Programming an ESP32 PLC board: Setting up PlatformIO IDE on Visual Studio Code Mar 12, 2024 Arduino Industrial In this Blog we'll learn how to set up the PlatformIO extension for VSCode in order to write code for an ESP32 PLC. This add-on offers a comfortable interface in VSCode to manage projects. Before we s... Read more
IV. Temperature Sensor and Touchberry: How to display temperature using Node-RED Mar 8, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry Introduction Previously, we learned how to connect our Dallas sensor to a Raspberry PLC using the 1-Wire protocol. See how (Part I) Then, we learned how to get the temperature from our Dallas sensor f... DS18B20 Node-Red RaspberryPLC Sensor TemperatureSensor Read more
How to Find your Perfect Industrial PLC Feb 29, 2024 Arduino Industrial Introduction Finding the right PLC controller for each specific application may seem complicated, but let's look at some tools to make the process easier. Key Points The most important aspect is to fo... Choose Configuration Find PanelPC PLC Web Website Read more
Introduction to Modbus and Raspberry PLC. Part 4 Feb 21, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry Complete guide: Modbus RTU and TCP with Python and Node-RED To write and read a coil over Modbus TCP from a Raspberry PLC in Python, install pymodbus in a virtual environment, connect with ModbusTcpCl... Ethernet Modbus Python RaspberryPLC Read more
Introduction to Modbus and Raspberry PLC. Part 2 Feb 21, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry Complete guide: Modbus RTU and TCP with Python and Node-RED To write and read a coil over Modbus TCP from a Raspberry PLC in Node-RED, install the node-red-contrib-modbus nodes and create a Modbus-Cli... Ethernet Modbus Node-Red RaspberryPLC Read more
Introduction to Modbus and Raspberry PLC. Part 3 Feb 21, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry Complete guide: Modbus RTU and TCP with Python and Node-RED To write and read a coil over Modbus RTU from a Raspberry PLC in Python, install pymodbus in a virtual environment, open the RS-485 port wit... ModbusRTU Python RaspberryPLC RS485 Read more
Introduction to Modbus and Raspberry PLC. Part 1 Feb 21, 2024 Raspberry Pi for Industry Complete guide: Modbus RTU and TCP with Python and Node-RED To write and read a coil over Modbus RTU from a Raspberry PLC in Node-RED, install the node-red-contrib-modbus nodes and create a Modbus-Cli... ModbusRTU Node-Red RaspberryPLC RS485 Read more
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 To work with LoRaWAN on a PLC, you need four things: a LoRa radio on the PLC, a LoRaWAN stack (in the PLC program or inside the radio module), a gateway in range, and a network server such as The Thin... 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