ACC Automation: PLC & Industrial Control Learning
Practical Tips and Techniques
AI PLC code is everywhere in the conversation right now, but does it actually work on a real machine? Instead of guessing, I set a trap. I gave both ChatGPT and Claude the exact same motor control task for the CLICK PLC — a task with a classic wiring gotcha buried in it — took … Read more
Use AI wisely with PLCs. Rules and Recommendations for Using AI in PLC Programming!AI is a genuinely useful helper when you are writing PLC code, but it is a helper — not a programmer, and definitely not a safety system. Over the last while I have worked out a set of rules I follow every … Read more
Using AI to program a Click PLC. In this post, I will show you how I use AI to help me program an AutomationDirect CLICK PLC. We will describe a simple machine in plain English, let the AI turn that description into a ladder logic plan and an address list, and then enter that logic … Read more