After watching a tutorial video on Opta programming (Programming the Arduino OPTA - YouTube), I can't understand what is the benefit of using the PLC IDC compared to the Arduino one.
In both cases, we have the possibility to interact with the hardware (LEDs, relays, inputs/outputs, etc.), and sketch's logic seems very similar to the programs we can build with Arduino PLC IDE (structured text, ladder, etc.).
Could anyone explain to me how the PLC of Opta is more "industrial" than the standard Arduino part?
Hope it's not a beginner question (which I am!).
Hello!
I am Francesca from Arduino.
None of the programming choices is more "industrial" than the other.
The PLC IDE programming offers the possibility to program Opta and Portenta Machine Control also with the standard IEC61131-3 programming languages.
This is an alternative choice, basically determined by the programmer's background or by the customer's choice, in case, for example, the project is developed by a system integrator but then the maintenance is passed to the customer who is more knowledgeable about or comfortable with those languages.
Many industrial solutions are developed using the Arduino language, which is perfectly suitable for this scope and can provide an easy and simple IoT integration path, thanks to the wide set of already available libraries and examples.
Have a nice day,
Francesca
Hi, that question from maewanto above as it is implied that the standard Arduino IDE can support LD programming.
I understand PLC IDE can only be used with the hardware Opta or Portenta Machine Control (not the Uno board)?
Not wishing to buy the hardware but hoping to teach simple ladder programming, I want to use an Arduino Uno board as a simple PLC. Is there any facility in the standard IDE to program in ladder? Or do I need to go to software like OpenPLC?
Thanks
