Overview
- The first Arduino book about programmable logic controllers
- Knowledge gained through this book can be extended to industrial and non-industrial automation projects
- The projects build in the book are based on IoT and are cloud-supported
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About this book
Learn the fundamentals of PLCs and how to control them using Arduino software to create your first Arduino PLC. You will learn how to draw Ladder Logic diagrams to represent PLC designs for a wide variety of automated applications and to convert the diagrams to Arduino sketches.
A comprehensive shopping guide includes the hardware and software components you need in your tool box. You will learn to use Arduino UNO, Arduino Ethernet shield, and Arduino WiFi shield.
Building Arduino PLCs shows you how to build and test a simple Arduino UNO-based 5V DC logic level PLC with Grove Base shield by connecting simple sensors and actuators. You will also learn how to build industry-grade PLCs with the help of ArduiBox.
What You'll Learn
- Build ModBus-enabled PLCs
- Map Arduino PLCs into the cloud using NearBus cloud connector to control the PLC through the Internet
- Use do-it-yourself light platforms such as IFTTT
- Enhance your PLC by adding Relay shields for connecting heavy loads
Who This Book Is For
Engineers, designers, crafters, and makers. Basic knowledge in electronics and Arduino programming or any other programming language is recommended.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Pradeeka Seneviratne is a software engineer with over 10 years of experience in computer programming and systems designing. He loves programming embedded systems such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Pradeeka started learning about electronics when he was at primary college by reading and testing various electronic projects found in newspapers, magazines, and books.
Pradeeka is currently a full-time software engineer who works with highly-scalable technologies. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for several IT infrastructure and technology servicing companies, and he was also a teacher for information technology and Arduino development.
He researches how to make Arduino-based unmanned aerial vehicles and Raspberry Pi-based security cameras and is the author of the Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints [Packt Publishing]Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Building Arduino PLCs
Book Subtitle: The essential techniques you need to develop Arduino-based PLCs
Authors: Pradeeka Seneviratne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2632-2
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Pradeeka Seneviratne 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2631-5Published: 09 February 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2632-2Published: 07 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 183
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 128 illustrations in colour
Topics: Hardware and Maker, Logic Design, Control and Systems Theory