Testing and Virtual Commissioning of PLCs using Digital Twins

Overview

This recorded webinar will highlight how you can transform your plant into a digital twin using Simulink^®, how you can test PLC applications in the lab, and make your test execution efficient and reproducible.

In particular, learn how Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation with Simulink^® Real-Time™ and Speedgoat real-time target computers help you testing industrial controls. See how to use a Speedgoat multi-node simulator to simulate a plant with multiple PROFINET^® devices from different vendors. We also show you how to create the restbus simulation from the PLC project and how to use MATLAB^® App Designer to create a graphical user interface and interact with the virtual plant.

The model-based design workflow, including Simulink^® Real-Time^™, enables you to perform simulation models in real-time and benefit from integrated instrumentation.

Highlights

Simulink^® model-based design to transform your plant into a digital twin
Emulate complete fieldbus slave networks to your PLC
Instrument the real-time target machine from MATLAB^® and Simulink^®
Automated testing and fault insertion to validate PLC control algorithms

Product Focus

Note: The amlimport command used in the demo is no longer available. Instead, with the version 3 blocks for the PROFINET device, the user can import a GSDML file and configure the device's slots and sub-slots based on the modules and sub-modules provided by that file.