sagi.amoyal Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Hi, I know that there is a virtual PLC for some unitronics PLC's (not including V130), Does anyone know a PC simulator for V130?? Or any other cool tool? Thanks Sagi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted March 23, 2017 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Sadly, there is no simulator. Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagi.amoyal Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Bummer, Thanks for you answer Joe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTaha Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Has anyone tried the Virtual PLC sold at PLC-apps.com. I am using V350 and need to simulate logic and test it for the client. I need to know if this simulator is trusted or not before buying. https://www.plc-apps.com/collections/apps-for-pc/products/virtual-plc-simulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stembera Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Dear MTaha, I have bought one VirtualPLC license some years ago. My experience was not very good. Yes, it can simulate very easy programs. On the other side, when you start to test anything more complex, you will find that most of the Functions Blocks are not supported. And the even more annoying thing – every "download" to virtual PLC takes much more time than a download to real PLC! I had an idea to work in the hotel after returning from the site but it was almost impossible. Maybe they fixed the "unsupported FB" bugs but I keep to be very skeptical. Do anybody else some experience with that software? Regards, Michal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Flex727 Posted April 3, 2017 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 The PLCs are relatively inexpensive. If you need to do complex work, you're much better off simply buying one. You don't have to buy any of the I/O. Unitronics purposely designed the PLCs to not care about I/O so that development work could be done on the PLC alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted April 4, 2017 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 I tried the "Contact Us" link at the VirtualPLC site and now I'm getting conversation requests in Russian. Something regarding "reviews about garlic". I'm not kidding. I'm guessing something has happened to that site/product, as the forum posts are also two years old. On 4/3/2017 at 9:12 AM, Flex727 said: The PLCs are relatively inexpensive. If you need to do complex work, you're much better off simply buying one. I have found this to be true. Seriously, if you're going to program PLCs, buck up and buy a backup PLC and a power supply. They will fit in your travel bag. Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Flex727 Posted April 4, 2017 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, Joe Tauser said: ...and a power supply. Very small 24v wall warts are readily available, but for a PLC alone, any 12-24v power supply will work if it will supply about 500 mA (24v) or 1000mA (12v). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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