Alaskan
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What I would like to do is to take the program for my SLC5/03 and run that on my PC, including having proper I/O, and a bonus would be to also have a virtual HMI running on the same PC that would accept the PV550 program. The idea is to run everything on the PC for program and HMI development purposes.
I have googled for it, and I have come across any number of PLC simulators (and I have seen the plctalk one as well), but that's not quite what I am looking for.
I have also read that some simulate I/O by using the unused memory space within the SLC to include I/O simulation instructions, but again, not quite what I am looking for.
Ideally what I am looking for is something that will allow me to load in the SLC program, allow me to specify the input type (analog/digital), allow me to adjust inputs values in real time to trigger events, allow me to label inputs and outputs (pure convinience, I know), and a cherry on top would be if there was a virtual HMI to simulate the PV so that I am actually able to click something that says F1 on the PC screen and it will take whatever action pressing F1 on the PV would initiate and at the same time provide the same display that the PV would show.
Alternatively it would be alright if the virtual PLC would interface with PanelBuilder for PV functionality.
The virtual PLC doesn't have to be an editor, I'd just use RSLogix500 for edits and such, all that's needed is to be able to run the program, and adjust inputs without having to deal with any hardware at all.
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
I have googled for it, and I have come across any number of PLC simulators (and I have seen the plctalk one as well), but that's not quite what I am looking for.
I have also read that some simulate I/O by using the unused memory space within the SLC to include I/O simulation instructions, but again, not quite what I am looking for.
Ideally what I am looking for is something that will allow me to load in the SLC program, allow me to specify the input type (analog/digital), allow me to adjust inputs values in real time to trigger events, allow me to label inputs and outputs (pure convinience, I know), and a cherry on top would be if there was a virtual HMI to simulate the PV so that I am actually able to click something that says F1 on the PC screen and it will take whatever action pressing F1 on the PV would initiate and at the same time provide the same display that the PV would show.
Alternatively it would be alright if the virtual PLC would interface with PanelBuilder for PV functionality.
The virtual PLC doesn't have to be an editor, I'd just use RSLogix500 for edits and such, all that's needed is to be able to run the program, and adjust inputs without having to deal with any hardware at all.
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.