PLC Programming: Traditional vs AI - Which Wins?

Given all the advancements in generative AI, can we utilize this technology to program our PLC? Is AI capable of programming ladder logic in our Click PLC, or will it be unsuccessful? We will use the conveyor example test from the Machine Simulator (EasyPLC) software. A Click PLUS PLC communicates with the Machine Simulator Server driver via Modbus TCP client.  We covered this in our previous post: Unlock Click PLC & Machine Simulator Integration. Since generative AI continually learns, the results may be entirely different next week, month, or year. This is a practical test to see if AI can be used to program PLCs or if we should stick to traditional PLC programming. We should learn something... Let's get started. Our website post provides effortless access to all the relevant links discussed in the video. We have gathered all the necessary information for your convenience, to all the resources mentioned. https://accautomation.ca/plc-programming-traditional-vs-ai-which-wins/ 00:00 PLC Programming: Traditional vs AI - Which Wins? 01:10 Machine Simulator / Click PLC Setup 02:33 What is Gemini AI? 03:29 AI Ladder Logic Click PLC Programming  12:18 Improving our AI-generated (assisted) Ladder Logic Code 16:11 Ideas for Improving the Click PLC Program 17:53 The Winner is... The EasyPLC Software Suite Series can be found here... https://accautomation.ca/series/easyplc-software-suite/ Some previous posts include the following: EasyPLC Installing the Software