Motion Control Prototyping and PLC Testing in Automation Industry

Overview

Learn how to prototype motion controls and test PLCs using Speedgoat real-time test systems. Simulate and test on the different levels of automation systems, from the field level to the cloud, right from MATLAB^® and Simulink^®.

We show you how to prototype control designs for motion control applications in industries such as manufacturing, power systems, and building automation. You can also leverage real-time systems to test supervisory systems and programmable logic controllers using digital twins of industrial equipment.

This webinar will showcase hands-on workflow demos leveraging EtherCAT, Modbus TCP, and OPC UA communication protocols.

Highlights

Specific topics covered include: 

• Overview of frequent application use cases of rapid controls prototyping (RCP) and hardware in the loop (HIL) testing for industrial automation
• Tunnel simulation with PROFIBUS
• Custom configuration of an EtherCAT interface
• Motion control example using Modbus TCP
• Example of object-oriented communication using OPC UA

Relevant Resources

• Electric Motor Control Reference Example – Reference Example
• Testing and Virtual Commissioning of PLCs using Digital Twins – Webinar
• Automated and Continuous Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing – Webinar
• Developing and Testing Control Systems with MATLAB^® & Simulink^® – Webinar
• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing of an Electric Motor Controller – Video 

Success Stories

• HOMAG – Success Story 
• Flanders Make – Success Story 
• Nabla Engineering – Success Story 

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Product Focus

Speedgoat products

• Real-Time Target Machines
• Industrial Automation Communication Protocols
• Electric Motor Control

MathWorks^® products

• MATLAB^®
• Simulink^®
• Simulink^® Real-Time™
• Simscape™ Electrical™
• Stateflow™
• Simulink^® Test™
• Motor Control Blockset™