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Title: Arduino Mega question
Post by: Catswhisker on February 12, 2025, 03:46:12 PM

I'm running EPLC 5.5.3 and I've come back to it after a long absence, so I need to relearn a lot!
I currently have a decade-old ladder program running through a couple of Phidgets to a machine: what I would like to do is ditch the PC and Phidgets and load the program directly onto an Arduino Mega R3. Is this possible, and if so, I'd appreciate some guidance.

Thanks
Jon

Title: Re: Arduino Mega question
Post by: EasyPLC_Master on February 12, 2025, 06:36:22 PM

No, it is not possible.
In current versions of the software, EasyPLC is only used to communicate with Machines Simulator and no longer has a direct connection to the drivers.
Machines Simulator is now the one that communicates with the drivers to manage the interfaces.
Regarding the Arduino, it only serves as a communication interface between the PC that has Machines Simulator installed and the PLC control system or others (similar to how a Phidgets card works but much cheaper)

Title: Re: Arduino Mega question
Post by: Catswhisker on February 13, 2025, 01:30:08 PM

Thanks, that's a helpful reply. I think, on that basis, I will recreate the program in Open PLC and burn directly to the Arduino.

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