The The HELIO Playground PLC is a software-based demo PLC that can be downloaded for free and executed on your development computer right away. It is a nice little helper when you want to learn how to connect HELIO an industrial machine that communicates using OPC-UA.
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helio-playground-plc-win-x64.exe.zip
helio-playground-plc-linux-arm64.zip
helio-playground-plc-linux-x64.zip
helio-playground-plc-macos-arm64.zip
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Open your project in the Project Editor and switch to the Data View.
In the Data Source Explorer, add a new OPC UA Connection using the default settings.
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Once you've successfully connected and established the connection, you can explore the data tree of the Playground PLC.
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