Arduino Opta IoT PLC Quick Start Ladder Logic

Arduino Opta Quick Start Ladder logic. Every Opta IoT PLC comes with the ability to be programmed using the professional series Arduino PLC IDE. (Arduino PRO) This is designed to implement industrial machine control functions and programming, including ladder logic. The Opta hardware is also designed to support industrial voltages.
This quick start guide will show you how to wire, initialize, license, and write your first ladder logic program in the Opta IoT PLC. A proximity sensor will be wired to the first input of the Opta PLC. Ladder logic will program the controller to turn on the first relay output when the proximity sensor is activated. Let's get started with this Opta quick start.
Note: You do not have to purchase a software license for the Arduino PLC IDE when programming an OPTA controller.

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00:00 Arduino Opta IoT PLC Quick Start Ladder Logic
01:11 Wiring the Opta IoT PLC – Installing an input device
02:28 Connection to the Opta IoT PLC
05:07 Configuring the Tags
06:29 Tasks and What They Do
07:51 Opta Basic Ladder Logic Program (Quick Start)
09:57 Programming our Ladder Logic with Opta
11:35 Download our Ladder Program to the Opta Controller
12:14 Monitoring the Ladder Logic and Variables

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Garry
ACC Automation

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This contains the following highlighted posts and videos and more:
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(Arduino IDE, PLC IDE, PLC IDE Tools)

Garry
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[vanessaleblanc]

You seem to have the patience of an angel. Thanks for the clarity!

[luiscarlossierraarzate]

Excelente video, me ayudó mucho para iniciar con el PLC, thank you very much and greetings from Mexico

[agustinguzman]

ACC Automation, Thank you for this excellent quick Start guide to using the Arduino Opta. Question: What features set apart the Arduino Opta from other current PLC units in the Market today?
I'm familiar with both Allen-Bradley PLC's and Unitronics PLC's. The features this Quick Start guide showed, are similar to the features round in AB and Unitronics PLC's as of today. Why would you recommend people to use the "Arduino Opta" PLC unit?

[bhaveshkunbi]

I have 2 questions 1) Can i connect 12 v sensor to this module and 2) what is the output voltage at relay point when it is high?

[AaronMilford]

Great video! Is there a chance you are doing a video on the RS485 connection using ladder logic? I can't find anything that shows me how to use it. I thought it would be straight forward, but there's no real help on it for ladder logic. Thanks!

[automation_jeff]

for something that's advertised to be an industrial PLC, is questionable. I've programmed PLC's before, and I can't believe how difficult it is to even connect to this device, using a correct programming cable, not enough I/O to run much of anything. Modbus being an industrial standard network, absolutely no documentation on how to connect to it using this software - where to program the IP address or Modbus port number? You should be able to program this PLC through Ethernet or remotely over a Wifi network. I hope there's more to come on this device from Arduino, because right now, for a few more dollars you can buy a Siemens Logo or an IDEC Programmable Relay with expansion modules and all the Industrial functionality you need. I have to give a shout out to Jakob Sagatowski, with his YouTube videos, for doing all the heavy lifting on programming this device.

[azmax]

I've tried your sketch, others and one I wrote myself (same logic as working OpenPLC RPI). I can initialize the OPTA, connect to to and tell it to download code. I get an error "getcrcfromtarget error reading par: 12293", I click OK and it tells me it uploads the code. The code doesn't run, the IDE says "different code" on the bottom and if I reconnect after a reboot, the IDE pops up a warning that the code is different. Running latest PLC IDE. Built similar logic in OpenPLC and tried uploading, same issues. I must be doing something wrong or have a defective Opta.

[rickbronx]

Do you happen to know if I can send serial signals as "input signals" over the USB cable (from my labview software" to the Opta?

[sumeetguleria]

sir can we connect opta wifi to my own network if yes how sir

[areliruiz]

¿no puedo simular si no esta comectado el plc, cierto?

[mortenrasmussen]

getting this error when trying to download to pota Cannot open DFU device 2341:0364 found on devnum 5 (LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND) anny idea?