PLC Programming &
Industrial Automation Tutorials

Industrial Networking

Python Modbus: Read and Write PLC Data with pymodbus

Simon Adamek April 14, 2026

Industrial Networking

Python OPC UA: Read Data from Siemens S7-1500 in 30 Lines

Simon Adamek April 10, 2026

Automation Career & Engineering Skills

Python for Industrial Automation: What It Can and Cannot Do

Simon Adamek April 9, 2026

Learn Industrial Automation

Python Basics Guide: From Zero to First Script [2026]

Simon Adamek April 8, 2026

Industrial Safety

What Is a Safety PLC? Introduction to Fail-Safe PLCs

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Industrial Safety

Safe Inputs in Safety PLCs – How They Work and How to Connect Them

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Industrial Safety

Safe Outputs in Safety PLCs – How They Work and How to Connect Them

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Industrial Safety

Emergency Stop (E-Stop) in Industrial Automation and Safety Systems

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Industrial Safety

Safety Light Curtain with Reset Function in Safety Systems

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Industrial Safety

Safety Light Curtains with Muting Function

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Industrial Safety

Protective Door with Safety Interlock in Safety Systems

Simon Adamek April 7, 2026

Automation Projects & Case Studies

Building a Wind Turbine SCADA System from Scratch – A Proof of Concept with CODESYS, Ignition & Grafana

Weronika Rumińska March 25, 2026

Automation Career & Engineering Skills

GitHub for Automation Engineers and PLC Programmers: A Practical Guide to Managing Your Code

Simon Adamek March 18, 2026

Automation Projects & Case Studies

Control Panel Labeling Guide — How to Design and Order Professional Markers with Partex Mark Online

Simon Adamek March 17, 2026

PLC Programming

Complete Guide to CODESYS Counters: CTU, CTD, CTUD Programming and Virtual PLC Simulation (Step‑by‑Step)

Mohammed Bendjerad March 5, 2026

PLC Programming

Triggers in CODESYS: How to Use R_TRIG and F_TRIG for Reliable Edge Detection

Mohammed Bendjerad February 20, 2026

PLC Programming

Timers in CODESYS: Complete Guide to TON, TOF, and TP Timer Blocks

Mohammed Bendjerad February 15, 2026

PLC Programming

Symbol Configuration in CODESYS

Mohammed Bendjerad February 2, 2026

PLC Programming

Timers in TIA Portal – How to Use TON, TOF, TP and TONR in Siemens PLCs

Simon Adamek October 20, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys PLC programming TUTORIAL: Lesson 3 – HMI visualization in simulator

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc October 10, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys PLC programming TUTORIAL: Lesson 2 – NO, NC contacts and coils

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc October 6, 2025

PLC Programming

How to Connect Factory IO with Siemens S7-1200 and PLCSIM (V15.1–V20)

Jacob Biedulski, MSc October 1, 2025

PLC Programming

Factory IO – A Virtual Factory for Learning PLC Programming

Jacob Biedulski, MSc October 1, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys PLC programming TUTORIAL: Lesson 1 – Your First Ladder Logic Program

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc September 26, 2025

Automation News & Trends

ControlByte Partners with Soft Industry Alliance to Empower Industrial Innovation

Simon Adamek July 16, 2025

Automation News & Trends

ANEXPO 2025: Automation Industry Leaders Unite to Power the Circular Economy

Simon Adamek April 30, 2025

AI & Machine Learning in Automation

Python Scripting Engine for CODESYS Claude SONNET Programming – Part 1

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc March 21, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys: Program Flow Control: IF, CASE, and Loops – Part #9

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc January 22, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys: Operators – Introduction and Practical Applications – Part #8

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc January 21, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys: Advanced Data Types. Enumerations and Local vs. Global Variables – Part #7

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc January 20, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys: Data Structures in CODESYS: Practical Use of Arrays and Structures – Part #6

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc January 17, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys: Introduction to Variables in CODESYS – Part #5

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc January 17, 2025

PLC Programming

Codesys: How to Create a Codesys Visualization in an Application? – Part #4

Matt Kurantowicz, MSc January 16, 2025

Industrial Automation Hardware

SINAMICS S120 MOTOR MODULE 30A D-Type (6SL3120-1TE23-0AD0): Product Overview

Jacob Biedulski, MSc January 8, 2025