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Program your PLC with artificial intelligence

Answer five questions about your project and get the exact prompts for Claude Code to specify, plan, program and verify your Industrial Shields PLC.

Step 1

Your PLC

Step 2

Programming environment

Step 3

Communications

Select the protocols your application needs.

Step 4

Describe your application

In your own words, as you would tell a system integrator.

Step 5

What to generate

Your prompts

How to use it

  1. Install Claude Code (claude.com/claude-code).
  2. Create an empty folder and open Claude Code inside it.
  3. Copy Prompt 0 and paste it into Claude Code.
  4. Paste the prompts in order and validate between phases.
  5. Connect the PLC over USB and let it compile and upload the program.

Golden rule: the AI proposes, you validate.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Industrial Shields PLC Prompt Generator?

It is a free tool that turns your automation project into the exact prompts for Claude Code to program your Industrial Shields PLC. You answer five questions about your board, your communications and your application, and the tool generates the prompts ready to copy and paste.

Do I need to know how to program to use it?

No. The tool turns a natural-language description of your project into ready-made technical prompts. You still validate every step, but you do not need to write code to generate the initial prompts.

What is Claude Code and why is it used to program the PLC?

Claude Code is Anthropic's programming assistant that runs on your own computer. It takes the prompts generated by this tool, writes the program for your Industrial Shields PLC, compiles it and uploads it to the board over USB, always with a human validating between phases.

Does it work with any Industrial Shields PLC: Arduino, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi?

Yes. The generator includes the real context of each family (M-Duino, ESP32 PLC, Raspberry Pi PLC): CPU, input and output terminals, electrical limits and the official library or platform of each board, so the prompts do not invent connections your specific model does not have.

Is it free? Do I need an Industrial Shields account?

The tool is free and requires no Industrial Shields registration. You do need your own Anthropic account to use Claude Code, since the prompts run there.

Do the generated prompts replace a programmer or integrator?

No. The methodology is designed as a copilot: the AI proposes the program following good practices (debounce, safe-state startup, emergency stop, analog saturation), but a human reviews and validates each phase before loading the program into the PLC.

Industrial Shields · Open Source Industrial Automation. Prompts are generated in your browser; Claude Code requires your own Anthropic account.