WiththeIEC61131standard,aninternationallyrecognizeddocumenthasbeencreatedwhichwillformthebasisforallfuturenewdevelopmentsinautomation.Thescopeofthestandardwasdeliberatelymadeverybroad,inorderalsotoencompassfutureapproacheswithindustrialcomputersandcombinationsofvariousapplicationareas