Project Design Purpose: In this project, I extend the Python-based virtual PLC/RTU simulator system (which interfaced to SCADA systems via Modbus-TCP and S7Comm, or IEC 60870-5-104) by adding the ...

I’m sure some folks are like me—most of my more recent past work has been more about management than hands-on tech stuff, except for hardware and PLC programming. My familiarity with Visual Studio is ...

The Africa Program achieves its mission through in-depth research that offers practical solutions to key challenges in US-Africa relations. The Africa Program's flagship initiatives include the ...

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is an industrial solid-state computer that monitors inputs and outputs, and makes logic-based decisions for automated processes or machines. 1. The image above is ...

As robot technology becomes widely applied, simplifying human-robot interaction has become a hot topic for research. Traditional robot operation interfaces (such as CNC machines in factories and large ...

PLC2Skill is a method to automatically create skill models without any manual modelling efforts that consists of the following steps: There are three different ways to use the PLC2Skill Mapper. You ...

In part one of this series, we looked at the PLC’s internal architecture, briefly discussed Ladder Logic programming, Human-Machine Interfaces, advantages of the PLC’s ability to react consistently ...