The MathWorks, a Natick, Mass.-based developer of mathematical
computing software, has teamed with controls supplier Rockwell
Automation Inc., Milwaukee, to introduce a new approach to programming
for industrial control systems. In this podcast interview, recorded on March 4, 2010, Automation World
Managing Editor Wes Iversen talks with The MathWorks’ Tom Erkkinen and
Rockwell’s Jason Weber about the introduction. The MathWorks Simulink PLC Coder makes use of model-based design technology, and can automatically generate IEC 61131 structured text for PLCs and PACs.







