梯形图：梯形图是通过连线把PLC指令的梯形图符号连接在一起的连通图，用以表达所使用的PLC指令及其前后顺序，它与电气原理图很相似。它的连线有两种：一为母线，另一为内部横竖线。内部横竖线把一个个梯形图符号指令连成一个指令组，这个指令组一般总是从装载（LD）指令开始，必要时再继以若干个输入指令（含LD指令），以建立逻辑条件。后为输出类指令，实现输出控制，或为数据控制、流程控制、通讯处理、监控工作等指令，以进行相应的工作。母线是用来连接指令组的。下图是三菱公司的FX2N系列产品的简单的梯形图例：
它有两组，组用以实现启动、停止控制。第二组仅一个END指令，用以结束程序。
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