003-07-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61131-1:1994.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2004-04-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2006-07-01

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61131-1:2003 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
IEC 61131-2 - Programmable controllers EN 61131-2 2003
Part 2: Equipment requirements and
tests

IEC 61131-3 2003 Part 3: Programming languages EN 61131-3 2003




1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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INTERNATIONAL IEC
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61131-1
Second edition
2003-05
Programmable controllers –
Part 1:
General information
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION .5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions. 7
4 Functional characteristics. 8
4.1 Basic functional structure of a programmable controller system . 8
4.2 Characteristics of the CPU function . 11
4.3 Characteristics of the interface function to sensors and actuators . 13
4.4 Characteristics of the communication function . 14
4.5 Characteristics of the human-machine interface (HMI) function. 14
4.6 Characteristics of the programming, debugging, monitoring, testing and
documentation functions . 14
4.7 Characteristics of the power-supply functions . 16
5 Availability and reliability . 16
Bibliography . 18
Figure 1 – Basic functional structure of a PLC-system. 8
Figure 2 – Programmable controller hardware model (from IEC 61131-5) . 9
Figure 3 – Typical interface/port diagram of a PLC-system (from IEC 61131-2) . 10
Table 1 – Summary of programmable functions. 12

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61131-1  IEC:2003(E) – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS –
Part 1: General information
FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is
entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may
participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising
with the IEC also participate in this preparation. The IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two
organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an
international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation
from all interested National Committees.
3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are published in the form
of standards, technical specifications, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National
Committees in that sense.
4) In order to promote international unification, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International
Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional standards. Any
divergence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly
indicated in the latter.
5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any
equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.
6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject
of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 61131-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 65B: Devices, of
IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process measurement and control.
This second edition of IEC 61131-1 cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1992 and
constitutes a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
65B/484/FDIS 65B/487/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
IEC 61131 consists of the following parts under the general title: Programmable controllers.
Part 1: General information
Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests
Part 3: Programming languages
Part 4: User guidelines
Part 5: Communications
Part 6: Reserved

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Part 7: Fuzzy-control programming
Part 8: Guidelines for the application and implementation of programming languages for
programmable controllers
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until 2007.
At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this standard may be issued at a later date.

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61131-1  IEC:2003(E) – 5 –
INTRODUCTION
This Part of IEC 61131 constitutes Part 1 of a series of standards on programmable controllers
and their associated peripherals and should be read in conjunction with the other parts of the
series.
Where a conflict exists between this and other IEC standards (except basic safety standards),
the provisions of this standard should be considered to govern in the area of programmable
controllers and their associated peripherals.
The purposes of this standard are:
Part 1 establishes the definitions and identifies the principal characteristics relevant to the
selection and application of programmable controllers and their associated peripherals;
Part 2 specifies equipment requirements and related tests for programmable controllers (PLC)
and their associated peripherals;
Part 3 defines, for each of the most commonly used programming languages, major fields of
application, syntactic and semantic rules, simple but complete basic sets of programming
elements, applicable tests and means by which manufacturers may expand or adapt those
basic sets to their own programmable controller implementations;
Part 4 gives general overview information and application guidelines of the standard for the
PLC end-user;
Part 5 defines the communication between programmable controllers and other electronic
systems;
Part 6 is reserved;
Part 7 defines the programming language for fuzzy control;
Part 8 gives guidelines for the application and implementation of the programming languages
defined in Part 3.

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PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS –
Part 1: General information
1 Scope
This Part of IEC 61131 applies to programmable controllers (PLC) and their associated peri-
pherals such as programming and debugging tools (PADTs), human-machine interfaces
(HMIs), etc., which have as their intended use the control and command of machines and
industrial processes.
PLCs and their associated peripherals are intended to be used in an industrial environment
and may be provided as open or enclosed equipment. If a PLC or its associated peripherals are
intended for use in other environments, then the specific requirements, standards and
installation practices for those other environments must be additionally applied to the PLC
and its associated peripherals.
The functionality of a programmable controller can be performed as well on a specific hardware
and software platform as on a general-purpose computer or a personal computer with industrial
environment features. This standard applies to any products performing the function of PLCs
and/or their associated peripherals. This standard does not deal with the functional safety or
other aspects of the overall automated system. PLCs, their application programme and their
associated peripherals are considered as components of a control system.
Since PLCs are component devices, safety considerations for the overall automated system
including installation and application are beyond the scope of this Part. However, PLC safety as
related to electric shock and fire hazards, electrical interference immunity and error detecting
of the PLC-system operation (such as the use of parity checking, self-testing diagnostics, etc.),
are addressed. Refer to IEC 60364 or applicable national/local regulations for electrical instal-
lation and guidelines.
This Part of IEC 61131 gives the definitions of terms used in this standard. It identifies the
principal functional characteristics of programmable controller systems.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
1
IEC 61131-2, Programmable controllers – Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests
IEC 61131-3:2003, Programmable controllers – Part 3: Programming languages
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1
To be published.

