simulation plc in labview

[pouria33]

hey guys

I want to simulate a plc lab in labview , I mean we dont have real tools and instrument in our university and i decide to make a virtual edition of those in labview . my question is how can i comunicate between input&output of plc and labview that the student can write a  plc program for a control loop and then test it in labview without using a physical plc   . in additon we want programing for delta products if it's important .thanks in advance for your answer .

[mikeporter]

This won't be a quick project. You will need a command interpreter -- which means you will need to figure out which plc you want to emulate.

So the point of the class is learning plcs?

Mike...

[pouria33]

 yes, the purpose of the class is learning plc 

i just want to know how i can use plc program in labview for example if one of output is set then 1 actuator will be active . how i should connect the output to actuator ?

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you used Google to do a search for 'plc simulator', you would find numerous hits. Many are free. Check with your instructor if any of these would be suitable. Your time as a student is probably free but if you are new to LabVIEW, I don't see how the weeks to write your own can be justified.

[crossrulz]

Besides, you should be using a cRIO instead of a PLC.  Then you can program all of your control in LabVIEW!!!

On a more serious note: Way back when I was in college we used a PLC emulator.  It was part of the code editor.  I couldn't tell you whose PLC we were "programming", but it was all written and tested on the lab computer.