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CruisinGolf · May 24th, 2004, 08:04 AM

Hi everybody , nice forum here..
I have a little question. I am new to PLC and I wanted to test a little example of plc on my pc.
I am a student so i don't have a PLC only a PC. Is their a way to simulate a PLC on a PC,
if Yes, which program can I use then.. Shows this program what is done . And are there also some examples available ??? Thank You very much ....

mmw · May 24th, 2004, 08:24 AM

Rockwell Software has emulation software for both the AB PLC-5 and SLC-500 families (RS Emulate 5 and RS Emulate 500 respectively). These products run on a pc and solve the ladder logic that you supply to them. They also allow simulation of real IO.

Hundikoer · May 24th, 2004, 08:44 AM

RA also has Emulate 5000, wich simulates LOGIX (*******Logix, CompactLogix, etc...) CPU's. Also includes motion.
Good stuff

JesperMP · May 24th, 2004, 09:08 AM

Siemens has the S7-PLCSIM. It allows simulation of the PLC program and lets Protool simulate the online connection to S7. In short you can simulate the entire project before doing it for real.

A major downer with the two mentioned AB emulators, Emulate 5 and Emulate 500, is that they do not allow online editing. (I dont know about Emulate 5000).
Someone mentioned in an old thread that he was using Softlogix5 in stead of Emulate 5 - because softlogix 5 do allow online editing.

jvdcande · May 24th, 2004, 09:09 AM

Check out the Learning Pit . Professor Bill's simulator LogixPro is (one of) the best around. It comes with student labs and all. Best of all: it's affordable, even for a student. PSIM, on the other hand, is completely free but is somewhat outdated.

Kind regards,

Hundikoer · May 24th, 2004, 09:13 AM

Also there is RSTestStand from RA.
Not easy and not cheap but powerful tool for testing and implementing a manufacturing control system.
Maybe you can ask a temporary activation from your local distributor.

CruisinGolf · May 24th, 2004, 10:15 AM

HI,
first of all thanks for all these replies in such a short time

second if i have to choose, I will choose a free one, because i'm student and life is already expensive enough

But I'm gonna try some of these progs above and then let the fora-people know which one I've chosen

See ya

thierry2003 · May 24th, 2004, 12:44 PM

Take a look at http://www.tri-plc.com/

ivo.maenen · May 24th, 2004, 01:05 PM

Try 'IBHsoftec' (http://www.s5w.business.t-online.de/). Here you can download software to program Siemens S5 and S7. With this software you can also test your plc-program.

To top it all you can also download a plc-simulator. This program simulates a real hardware plc. This even enables you to transfer your program to the plc.

CruisinGolf · May 25th, 2004, 09:01 AM

Thanks everbody for your replies.I am working with trilogy now and it works fine. It also very nice how the program shows what you have made...
nice nice

Bye bye

May 24th, 2004, 08:04 AM	#1
CruisinGolf Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 3	PLC Simulating with only a pc Hi everybody , nice forum here.. I have a little question. I am new to PLC and I wanted to test a little example of plc on my pc. I am a student so i don't have a PLC only a PC. Is their a way to simulate a PLC on a PC, if Yes, which program can I use then.. Shows this program what is done . And are there also some examples available ??? Thank You very much ....

May 24th, 2004, 09:08 AM	#4
JesperMP Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ᚴᚬᛒᛅᚾᚼᚬᚠᚾ Posts: 16,014	Siemens has the S7-PLCSIM. It allows simulation of the PLC program and lets Protool simulate the online connection to S7. In short you can simulate the entire project before doing it for real. A major downer with the two mentioned AB emulators, Emulate 5 and Emulate 500, is that they do not allow online editing. (I dont know about Emulate 5000). Someone mentioned in an old thread that he was using Softlogix5 in stead of Emulate 5 - because softlogix 5 do allow online editing. __________________ Jesper NOTICE: JesperMP has passive-aggressive tendencies, can be impolite and may even use sarcasm ! Also: ᛁᚠ ᚢᚬᚢ ᚴᚬᚾ ᚱᛅᚬᛏ ᚦᛁᛋ ᚦᛅᚾ ᚢᚬᚢ ᚼᚬᚠᛅ ᚴᚬᛁᚾᛅᛏ ᛘᚢ ᚱᛅᛋᛒᛅᚴᛏ

May 24th, 2004, 09:09 AM	#5
jvdcande Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Menen Posts: 2,178	Check out the Learning Pit . Professor Bill's simulator LogixPro is (one of) the best around. It comes with student labs and all. Best of all: it's affordable, even for a student. PSIM, on the other hand, is completely free but is somewhat outdated. Kind regards, __________________ Jean Pierre Vandecandelaere Subject matter expert industrial maintenance & cooling VDAB Hoofdbestuur Gasthuisstraat 31 - 10e verd B-1000 Brussel Belgium

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May 24th, 2004, 08:24 AM	#2
mmw Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 91	Rockwell Software has emulation software for both the AB PLC-5 and SLC-500 families (RS Emulate 5 and RS Emulate 500 respectively). These products run on a pc and solve the ladder logic that you supply to them. They also allow simulation of real IO.

May 24th, 2004, 08:44 AM	#3
Hundikoer Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tallinn Posts: 271	RA also has Emulate 5000, wich simulates LOGIX (*******Logix, CompactLogix, etc...) CPU's. Also includes motion. Good stuff

May 24th, 2004, 09:13 AM	#6
Hundikoer Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tallinn Posts: 271	Also there is RSTestStand from RA. Not easy and not cheap but powerful tool for testing and implementing a manufacturing control system. Maybe you can ask a temporary activation from your local distributor.

May 24th, 2004, 10:15 AM	#7
CruisinGolf Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 3	HI, first of all thanks for all these replies in such a short time second if i have to choose, I will choose a free one, because i'm student and life is already expensive enough But I'm gonna try some of these progs above and then let the fora-people know which one I've chosen See ya

May 24th, 2004, 12:44 PM	#8
thierry2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 70	Take a look at http://www.tri-plc.com/

May 24th, 2004, 01:05 PM	#9
ivo.maenen Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 663	Try 'IBHsoftec' (http://www.s5w.business.t-online.de/). Here you can download software to program Siemens S5 and S7. With this software you can also test your plc-program. To top it all you can also download a plc-simulator. This program simulates a real hardware plc. This even enables you to transfer your program to the plc.

May 25th, 2004, 09:01 AM	#10
CruisinGolf Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 3	Thanks everbody for your replies.I am working with trilogy now and it works fine. It also very nice how the program shows what you have made... nice nice Bye bye

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