Wiki

How FORGE, the free PLC simulator, works in depth. Every instruction, every Link and every word the lessons use, with pictures from the editor.

Writing logic as text? Start with the Structured Text overview.

• Getting started4What a PLC simulator is, the editor and where everything is.
• PLC basics5How a PLC runs your logic, and the tags, arrays, structures and Logic Classes it works with.
• Instructions12All 90 instructions, by family.
• Programming Techniques15Common ways of combining instructions, step by step.
• Best practices7Habits that keep a program easy to read and test.
• Links8Connect your project to devices and services.
• Arena1Program FRC robots with PLC logic in FORGE.
• Sequential Function Chart5Steps, transitions, actions and branches.
• Function Block Diagram7Every block in the FBD palette, by tab.
• Structured Text7Assignments, values, functions and execution limits.
• Glossary2090 PLC words, A to Z.