structured text is about the best thing you are going to get in the plc world. it's kinda bad and has a ton of quirks but it's alright. ladder logic is painful

structured text is about the best thing you are going to get in the plc world. it's kinda bad and has a ton of quirks but it's alright. ladder logic is painful but works pretty reliably and probably the easiest to learn. depends on what you want to do and what you're familiar with. in all PLC is a different programming paradigm than you are used to. the simplest and cheapest way to get into it is probably automation direct stuff or maybe the arduino pro stuff.