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@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ OpenPLC is an open source **P**rogrammable **L**ogic **C**ontroller(**PLC**). Ou ## Our story -Few years ago we came across the need for a affordable and functional PLC for educational purposes. Every year, a large number of students in our colleges are undergoing training in PLCs without proper hands-on experience. The sky-high cost of the setup is a reason, also is the high maintenance because of being used by students. Vendor specific tools and work-flow, which are often complex, is another hindrance. +Few years ago we came across the need for an affordable and functional PLC for educational purposes. Every year, a large number of students in our colleges are undergoing training in PLCs without proper hands-on experience. The sky-high cost of the setup is a reason, also is the high maintenance because of being used by students. Vendor specific tools and work-flow, which are often complex, is another hindrance. ## Our solutions ### Hardware OpenPLC consists of **two** versions -- OpenPLC Version 1 : Hardware based on AVR's [**ATmega16A**](https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/ATmega16) and programmed using **LD** +- OpenPLC Version 1 : Hardware based on AVR's [**ATmega16A**](https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/ATmega16A) and programmed using **LD** - OpenPLC Version 2 : Hardware based on [**Raspberry Pi**](https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-zero-w/) and programmed using **FBD** As mentioned earlier, we are also providing a set of plug-and-play modules for practising a range of experiments. The current ones are @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ The two versions of PLCs uses two different software for programming. *Note : Detailed documentation regarding each of the above are present in the respective directories.* +___ + # Community and contributing OpenPLC is developed by [FOSSEE](https://fossee.in/) and by users like you. We welcome both pull requests and issues on GitHub. How to and guides pertaining to both *software* and *hardware* can be found in the respective directories. @@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ The repository consists of a few [git submodules](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2 `git clone --recurse-submodules -j8 https://github.com/VishnuEaswaran/OpenPLC.git` +___ + # Directory Structure . @@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ The OpenPLC setup is shown below:  +___ + # Licence OpenPLC is released under the MIT license. Some part of the software are released under other licences specified.
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