PLC Lab walkthrough: program a machine and test it
A walkthrough of the free PLC lab: write ladder logic, press Simulate, watch a 3D machine obey it and pass the factory acceptance test.
Chapters
- 0:00 The machine
- 0:14 Write the logic
- 0:20 Run it
- 0:37 The test
Transcript
This is the PLC lab. It runs in your browser. Free to open, nothing to install. Each job starts with a client brief. Here, a motor with start, stop and overload. Write the ladder rungs in the editor. Structured Text and SFC are there too. Go online and press run. The rungs light up, and the machine answers. Press start. The motor runs. Trip the overload, and it drops out. Eight machines, from a conveyor and a star-delta fan to duty and standby pumps. Each ends in a numbered factory acceptance test that marks your program automatically. Students, apprentices and career changers can practise here, with no PLC to buy. Pass it, and you can download the report. Open the PLC lab free.