control of a scene

manual control

Using the previously created scene, try to transport the pallet to the conveyor:

Switch to Run mode by clicking the Play button;
Show the actuators tags by clicking on the Actuators Tags button;
Left-click on a tag to dock it. Once a tag is docked, you can force its value. You can Dock All Tags and Clear Docked Tags on the View Menu.

controlling with a plc

Now that you have created your factory it's time to control it with a PLC. But first, you should learn what I/O Drivers are and how to use them.

An I/O Driver is a built-in feature of Factory I/O responsible for "talking" to an external controller. Factory I/O includes many I/O Drivers, each one for a specific technology. You select a driver in Factory I/O based on the controller you want to use. Next, you configure this driver, so it knows how to "talk" to the controller and how to read and write I/O from it.

Depending on the PLC you would like to use you should choose the suitable driver but, for educational purposes and using computer only, you can choose Control I/O.

Control I/O is a simple yet powerful Soft PLC designed exclusively to be used with Factory I/O. The main goal of Control I/O is to provide a brand-independent tool, easy enough to be learned by anyone starting in the world of automation. With Control I/O you develop programs with function block diagrams using the most common functions available on real PLC.

Open the Drivers window by clicking on File and next on Drivers (F4). Alternatively, you may open the Drivers window by Left-clicking on the current driver displayed on the status bar;
Select Control I/O driver from the list by Left-clicking on it.

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