Interfaces I/O to connect EasyPLC

• USB OPTO RLY88, 8 optically isolated inputs and 8 relay outputs. This card is ideal for interface in all type of PLC (sink or source 24Vdc voltage). Fully compatible with EasyPLC and the Machines Simulator. Card specifications

• Yottacontrol A-1055S, provides 8 isolated inputs and 8 isolated outputs. This card is ideal for interface PLC’s with 24Vdc Source I/O. Fully compatible with EasyPLC . The card includes an USB conversor to RS-485 to connect the card directly to your PC. Card specifications

• Yottacontrol A-1860, provides 8 isolated inputs and 4 relay outputs. Fully compatible with EasyPLC . Ethernet & USB conection interface with PC. Card specifications

• Phidget™ I/O interface cards:

(Phidgets™ and PhidgetInterfaceKit® are trademarked and registered by Phidget™).

• Arduino UNO & Arduino Mega, you can use this driver to use Arduino cards as interface I/O to manage analogic & digital I/O.T he Arduino card needs to run the Firmata 2 firmware (Arduino sketch).

• PoKeys57U USB Interface card:

• IOIO OTG card:

Alternatively, develop your own USB digital I/O card for your PC: Build your own interface for the USB port

To connect a serial port input/output device, you will need to make a device based on a microcontroller. This is because it will manage the serial port to send the communication messages to the various actuators that you connect to your PC (relays, opto-isolators, etc.).

EasyPLC allows two different protocol types: the byte protocol (you can only use 8 inputs and 8 outputs with this option) or the ASCII protocol, where a number is sent followed by a control character to indicate the end of the transmission (control characters: 13). In this way, you can get a maximum of 31 inputs and 31 outputs.

Please look at the EasyPLC help section for more information.

Build your own interface for the serial port

You can develop your own interface that follows the standard characteristics of the parallel port (see connection instructions).

Build you own interface for the parallel port.

You can connect two remote computers with the EasyPLC TCP/IP external driver, for example, one in California and the other in Tokyo, and send the sensor/actuator information between them. This enables you to manage electronic devices over long distances.

Yottacontrol A-1860, provides 8 isolated inputs and 4 relay outputs. Fully compatible with EasyPLC . Ethernet & USB conection interface with PC. Card specifications

With Siemens PLC driver for EasyPLC you will be able to connect your PC where is running EasyPLC software with a physical (or simulated) Siemens PLC via Ethernet protocol.

Compatibility
S7 300 / S7 400 / WinAC / S7 1200 / S7 1500 PLCs

With this driver, you will be able to make your Step 7 logic programs communicate directly with EasyPLC and the Machines Simulator without any additional hardware.

More info Siemens Simatic S7 – PLCSIM Driver

With this driver, you will be able to make your TwinCAT v.3 logic programs communicate directly with EasyPLC and the Machines Simulator without any additional hardware.

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With the Generic OPC driver, or OPC UA you will be able to connect CODESYS logic programs with EasyPLC and the Machines Simulator without any additional hardware.

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Download configuration instructions: CODESYS OPC Driver for EasyPLC

Utilizing this driver makes it possible to communicate with real or simulated PLCs using the standard OPC DA/UA protocols specifications. For example, use the driver to communicate with Rockwell RSLogix software, SimaticNET, Siemens PLCSIM Advanced, CodeSys or Mitsubishi MX OPC 6. All of these are included in the registered version of the EasyPLC Software Suite!

With this driver is possible to communicate with external devices using the ModBus protocol. This driver accepts the Modbus serial RS-232 (RTU) and TCP/IP protocols.

EasyPLC has another important characteristic: the simulated Virtual Interface I/O (VI). With this option, it is possible to produce and check programs without the need to connect any hardware.

This modality has multiple applications.

You can create programs to verify both their operation without having finished the hardware, as well as programs for other systems. You can also use the VI as a method of learning PLC languages, or as an approach to industrial automation.

If this interface is selected from the EasyPLC notify icon, the window will appear with the available inputs/outputs when the PLC is started. Pressing the input buttons makes it possible to force their state to ON/OFF, as well as to visualize the state of the outputs.

This is another powerful simulation driver. Test your logic programs with a virtual panel with lamps, push buttons and selectors, as if you were working with a physical console.

This driver is also available for Android devices. Download the free RemotePanel2 application, and you will manage the I/O buttons, selectors and lamps remotely from your Tablet or Smartphone.

The software or hardware driver interface you need to use is not in this list?, do you want to create you own driver to manage your card with EasyPLC?, great!, you can use the EasyPLC S.D.K.

EasyPLC is compatible with any I/O analogical/digital device designed for Windows XP/Vista /7. With the EasyPLC S.D.K any device compatible with the Windows .NET Framework or ActiveX/COM technology can be connected. Please contact us if you need a specific driver.

Click here to know more about EasyPLC S.D.K

IMPORTANT: To use EasyPLC S.D.K. you will need the registered version of the EasyPLC software.

Available EasyPLC drivers