A lot of PLCs are just microcontrollers too. The Arduino Opta just uses an STM32H747XI which is a microcontroller. A PLC generally just has more protection, both environmentally and electrically ...

As a industrial controls engineer that has worked globally, keep the arduino in hobby zone where it belongs. There are machines running with 20, or 30 year old control systems that are PLC controlled.

Arduino Opta WiFi — Built with industrial IoT capabilities, our versatile and easy-to-use micro PLC offers real-time control, monitoring, and predictive maintenance for a variety of applications.

However, to wire an Arduino (or any other micro) to a PLC, logic-level translation (TTL to RS-232) is essential because of the inherent voltage level differences between TTL and RS-232 (see below ...

Controllino is a professional PLC for private and industrial use, build around Atmel’s ATmega328 and the ATmega2560 microcontrollers, ready to run with your ARDUINO projects. learn more from the ...

The latest member of the Pro family is the Arduino Opta, its secure, modular programmable logic controller (PLC) targeting the industrial IoT.PLCs are widely used in the world of industrial ...

The Arduino team has announced a PLC Starter Kit aimed at those looking to learn about industrial automation apps. We're talking real-time control, and monitoring and maintenance applications... The ...

Arduino has released Arduino PLC IDE a new version of its IDE (integrated development environment) software for use with PLCs (programmable logic controllers). The software supports the use of Ladder ...

The AKX00051 PLC starter kit looks to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills for industrial automation. It has been designed for vocational schools and technical institutes ...

Arduino microcontrollers have added Python to the range of compatible programming languages. Others can be used, and not just Arduino's own IDE app.