Easy installation with minimal wiring effort and user-friendly programming: With Siemens' LOGO! 8 control, small automation projects can be realized and significantly simplified. The application possibilities range from simple machine controls to transport systems and monitoring systems, as well as building automation. This book explains the use of the intelligent logic module in a simple and comprehensive manner for beginners and practitioners. It is structured according to the principle "from easy to difficult." Each learning step is accompanied by practical examples, tasks, and their solutions. All exercises in this book can be downloaded as .lsc files via the free online service InfoClick. Contents include: basic functions, memory, message text, edge evaluation, latching relay, time stages, pulse generators, counters, threshold switches.