First Steps with Ethernet POWERLINK Feb 15, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry What is Ethernet POWERLINK? Ethernet POWERLINK is an open, real-time communication protocol that operates on standard Ethernet hardware. Developed by B&R, it is widely used in industrial automation an... Read more
ESP32 PLC 14 and LoRa Feb 14, 2024 Arduino Industrial Introduction The ESP32 PLC 14 equipped with the RN2483A LoRa transceiver module provides an efficient platform for LoRaWAN applications. This tutorial explains the integration of the LoRa Click Board ... ESP32PLC I2C LoRa LoRaWAN Read more
Interfacing Raspberry Pi and M-Duino via I2C communication Feb 12, 2024 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Introduction In this blog post, we will see an example of how two of the PLC models can communicate with each other via I2C by exchanging messages. One will be a model of the M-Duino Family , and the ... Read more
How to work with LoRaWAN and a PLC controller Feb 12, 2024 Arduino Industrial Contents 1. Introduction 2. Requirements 3. Related links 4. OTAA and ABP 5. How to program it 6. The Things Network 7. Verification Introduction LoRaWAN is a long-term, low-power wireless network spe... Read more
How to communicate an Arduino based PLC using a USB-RS232 adapter Feb 6, 2024 Arduino Industrial In industrial automation, effective communication between devices is essential. This post focuses on the practical aspects of integrating a USB to RS232 adapter with an Arduino based PLC, specifically... Read more
Discover the new ESP32 PLC 14 from Industrial Shields Feb 1, 2024 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT Good news for industrial automation enthusiasts! Industrial Shields, a company specialising in open source hardware-based solutions, has released the new ESP32 PLC 14 . A Open Source PLC designed to r... Read more
Programming an AVR PLC board: Setting up PlatformIO IDE on Visual Studio Code Jan 23, 2024 Arduino & Raspberry Pi Industrial News, Industry 4.0, IoT In this Blog we'll learn how to use the PlatformIO extension for VSCode in order to write code for an AVR PLC. This add-on offers a comfortable interface in VSCode to manage projects. Before we start,... Read more
UDP communication using Ethernet on ESP32 PLC Jan 17, 2024 Arduino Industrial Introduction In this blog post, we will explore how to setup a simple application using Ethernet UDP communication between any device and an ESP32 PLC. We will explain how to create an EthernetUDP ins... Read more
Example of using OPC UA server with Raspberry PLC Jan 16, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry Introduction OPC UA (OPC Unified Architecture) is an evolution of OPC that addresses the limitations of previous versions. It was developed to provide a unified architecture and open standards for com... Communication EthernetPLC OPC Read more
Creating a Web Server with ESP32 PLC using the Ethernet protocol Jan 16, 2024 Arduino Industrial Introduction In this blog post, we will explore how to establish a connection to your ESP32 PLC from a computer or a mobile device using Ethernet communication. We will explain how to create an Ethern... Read more
SimpleComm library for Raspberry Pi PLC Jan 2, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry SimpleComm: Bridging Arduino Raspberry Pi in PLCs One of the libraries we provide with our PLCs is the C++ SimpleComm library . This library allows you to send data via any data stream : RS-485, RS-23... Read more
Evaluation of the WIS-MKR1010-A1 PLC performance and time response Dec 29, 2023 Arduino Industrial Introduction In this post, we will examine the time response characteristics of the various pin types of the Weidos-MKR1010-A1 Programmable Logic Controller. We will see aspects like the maximum switc... Read more