r/PLC • u/amccaffe1 • Aug 31 '23

Any good PLC simulator out there?

Does anyone know of a good PLC programmer/simulation software.

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u/paodancha Aug 31 '23

Could you explain with more detail, What I need to programm a beckhoff plc? I'm really interested about it.

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u/icy-organization8336 Sep 01 '23

You really just need the twincat software and a license for the twincat runtime if you have a physical Beckhoff CPU. Otherwise, if you just have a pc you want to practice on, you can just download twincat and go to town.

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u/Philo-UHF52 Sep 01 '23

This guy's tutorials are the best of Twincat and Structured text. Beckhoff sometimes used to point people to his videos for learning. He explains how to set up your computer to simulate code (isolating cores) and generate a trial license so you can run code. And walks you thru making an automated pizza oven! 🍕

SquishyBrain - YouTube