The HELIO Playground PLC is a software that can be run on your development machine to simulate a PLC. It provides an API based on OPC UA. You can use it to:
- Work through the tutorials in the Getting Started With HELIO section.
- Connect you
- Develop your HMIs using OPC UA when there is no PLC backend available for simple testing.
- Run and test predefined HELIO Templates against a PLC backend.
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helio-playground-plc-win-x64.zip
helio-playground-plc-linux-arm64.zip
helio-playground-plc-linux-x64.zip
helio-playground-plc-macos-x64.zip
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The PLC is a simple executable that you can run on your development machine.
<aside> <img src="/icons/light-bulb_gray.svg" alt="/icons/light-bulb_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Tip: Ensure that your firewall does not block the server.
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