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61131-1  IEC:2003(E) – 7 –
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
application programme or user programme
logical assembly of all the programming language elements and constructs necessary for the
intended signal processing required for the control of a machine or process by a PLC-system
3.2
automated system
control system beyond the scope of IEC 61131, in which PLC-systems are incorporated by or
for the user, but which also contains other components including their application programmes
3.3
field device
catalogued part to provide input and/or output interfaces or to provide data pre-
processing/post-processing to the programmable controller system. A remote field device may
operate autonomously from the programmable controller system. It can be connected to the
programmable controller using a field bus
3.4
ladder diagram or relay ladder diagram
one or more networks of contacts, coils, graphically represented functions, function blocks,
data elements, labels, and connective elements, delimited on the left and (optionally) on the
right by power rails
3.5
programmable (logic) controller (PLC)
digitally operating electronic system, designed for use in an industrial environment, which uses
a programmable memory for the internal storage of user-oriented instructions for implementing
specific functions such as logic, sequencing, timing, counting and arithmetic, to control,
through digital or analogue inputs and outputs, various types of machines or processes. Both
the PLC and its associated peripherals are designed so that they can be easily integrated into
an industrial control system and easily used in all their intended functions
NOTE The abbreviation PLC is used in this standard to stand for programmable controllers, as is the common
practice in the automation industry. The use of PC as an abbreviation for programmable controllers leads to
confusion with personal computers.
3.6
programmable controller system or PLC-system
user-built configuration, consisting of a programmable controller and associated peripherals,
that is necessary for the intended automated system. It consists of units interconnected by
cables or plug-in connections for permanent installation and by cables or other means for
portable and transportable peripherals
3.7
programming and debugging tool (PADT)
catalogued peripheral to assist in programming, testing, commissioning and troubleshooting the
PLC-system application, programme documentation and storage and possibly to be used as
HMIs. PADTs are said to be pluggable when they may be plugged or unplugged at any time into
their associated interface, without any risk to the operators and the application. In all other
cases, PADTs are said to be fixed

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3.8
remote input/output station (RIOS)
manufacturer's catalogued part of a PLC-system including input and/or output interfaces
allowed to operate only under the hierarchy of the main processing unit (CPU) for I/O
multiplexing/demultiplexing and data pre-processing/post-processing. The RIOS is the only
permitted limited autonomous operation, for example, under emergency conditions such as
breakdown of the communication link to the CPU or of the CPU itself, or when maintenance
and troubleshooting operations are to be performed
4 Functional characteristics
4.1 Basic functional structure of a programmable controller system
The general structure with main functional components in a programmable controller system is
illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3. These functions communicate with each other and with the
signals of the machine/process to be controlled.
Other systems
HUMAN--MACHINE
INTERFACE OPERATOR
functions
COMMUNICATION
functions
PROGRAMMING,
DEBUGGING, APPLICATION
programmer
TESTING
functions
SIGNAL PROCESSING
functions OPERATING
SYSTEM
functions
POWER
APPLICATION
APPLICATION
SUPPLY
Mains
PROGRAMME
function PROGRAMME
supply
STORAGE
functions
functions
DATA
STORAGE
INTERFACE functions to
sensors and actuators
Machine/Process
IEC  1621/03
Figure 1 – Basic functional structure of a PLC-system

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61131-1  IEC:2003(E) – 9 –
Peripherals
Remote I/O station(s)
Main processing unit
Input module(s)
Memory (ies)
and Output module(s)
processing unit(s)
Communication module(s)
Power supply unit(s)
Implementer-specific subsystem(s)
IEC  1622/03
Figure 2 – Programmable controller hardware model
(from IEC 61131-5)

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