After two years of hard and laborious meetings, talks, chats and studies, they proposed a model called GRAFCET. This name came from "graph" because the model had a graphic basis, and …

The SFC standard is defined as Preparation of function charts for control systems, and was based on GRAFCET [fr] (itself based on binary Petri nets [1][2]). It can be used to program processes …

GRAFCET (the acronym of GRAphe Fonctionnel de Commande Etape/Transition or, in English, Step Transition Function Charts) is a graphical method for specifying industrial automation.

The main Grafcet has the task of switching between the operating states. If automatic mode is active, manual operation is deactivated via forcing and vice versa.

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Nov 29, 2025 · Grafcet, also known as Sequential Function Chart (SFC), is a graphical programming language used for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It's designed to …

Throughout the twenty years that have passed since it was defined [3], Grafcet is becoming widely used in the industry [4] and in education [5]. The main contribution of Grafcet, which …