Python Quick Start for PLCs

0_PythonSetup

• Download and Install Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/

• Download and Install an IDE: https://code.visualstudio.com/

• Install Python Extension (in VSCode)

• Use PIP to install required packages via cmd line:

  • pip install pandas

1_PLCExcel

Excel <-> PLC via Ethernet/IP or OPC-UA.

https://github.com/Destination2Unknown/pyQuickStart/assets/92536730/b6756f91-d2f1-474f-9483-1fabc43ff7b0

2_BasicExcelLogger

Excel Logger via Ethernet/IP or OPC-UA.

3_LiveExcel

Real-time communication between Excel and a PLC using Ethernet/IP.

https://github.com/Destination2Unknown/pyQuickStart/assets/92536730/c84617fa-bdb7-45c7-91c0-1d812ea55b76

4_L5X_Reader

A .L5X editor:

• Generate an Excel Tag List
• Edit Tag Descriptions etc..

5_TkinterGUI

A Tkinter GUI to reada/write PLC tags.

https://github.com/Destination2Unknown/pyQuickStart/assets/92536730/49e4d2cd-1273-4fb9-b94c-36515f9af232

6_OCR_GUI

A Tkinter GUI to read and write PLC tags via EtherNet/IP using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

https://github.com/Destination2Unknown/pyQuickStart/assets/92536730/e6149ff3-d508-4404-a05d-de67dfa22375

7_WebGUI

A Flask Web Server to read and write PLC tags via EtherNet/IP.

https://github.com/Destination2Unknown/pyQuickStart/assets/92536730/ea3a1a5a-13e2-4c0b-9e59-3f1d43ea2d4e

8_WatchWindow

A Watch Window to read Logix PLC tags via EtherNet/IP.

https://github.com/Destination2Unknown/pyQuickStart/assets/92536730/e00205d3-6382-4be5-8176-b90460e5e250