CodesysVirtualized Control Technology in Practice
Software determines functionality in televisions, vehicles, smartphones, and increasingly in industrial automation and industrial control systems. This development has led to the emergence of virtual PLCs (vPLCs). The following article describes how such control systems are implemented in practice and which application scenarios are technically feasible.
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Figure 4: TÜV Süd certificate confirming the suitability of CODESYS Safe Control Core for applications according to IEC 61508 SIL3, the basic software for CODESYS Virtual Safe Control SL. Product development was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection as part of the SDM4FZI research project. © Codesys